Ana Cristino
avcristino.bsky.social
Ana Cristino
@avcristino.bsky.social
Portuguese 🇵🇹 Internist and Intensivist working in Critical Care/EM/prehospital with a big interest in interprofessional process optimization and simulation training
Embracing zentensivism
Hobbyist-photographer, Metalhead, Roamer
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Monitoring respiratory muscles effort during mechanical ventilation

CCR Journal Watch
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November 28, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Skytorial: Five pearls on olanzapine 😁

Between agitation and nausea/vomiting, olanzapine has a wide range of use.

Olanzapine is generally not a front-line agent (e.g., haloperidol or ondansetron often are). But sometimes, it really comes in clutch....
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November 27, 2024 at 1:17 PM
A plastic container, couple of € worth o agar and some latex tubing and you can turn an obsolete anatomic reference manikin into an echo-guided vascular access teaching tool for a fun couple of hours!
November 23, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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My first skytorial:

Four pearls on the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis!

When to suspect rhabdo includes:

- hyperthermia
- status epilepticus
- crush injury
- extreme exertion (marathon)
- found down
- compartment syndrone
- kidney injury of unknown etiology
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November 23, 2024 at 9:17 PM
day 4:
November 23, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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Bom dia novamente! A todos os que nos seguem por aqui, ajudem por favor para que cheguemos a mais utilizadores do céu azul ! Partilhem ou mencionem-nos na vossa conta, que temos o estagiário pronto!
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November 23, 2024 at 11:02 AM
day 3:
November 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Latest ILCOR Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations #EMSky #EMIMCC #MedSky 🩺
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2024 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pedi...
This is the eighth annual summary of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and…
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November 21, 2024 at 3:08 AM
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ICU Physiology (and Mechanical Ventilation) Secrets:

Reminder:

The lowest pulmonary vascular resistance occurs when the patient is breathing close to functional residual capacity (FRC)

Diagram from:...
November 17, 2024 at 4:28 AM
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Whoa

Large randomized trial (3600 patients) demonstrates that treatment of bloodstream infections for 7 days noninferior to 14 days

Time for NEJM to join Bluesky

#Medsky
#IDSky
November 20, 2024 at 6:12 PM
day 2:
November 20, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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You've probably heard that Bicarbonate has to turn into CO2 to raise the pH.

“Don’t give bicarb if you can’t increase ventilation.” But why?!

How much CO2 is there in an amp of sodium bicarbonate? Hos much does it raise pH? And how long does it last?

A 🧵 all about our ICU frenemy NaHCO3

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November 19, 2024 at 1:46 PM
choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you.
one album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
no explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#musicsky #musicchallenge #music

day 1:
November 19, 2024 at 10:39 AM
So the only thing that is kinda weird from changing to the other place to where the sky is blue is how empty my account feels all of a sudden 😅
So quick question for everyone as my first interaction here:
November 18, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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Very nice overview of the current state of affairs in cardiogenic shock (published this week in @TheLancet):
November 17, 2024 at 2:27 AM