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Imperturbability: William Osler, Resilience, and Redefining Mental Toughness by Mike Lauria

February 3, 2016 by Mike Lauria 24 Comments

Imperturbability and Rethinking Resilience in Medicine by @ResusPadawan

Mind of the Resuscitationist – Errors of Commission and Omission

June 6, 2014 by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM 85 Comments

Should we err towards errors of commission or omission?

Enhancing Human Performance in Resuscitation Part 3 – Performance-Enhancing Psychological Skills

November 22, 2015 by Mike Lauria 8 Comments

Part 3 of enhancing human performance

A Comment on the Toughness Episode

March 9, 2015 by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM 19 Comments

from a listener

Enhancing Human Performance in Resuscitation Part 1: Going With The “Flow”

December 20, 2014 by Mike Lauria 5 Comments

Mike Lauria on optimizing flow

EMCrit 132 – MoTR – Toughness Part I with Michael Lauria

September 6, 2014 by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM 71 Comments

Today, I interview Mike Lauria on the concepts of toughness and resilience.

Invictus: Survival, Sustainment, and Service in the Era of COVID-19

April 25, 2020 by Mike Lauria 2 Comments

Invictus – William Ernest Henley These are difficult and challenging times. The current situation with the pandemic is unprecedented. The impact it has imposed in terms of economic cost, human suffering, and strain on our healthcare teams around the globe is unbelievable. Furthermore, while there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon, the […]

Enhancing Human Performance and Flow in Resuscitation Part 2: The Tao of Resuscitation Performance

March 19, 2015 by Mike Lauria 3 Comments

Part II of Lauria’s discussion of flow and resuscitation

What Would Google Do?

June 13, 2015 by Mike Lauria 16 Comments

What would Google do?

EHPR Part 5: Using Mental Practice and Visualization Exercises by Mike Lauria

February 21, 2017 by Mike Lauria 2 Comments

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EMCrit Shadowboxing Case 3 – Chicken or Egg – Which Organ Failed First?

January 8, 2023 by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM 7 Comments

Shadow Boxing Respiratory Failure Case

Neurological examination & neuroanatomy

May 14, 2022 by Josh Farkas

CONTENTS Rapid Reference 🚀 Neurological examination Global function & mental status Level of consciousness Motor responses to pain Breathing patterns Aphasia Cranial nerves CN2,3 – Pupillary abnormalities Approach to anisocoria Unilateral pupillary abnormalities Horner’s syndrome Bilateral pupillary abnormalities CN3,4,6 – Extraocular movements CN3-Oculomotor nerve CN6-Abducens nerve Testing of horizontal gaze abnormalities Specific abnormalities of horizontal […]

Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

August 19, 2024 by Josh Farkas

CONTENTS Rapid Reference 🚀 Evaluation Common differential diagnostic challenges in AECOPD Pneumonia PE Heart failure Upper airway obstruction Acute exacerbation of OHS Sedating medications Asthma Bronchiectasis Basic treatments Noninvasive ventilatory strategies BiPAP is the first line Difficulty tolerating BiPAP HFNC Monitoring on HFNC/BiPAP Indications for delayed intubation How long should BiPAP/HFNC be continued? Intubation and […]

answers to ABG/VBG questions

September 4, 2019 by Josh Farkas Leave a Comment

Here are the answers to todays discussion questions on ABG & VBG. https://twitter.com/PulmCrit/status/1169246054073720832?s=20 (1) Answer = 4. The ABG provides no diagnostic information. An extremely common (incorrect) belief about ABGs is that they provide diagnostic information. Available evidence indicates that this is generally not the case. The only situations in which ABGs provide specific diagnostic […]

Noninvasive Respiratory Support

January 1, 2020 by Josh Farkas

CONTENTS Rapid Reference 🚀 Groundwork: When noninvasive support is less useful Goals & assessment BiPAP & CPAP Interface Contraindications Diseases which respond very well Sedation to tolerate the mask Setting BiPAP in various situations Ventilators used to provide BiPAP or CPAP High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) Indications How to set HFNC Dirty HFNC Selecting which […]