Preamble: Movember 0 Movember is an annual event involving growing a mustache during November to raise awareness and funds to support men’s health issues including prostate cancer. To support Movember, this post is about mustaches… and critical care, of course. 0 Introduction with a Case 0 Once upon a time at Genius General Hospital, there was […]
Hydro-Point: Ultrasound sign of air-fluid level in the pleura
Introduction with a case 0 Hydro-point on thoracic ultrasound is diagnostic of an intrapleural air-fluid level, which may be caused by hydropneumothorax, hemopneumothorax, or pyopneumothorax. This has been described in the literature but is not widely appreciated (Volpicelli 2013). For example, a prominent ultrasound website may have misdiagnosed this. Before going further, watch the video […]
A Secondary Examination of The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
In November of 1995 stroke care as we know it drastically and permanently changed. With the publication of NINDS-2 the NEJM ushered in the interventional era of acute ischemic stroke (1). No longer were we powerless in our management of these patients. Finally we could offer them more than an aspirin to chew on, a […]
ICU Physiology
from Jon-Emile Kenny
Antifragile in EM by George Kovacs
George Kovacs writes on a book he just finished.
EMCrit 136 – Getting Shit Done
Not quite ED Critical Care, but I hope this discussion of EM/Resus Productivity may be helpful to some of you out there.
Mythbusting: Correcting the anion gap for albumin is not helpful
0 Introduction 0 In 1998 Figge reported a strong linear relationship between anion gap and albumin concentration, which has led to the widespread recommendation to correct anion gap for albumin. It was proposed that since albumin is an anion, failing to correct for a low albumin level could allow an anion-gap acidosis to go undetected. […]
The Science (Fiction) of FOAM
If you want to know how we practiced medicine 5 years ago, read a textbook. If you want to know how we practiced medicine 2 years ago, read a journal. If you want to know how we practiced medicine last year, go to a (good) conference. If you want to know how we practice medicine now and in […]
Mythbusting: Heparin isn’t beneficial for noninvasive management of NSTEMI
Introduction 0 The use of heparin for noninvasive management of non-ST elevation MI (NSTEMI) is one of the most deeply entrenched myths of modern medicine. Although heparin reduces reinfarction, when it is discontinued there is a rebound in infarction rates. Ultimately, short-term treatment with heparin delays reinfarction without having any sustained benefit. Clinical trials which fail […]
EMCrit 135 – Trauma Thoughts with John Hinds
John Hinds on Blunt Traumatic Arrest
The Case of the Anatomic Heart
Our obsession with diagnostic certainty has led us down many false paths and blind alleyways in the history of medicine. This statement has never been more true than when spoken in regards to cardiovascular health. The small successes that we have obtained when treating the highest acuity patients have been enthusiastically and incorrectly applied across […]
EMDOCS.net hosted me on Ask Me Anything
EMDOCS.net brought me on for an AMA session
10 Pearls from the Levitan Airway Course
0 Introduction 0 Last week I attended Dr. Levitan’s airway course in Baltimore. It was a teriffic course, which I would recommend to anyone looking to improve their airway management skills. For those of you unable to attend the course, here are some points which were particularly interesting to me. 0 Pearl #10. Respect the […]
EMCrit Wee – I Thought This Would be the One, but Nope….
Smells like some confirmation bias here
Early norepinephrine to stabilize MAP in septic shock
0 Introduction 0 With publication of the PROCESS and ARISE trials, many hemodynamic goals are being disproven. There is a growing tide of nihilism. Should we should just give septic patients a couple bags of fluid, some antibiotics, and hope for the best? 0 Probably not. PROCESS and ARISE have showed us what we can […]
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