1166 results
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
predicting arterial hypercarbia ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Goal-Directed Therapy - Evidence Summary of Major Clinical Trials

 - EGDT: NEJM 2001

 - ProCESS: NEJM
Therapy #Trials #EBM ... VisualAbstract #CriticalCare
HUGS – Haloperidol for Gastroparesis #EBM #EM #GI #Haloperidol #Gastroparesis #FOAMCast
Gastroparesis #EBM ... #EM #GI #Haloperidol
Summary of Evidence for Mechanical CPR for OHCA #EBM #EM #Prehosp #MechanicalCPR #Mechanical #CPR #OHCA
CPR for OHCA #EBM ... #EM #Prehosp #MechanicalCPR
EKG showing prominent U waves due to hypokalemia. Serum potassium 2.0. 

#EKG #emergencymedicine #criticalcare #cardiology #internalmedicine
emergencymedicine #criticalcare ... internalmedicine #EM
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
substantial chronic hypercarbia ... manifest with severe hypercapnia
Flapping tremors of Asterixis

DDx
- Decompensated cirrhosis or acute liver failure.
- Renal failure /azotemia.
- Respiratory failure with
dioxide toxicity (hypercapnia
Alveolar Recruitment
Effect of Intensive vs Moderate Alveolar Recruitment Strategies Added to Lung-Protective Ventilation on Postoperative Pulmonary
#Recruitment #EBM ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea

General Categories: Hypoxemia, Hypercapnia, Acidemia, Poor O2 Delivery (without hypoxemia),  Miscellaneous
Categories: Hypoxemia, Hypercapnia
Efficacy and safety of quetiapine in critically ill patients with delirium: a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind,
Seroquel #Quetiapine #CriticalCare ... #Delirium #EBM