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 his extraordinary blog and podcast at bbguy.org. He started BBGuy.org in 1998 primarily to teach pathology residents. Today, the … [Read more...]
EMCrit 201 – Deeper on Vasopressors and Athos 3 with Mink Chawla
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 field. To discuss this topic and more on vasopressors, I asked Dr. Mink Chawla to join me on the podcast. Conflict of Interest … [Read more...]
The Psychologically Difficult Airway by George Kovacs
My friend George Kovacs on the Psychologically Difficult AirwayAdditional ResourcesPsychological Skills for Critical Situations AIME Airway SiteAddendum George took a moment to respond on questions regarding the 90-sec intubation duration rule:https://youtu.be/nPwz48nZU3A … [Read more...]
EMCrit Podcast 200 – Orman Grills EMCrit – No Clinical Medicine Here
Hey FolksFor episode 200 of EMCrit, my friend Rob Orman of ERCast interviews me on some non-clinical topics--you've been warned. … [Read more...]
EMCrit Podcast 199 – Management of Massive Hemoptysis with Oren Friedman
Today, I am joined by my buddy and pulmonary-critical care stud, Oren Friedman, to discuss the management of Massive Hemoptysis See More from OrenClot Management of Massive and SubMassive PE Hemodynamic Management of PESome Basics on Massive HemoptysisLitFL First10 EM Review by Sakkour on Massive HemoptysisIntubate Big Localize C-XR, chart … [Read more...]
Hi, my name is Scott Weingart.