🦋 Mix of basic & more advanced stuff (eg designing user-curated hashtag feeds)
🦋 Take a look & add any useful tips you have in the comments section
blog:
emcrit.org/pulmcrit/blu... #MedSky
Can you estimate optimal PEEP in any BMI with the simple equation of BMI/3?
Maybe!
Our new paper comparing esophageal pressure base transpulmonary pressure estimates of optimal PEEP (tPP of 0 +\-2) vs BMI/3 in OR patients
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Can you estimate optimal PEEP in any BMI with the simple equation of BMI/3?
Maybe!
Our new paper comparing esophageal pressure base transpulmonary pressure estimates of optimal PEEP (tPP of 0 +\-2) vs BMI/3 in OR patients
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(e.g., these two 2025 review articles reach totally different conclusions! Lajoye is correct IMHO)
TLDR: there is no simple answer; personalize tx 🌌
my current take on vaso in sepsis is here: emcrit.org/ibcc/shock/#... #EMIMCC
(e.g., these two 2025 review articles reach totally different conclusions! Lajoye is correct IMHO)
TLDR: there is no simple answer; personalize tx 🌌
my current take on vaso in sepsis is here: emcrit.org/ibcc/shock/#... #EMIMCC
This is basically where POCUS was 1995-2005
Technology & evidence-basis are improving
Early adopters may be interested
IMHO anything bringing us to the bedside more & forcing us to engage w/ the exam is good
emcrit.org/ibcc/pocit/ #EMIMCC
This is basically where POCUS was 1995-2005
Technology & evidence-basis are improving
Early adopters may be interested
IMHO anything bringing us to the bedside more & forcing us to engage w/ the exam is good
emcrit.org/ibcc/pocit/ #EMIMCC
-0.9% NaCl: 154 mEq Na + 154 mEq Cl. pH ~ 5.6
-Human/animal data shows it's proinflammatory
-SALT-ED (PMID:29485926) + SMART (PMID:29485925) show incr kidney injury w/ 0.9% NaCl vs balanced solutions
-LR more physiologic
youtube.com/shorts/XcV7R...
#EMIMCC
-0.9% NaCl: 154 mEq Na + 154 mEq Cl. pH ~ 5.6
-Human/animal data shows it's proinflammatory
-SALT-ED (PMID:29485926) + SMART (PMID:29485925) show incr kidney injury w/ 0.9% NaCl vs balanced solutions
-LR more physiologic
youtube.com/shorts/XcV7R...
#EMIMCC
-Preox with BiPAP (PREOXY trial)
-Paralyze with roc/ketamine
-Intubate with hyperangulated VL + rigid stylet
This has a very sharp learning curve
Fellows can do this ~50 times and provide reproducibly safe intubations #EMIMCC
"...the current challenge for the wider community of anaesthetists ... is not mastery of HAVL but access to devices, routine use, gaining familiarly and developing competence."
#AnSky
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-Preox with BiPAP (PREOXY trial)
-Paralyze with roc/ketamine
-Intubate with hyperangulated VL + rigid stylet
This has a very sharp learning curve
Fellows can do this ~50 times and provide reproducibly safe intubations #EMIMCC
would love any feedback & critique on this
ANDROMEDA algorithm is nice, but it's too complicated for everyday use. We need something simpler.
& maybe it's time to push for IR thermography 😍
emcrit.org/ibcc/sepsis/... #EMIMCC
would love any feedback & critique on this
ANDROMEDA algorithm is nice, but it's too complicated for everyday use. We need something simpler.
& maybe it's time to push for IR thermography 😍
emcrit.org/ibcc/sepsis/... #EMIMCC
☕️ coffee is great
☕️ caffeine-free diets for hospitalized patients are silly & cause misery due to caffeine withdrawal #EMIMCC
#AHA25 @ahascience.bsky.social
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☕️ coffee is great
☕️ caffeine-free diets for hospitalized patients are silly & cause misery due to caffeine withdrawal #EMIMCC
I was drafting a blog post on ANDROMEDA-SHOCK-2 but this really covers what I was going to say, so I don't have to now.
I am still working on a simplified, pragmatic approach to apply this at the bedside... stay tuned. #EMIMCC
Faith, Evidence and the Stars: The ANDROMEDA‑SHOCK‑2 Trial
https://criticalcarereviews.com/blog/current
I was drafting a blog post on ANDROMEDA-SHOCK-2 but this really covers what I was going to say, so I don't have to now.
I am still working on a simplified, pragmatic approach to apply this at the bedside... stay tuned. #EMIMCC
Any great reviews, studies, or key points I should include? (Especially stuff that has come out within the past year)
Any great reviews, studies, or key points I should include? (Especially stuff that has come out within the past year)
#1) start with NE gtt for immediate BP target acquisition
#2) once pt is improving, use PO midodrine to accelerate weaning off NE
midodrine can be helpful to help liberate patients from ICU
but as initial therapy, midodrine is some weak sauce
#1) start with NE gtt for immediate BP target acquisition
#2) once pt is improving, use PO midodrine to accelerate weaning off NE
midodrine can be helpful to help liberate patients from ICU
but as initial therapy, midodrine is some weak sauce
Risk of infection is lower than with central lines (since A-lines usually stop working and get pulled relatively soon), but infection risk is real.
• 13/100 catheters failed for any reason
• 20/100 catheters failed for reasons not caused by infection
• bloodstream infections - 1/100 catheters
• local infections (around the area where the catheter goes in) - 1/100 cases
#ICUSky #AnSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
Risk of infection is lower than with central lines (since A-lines usually stop working and get pulled relatively soon), but infection risk is real.
-Preox w/ NIV: Incr PaO2, recruit alveoli
-Oxygenate + intubate in Bed Up, Head Elevated
-Apneic O2 w/ flush rate NC
-Use rocuronium instead of succinylcholine (up to 45 sec more safe apneic time)
youtube.com/shorts/-3MFR...
#EMIMCC
-Preox w/ NIV: Incr PaO2, recruit alveoli
-Oxygenate + intubate in Bed Up, Head Elevated
-Apneic O2 w/ flush rate NC
-Use rocuronium instead of succinylcholine (up to 45 sec more safe apneic time)
youtube.com/shorts/-3MFR...
#EMIMCC
bilateral B-lines ➡️ keep spinning the dialysis machine thingy
A-lines & big pleural effusion ➡️ more fluid removal won’t immediately resolve the dyspnea (sometimes these are largely *uremic* effusions so aggressive volume removal can cause hypovolemia)
bilateral B-lines ➡️ keep spinning the dialysis machine thingy
A-lines & big pleural effusion ➡️ more fluid removal won’t immediately resolve the dyspnea (sometimes these are largely *uremic* effusions so aggressive volume removal can cause hypovolemia)
@pulmcrit.bsky.social your recent post also made me think of the case (where an MRI was indeed indicated, but not available for some time).
We continue our campaign to #EndNeurophobia, with the help of Dr. Aaron Berkowitz. This time, Dr. Yousuf Patel presents a case of diplopia & fever to Vale & Sebastian. 👀🧠
Listen here ➡️ clinicalproblemsolving.com/2025/11/02/e...
#MedSky #MedEd #Neurology #NeuroSky
@pulmcrit.bsky.social your recent post also made me think of the case (where an MRI was indeed indicated, but not available for some time).
[#FOAMed for now]
emcrit.org/as2-investi...
#edu_kattan
[#FOAMed for now]
emcrit.org/as2-investi...
#edu_kattan
Neurology and neurologists predated the MRI scan.
It is possible to provide neurological care without getting an MRI on every single patient.
Neurology and neurologists predated the MRI scan.
It is possible to provide neurological care without getting an MRI on every single patient.
I don’t believe any work if it only comes from that group
And the amino acid story is so implausible 🤷🏽♂️
I don’t believe any work if it only comes from that group
And the amino acid story is so implausible 🤷🏽♂️
-High risk airway decomp: High NIHSS, AMS or Posterior Stroke
-Etomidate a great agent: HD stable
-Avoid hypocarbia (cerebral vasoconstriction)
-After intubation, lie patient flat. Studies (PMID: 40465238) show improved outcomes
youtube.com/shorts/LChtQ...
#EMIMCC
-High risk airway decomp: High NIHSS, AMS or Posterior Stroke
-Etomidate a great agent: HD stable
-Avoid hypocarbia (cerebral vasoconstriction)
-After intubation, lie patient flat. Studies (PMID: 40465238) show improved outcomes
youtube.com/shorts/LChtQ...
#EMIMCC
could we apply weight-based dosing to the cafeteria serving size?
could we apply weight-based dosing to the cafeteria serving size?