The Dirty Dozen
Jack Iwashyna, MD The Dirty Dozen
"The Dirty Dozen" common errors to avoid on discharging patients who are recovering from critical illness; co-authored by clinicians and researchers (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 21, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jack Iwashyna, MD Tags: Intensive Care Critical Illness dirty dozen discharge erros mechanical ventilation mistakes recovery respiratory failure sepsis Top 10 transition of care twelve rules Source Type: blogs
Adult CXR Cases 006
Michael A. Gibbs, MD Adult CXR Cases 006
April 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 21, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael A. Gibbs, MD Tags: Radiology adult cxr CXR interpretation CXR Quiz Source Type: blogs
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Dr Chris Nickson Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) is the maintenance of positive pressure within the lungs at the end of expiration (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 20, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: CCC Resuscitation Ventilation auto PEEP extrinsic PEEP Intrinsic PEEP Optimal PEEP Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Source Type: blogs
Survey Shoutout
Dr Mike Cadogan Survey Shoutout
Shoutouts for the COVID-19 Critical Care Staff Wellbeing Survey; and ED screening and patient flow management of suspected COVID-19 patients (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 19, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Mike Cadogan Tags: LITFL COVID covid disease covid-19 COVID-19 pneumonia covid19 survey Source Type: blogs
Abdominal Imaging Cases 006
Dr Kyle Cunningham Abdominal Imaging Cases 006
April 2020 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 19, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Kyle Cunningham Tags: Radiology abdominal imaging CMC Radiology Source Type: blogs
Spontaneous breathing, assisted ventilation, and patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI)
Dr Chris Nickson Spontaneous breathing, assisted ventilation, and patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI)
Spontaneous breathing can occur without ventilatory support (unassisted spontaneous breathing) or be integrated with mechanical ventilation with assisted ventilation modes (assisted spontaneous breathing). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Airway CCC Respiratory Ventilation assisted ventilation mechanical ventilation P-SILI patient self-inflicted lung injury Spontaneous breathing ventilatory support Source Type: blogs
ECG Interpretation: Myocardial ischaemia and infarction
Dr Theo Sklavos ECG Interpretation: Myocardial ischaemia and infarction
Part two of a 5 part lecture series on ECG/EKG Interpretation of Myocardial ischemia and infarction with cardiologist A/Prof William Wang. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Theo Sklavos Tags: ECG Basics ECG Library ECG interpretation Myocardial Infarction Myocardial Ischaemia Myocardial Ischemia Posterior Myocardial Infarction Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 309
Dr Neil Long Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 309
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 309 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Neil Long Tags: FFFF Albers-Schönberg disease Gallbladder George w bush Heinrich Albers-Schönberg kidneys Osler phrygian cap Wenckebach Wenckebach sphygmogram Source Type: blogs
Imaging of COVID-19 pneumonia: a critical care perspective
Dr Gregory Brogan Imaging of COVID-19 pneumonia: a critical care perspective
Overview of lung imaging for COVID-19 pneumonia, from a critical care perspective (Critical Care Compendium) (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Gregory Brogan Tags: CCC Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Intensive Care Radiology Ultrasound Library coronavirus COVID covid-19 COVID-19 pneumonia covid19 CXR imaging radiography SARS-CoV-2 Source Type: blogs
ECG Interpretation: The Basics
Dr Theo Sklavos ECG Interpretation: The Basics
Part one of a 5 part lecture series on ECG Interpretation with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 16, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Theo Sklavos Tags: ECG Basics ECG Library Axis interpretation Calibration ECG Axis Interpretation ECG interpretation Source Type: blogs
CXR Case 158
Michael A. Gibbs, MD CXR Case 158
25 year old with a history of sickle cell disease presents with severe back and bilateral leg pain. Describe and interpret the progression of her CXR's (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 16, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael A. Gibbs, MD Tags: Radiology acute chest syndrome CXR CXR interpretation CXR Quiz Sickle Cell Sickle Cell Crisis sickle cell disease Source Type: blogs
SARS-CoV-2 phenotypes
Augusto Saldaña SARS-CoV-2 phenotypes
Some experts divide patients in two separate phenotypes: The “L” phenotype characterized by a hypoxemic failure and “low elastance” lungs (high compliance) and the “H” phenotype with “high elastance and recoil” lungs (lower compliance). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 16, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Augusto Saldaña Tags: Infectious Disease Medical Illustration Respiratory COVID covid-19 covid19 Hypoxaemia hypoxemia phenotypes Pneumonia SARS-CoV-2 Source Type: blogs
CXR Case 157
Michael A. Gibbs, MD CXR Case 157
A 79 year old female with a history of atrial fibrillation and hypertension presents with increasing dyspnea. Interpret the evolving CXR's (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 16, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael A. Gibbs, MD Tags: Cardiology Radiology Respiratory adult cxr Chronic pericardial effusion CXR interpretation CXR Quiz Source Type: blogs
Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation
Dr Chris Nickson Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation
Dr Stacey Turner demonstrates the pros and cons of different strategies for apnoeic CPAP for pre-oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intubation (video). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 12, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Anaesthesiology Emergency Medicine Intensive Care Retrieval apneic apnoeic Bag-Valve-Mask BVM coronavirus covid-19 covid19 CPAP PEEP stacey turner Source Type: blogs
Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intubation
Dr Chris Nickson Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intubation
Dr Stacey Turner demonstrates the pros and cons of different strategies for apnoeic CPAP for pre-oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intubation (video). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane)
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 12, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dr Chris Nickson Tags: Anaesthesiology Emergency Medicine Intensive Care Retrieval apneic apnoeic Bag-Valve-Mask BVM coronavirus covid-19 covid19 CPAP PEEP stacey turner Source Type: blogs
