Online Medical Education on Emergency Department (ED) Critical Care, Trauma, and Resuscitation
I wanted to do a show on the basics of the blood bank and there was no better guest than Joe Chaffin, MD. He is the CMO of the Lifestream Blood Center and a pathologist with expertise in transfusion medicine. I first came across Dr. Chaffin due to … Read more
The Treatment Approach to Sepsis. We believe that sepsis is a treatable and “curable” disease and that if the disease is diagnosed early and treated according the evidence-based approach outlined below patients will not develop progressive organ … Read more
Example #1: Osmolar Gap I'm a bit skeptical of the value of screening toxicology patients by measuring an osmolar gap. So I looked for literature about the test's performance. Lynd 2008 found that an elevated osmolar gap had a sensitivity of 90% … Read more
In Ep. 138, we discussed the basics of vasopressor and inotrope use. During that podcast, I promised we would go more in-depth in subsequent episodes--this is one of those that will fulfill that promise. Angiotensin II is a new (old) player on the … Read more
The CVP is Useless (mostly) and Harmful (almost always)See also lecture on Fluids and hemodynamics … Read more
Hi, my name is Scott Weingart.
I am an ED
Intensivist from New York. Along with my friends, we are attempting to provide and teach Maximally Aggressive Care, Everywhere! From the field to the ICU, EMCrit is about optimal critical care and resuscitation.
