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A personal digest of whats new in acute and intensive care medicine. I had a recent catastrophe-a patient with an amniotic fluid embolism. Preeclampsia may result in seizures, i.
Monday, April 30, 2007. Monday April 30, 2007. Glucocorticoids in early ARDS - a must read study! A very important study published in April 2007 issue of chest. From guru of glucocorticoids in ARDS, Dr. Earlier he proposed role of glucocorticoids in late ARDS. This study is about - Methylprednisolone Infusion in Early Severe ARDS and showed very promising results.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Wednesday April 30, 2008. Board style question for Critical Care fellows.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Wednesday February 28, 2007. Propofol causes deficiency of which essential element? Though propofol cause greater urinary losses of zinc and lower serum zinc concentrations, the actual clinical implication is not established. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Tuesday February 27, 2007.
Friday, February 29, 2008. Friday February 29, 2008. Hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS- retrospective study.
Sunday, January 31, 2010. Sunday January 31, 2010. What is Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome? Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome is an inherited condition. If they are on the skin, they are called telangiectasias. The AVMs can also develop in other areas of the body, such as the brain, lungs, liver, or intestines. Posted by ICU room Pearls.
Saturday, April 30, 2011. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Friday, April 29, 2011. What is Fat Embolism Syndrome? Fat embolism syndrome usually occur 1-3 days after a traumatic injury and are predominantly. Pulmonary - shortness of breath, hypoxemia,.
Sunday, August 31, 2008. Sunday August 31, 2008. Venous Air Embolism - VAE - immediate maneuvers. 3 Place patient in Trendelenburg position - to help air trap in the apex of the ventricle.
net - June, 2009 Archive. Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Tuesday June 30, 2009. I have attached another pearl about this which talks about the high Sv02 seen in such cases. Recently, I actually saw two cases of this and both improved after I gave 100 mg of IV thiamine. Department of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital.
Sunday, May 31, 2009. Sunday May 31, 2009. Give atleast one advantage and disadvantage of Chlorhexidine as an antiseptic? Chlorhexidine has good residual activity with more than 6 hours once applied. But it has very poor activity against gram-negative bacilli and fungi. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Saturday, May 30, 2009. Saturday May 30, 2009.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Tuesday October 31, 2006. Hyperchloremic acidosis is common in ICU patients secondary to IVF boluses with 0. 9 NS and usually get ignored unless it becomes critical as we all take it as a benign phenomenon. But is it? In group 1 lactated Ringer solution was given. In group 2 an IV infusion of 0. In camparison to surgical ICUs, medical.
Friday, April 30, 2010. Friday April 30, 2010. Treatment of TB by inducing Artificial Pneumothorax. Culture negativity was achieved in patients treated with AP in all new cases and in 81. Cavity closure occurred in 94. Posted by ICU room Pearls.
Archive of Critical Care Medicine Website icuroom. Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Apixaban Beat Warfarin Regardless of Warfarin-Treatment Quality. Apixaban treatment produced better outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients compared with warfarin in the ARISTOTLE trial, regardless of the quality of warfarin treatment the comparator patients received, raising the possibility that all atrial fibrillation patients might benefit by switching from warfarin to apixaban.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Wednesday March 31, 2010. Usually missed are these minor long linear bands of atelectasis called Fleischner lines - may be associated with unilateral or bilateral PE. Unilateral or bilateral pleural effusions may also be present. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Tuesday March 30, 2010.
Saturday, September 30, 2006. Saturday September 30, 2006. After a while as passing through the bedside, you noticed the color of liquid in bottle is changed to pink. Friday, September 29, 2006. Friday September 29, 2006. Phlebotomy and anemia in ICU. In patients who are in ICU mor.