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Push Dose Pressors - EMCrit Blog

Push Dose Pressors from the EMCrit Podcast (blog.emcrit.org) and EM:RAP Epinephrine Mixing Instructions: • Take a 10 ml syringe with 9 ml of normal saline • Into this syringe, draw up 1 ml of epinephrine from the car-diac amp (Cardiac amp contains Epinephrine 100 mcg/ml)

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Fluid Resuscitation in Tactical Evacuation Care

The Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines, first characterized for special operations forces by Butler in 1996, identify three stages of care: (1) care under fire; (2) tactical field care; and (3) tactical evacuation care. The guidelines have been revised through a series of regularly

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Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure in ...

elevations in pulmonary arterial pressure. There is no specific treatment for group 2 disease because the focus of care is to treat the underlying left-sided heart failure.

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The Role of Venous Return in Critical Illness and Shock ...

An approach to cardiovascular physiology that incorporates both cardiac and vascular elements may be more useful to intensiv- ists than one that focuses exclusively on LV physiology.

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GUIDE TO EXTRAVASATION MANAGEMENT IN ADULT & …

GUIDE TO EXTRAVASATION MANAGEMENT IN ADUL T & PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. Large, well-designed, controlled clinical trials in humans are not available to support the

Lactate FAQ - emcrit.org

Lactate FAQ. Why do these guys keep talking about lactate? Leave me alone with the damn lactate already. An elevated lactate is associated with increased mortality.

A Failure to Disagree - emcrit.org

Conditions for Intuitive Expertise A Failure to Disagree Daniel Kahneman Princeton University Gary Klein Applied Research Associates This article reports on an effort ...

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Management of severe hyperkalemia - EMCrit Blog

Concise Definitive Review R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, FCCM, Section Editor Management of severe hyperkalemia Lawrence S. Weisberg, MD H yperkalemia is common in hospitalized patients, and may be associated with ad-

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Managing Initial Mechanical Ventilation in the Emergency ...

Respiratory Rate Is for Titrating Ventilation The goal PaCO 2 should be chosen according to the patient’s illness and acid-base status. Once this value is determined, the only setting that should be used to

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GUIDE TO EXTRAVASATION MANAGEMENT IN ADULT & …

Slowly aspirate as much of the drug as possible. 3,5-7. Do not apply pressure to the area. 3,6-7. Remove IV access while aspirating. 7. Use of this site for further IV access is not recommended. 1,7. Inform physician and obtain orders per substance-specific measures. 1,6,7 . Elevate the area for 48 hours to minimize swelling.

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Alzheimer’s Disease: A Clinical and Basic Science Review

tion, behavioral symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, paranoia), and psychosocial impairment.1 3 ... psychotropics, analgesics, seda-tive-hypnotics). Irreversible (primary) dementias involve neurodegenerative and/or vascular processes in the brain. AD is the most common cause of irreversible dementia, accounting for up to 70% of all dementia ...

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The Beers Criteria: Screening for Potentially ...

tion of the drug, leading to excessive seda-tion and an increase in the risk of falls and fractures. b) Meperidine (DEMEROL), which can cause confusion and its metabolites can lead to seizures. c) Anticholinergics and antihistamines, includ-ing diphenhydramine (BENADRYL), chlor-pheniramine (CHLORTRIMETON), hy-droxyzine (ATARAX, VISTARIL) and pro-

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Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome

be easily titrated to maintain the desired level of seda-tion in critically ill patients. In addition, propofol is rapidly deactived via a conjugation reaction both hepat-ically and extra-hepatically. The non-renal, non-hepatic dependent metabolic clearance makes it a superior sedative agent over benzodiazepines or opioids for ICU

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CLEANING YOUR PET’S EARS

the veterinarian to perform a deep cleaning under seda-tion or anesthesia to properly and painlessly address the problem. You will want to have your veterinarian check via an otoscopic exam to determine if the ear drum is intact. Cautions when cleaning your pet’s ears:

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Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non ...

Definitions of levels of seda-tion–analgesia, as developed and adopted by the ASA, are given in table 1. These Guidelines specifically apply to levels of sedation corresponding to moderate sedation (frequently called conscious sedation) and deep seda-tion, as defined in table 1.

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BIS monitoring: From the OR to the ICU

reduce costs, morbidity, and mortality related to seda-tion in the ICU. • REFERENCES 1. Riker RR, Fraser GL, Wilkins ML. Comparing bispectral index and suppres-sion ratio with burst suppression of the electroencephalogram during pento-barbital infusions in the adult intensive care patients. Pharmacotherapy. 2003;23(9):1087-1093. 2.

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Guidelines for the Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation ...

tion should be classified as mild, moderate, or severe. There are four main principles to the evaluation of valvular regur- ... effects of seda-tion/anesthesia, technical factors, and attenuation by the implanted device. Because CD area is mainly determined by jet momentum

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