Online Medical Education on Emergency Department (ED) Critical Care, Trauma, and Resuscitation
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
The use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the Emergency Department is a Bayesian playground for those willing to indulge. Take for example the performance of POCUS in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE).The poor sensitivity of bedside … 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.
