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EMCrit Podcast 240 – Renal Compartment Syndrome & It’s all about the Venous Side and We’ve Been Fracking it up for Years
Renal Compartment Syndrome, Venous Congestion, CHF, and POCUS.
IBCC chapter: Thyroid storm
Thyroid storm is a bit of a zebra. It can mimic a variety of common conditions (e.g. sepsis, delirium, heart failure). Unfortunately, if you’re not looking for it, you probably won’t find it. Once identified, an organized multimodal treatment regimen will generally get the job done. But be careful – these patients may have varying physiology, so blindly following the same rubric for every single patient isn’t the answer.
Tox and Hound – Not For Human Consumption
by Dan Rusyniak At my poison center we have seen an increasing number of a calls related to a drug I had never heard of – Tianeptine. Tianewhat? Yes, I thought the same. Although I had not heard of it, this is a drug that has been around since the 1970’s. Synthesized in the 60’s […]
The Case of the Incidental Bystander Continues
In October 2016 the Emergency Medicine community was faced with the publication of the now infamous PESIT trial, and the symbolic wrench its authors carelessly tossed into the already indecisive diagnostic work up of patients presenting to the Emergency Department following a syncopal event1. Published in the NEJM, Prandoni et al enrolled patients who were admitted […]
IBCC chapter & cast: thrombocytopenia & HITT
Thrombocytopenia is extremely common in critical illness. It’s generally a consequence rather than a cause of illness, predicting increased mortality. However, we must remain alert for cases where serious hematologic disease is afoot. The major concern here is the ever-looming possibility of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT). This chapter explores thrombocytopenia and provides an evidence-based […]
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