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ECG Teaching Cases: She's Shaking; It Must be a Seizure!
“Hey, can I staff the patient in bed 12 with you? This one is a little strange.” You hear your intern ask the senior resident. “Sure!” She says, “What’s going on with your patient?” “Well. He’s a 95-year-old male coming in with a first-time seizure today.” The intern starts. “WHAT? I’m going to
BMJ: Association between the time to norepinephrine initiation and mortality in patients with sepsis
Rathakorn Thongkong1, Thotsaporn Morasert2, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2070-8917Pongdhep Theerawit3 Correspondence to Dr Pongdhep Theerawit; [email protected] Abstract Background The optimal timing for initiating norepinephrine in sepsis remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the link between the timing of norepinephrine initiation (NE time) and the 28-day all-cause mortality in sepsis. Methods We conducted a prospective multicentre study. We recorded NE
TRAUMA: Video versus direct laryngoscopy for tracheal intubation in trauma: A secondary analysis of the DEVICE trial
Stacy A Trent 1, Steven G Schauer, Matthew E Prekker, Brian E Driver, John P Gaillard, James Taylor Herbert, Brant Imhoff, Andrew J Latimer, Steven H Mitchell, David B Page, Daniel Resnick-Ault, Wesley H Self, Nathan I Shapiro, Lane M Smith, Micah R Whitson, Todd W Rice, Jonathan D Casey, Matthew W Semler, Adit A Ginde; Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group, Denver, CO Affiliations Expand PMID: 42112946 DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000005021 Abstract. Background: Endotracheal
PMC: Airway management in critically ill patients with obesity
Vincenzo Russotto 1 2, Jonathan D Casey 3 4, Sheila N Myatra 5, Matthew W Semler 3 4, Brian E Driver 6, Kariem El-Boghdadly 7, Samir Jaber 8, Audrey De Jong 8 Affiliations Expand PMID: 42126552 PMCID: PMC13269328 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-026-08454-x Abstract Obesity is a global health challenge. An increasing number of patients with obesity are admitted to an intensive care unit. Airway management in these patients represents a unique challenge due to
BMJ: Airway management of adults in the acute care setting
Michael Gottlieb 1, Stephanie C DeMasi 2, Jonathan D Casey 3 4, Matthew W Semler 3 4, Kevin G Buell 5 Affiliations Expand PMID: 41951238 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086612 Abstract Airway management is an important skill for clinicians who care for adults who are acutely ill. Tracheal intubation can be life saving, but also carries a high rate of complications. Numerous tools
PODCAST: Face mask ventilation is one of those skills that can easily be overlooked.
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Face mask ventilation is one of those skills that can easily be overlooked. It's often seen as the simple bit of airway management — something that sits below the glamour of videolaryngoscopy, fibre-optics and endotracheal intubation. But the reality is that excellent face mask ventilation is one of the most
ECG Pointers: MVC with Spinal Injury
Author: Lloyd Tannenbaum, MD (EM Attending Physician, APD, Geisinger Wyoming Valley, PA) // Reviewer: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Hello and welcome back to ECG Pointers, a series designed to make you more confident in your ECG interpretations. This week, we feature a post from Dr. Tannenbaum’s ECG Teaching Cases, a free ECG resource. Please
Rib Fracture Management: Is Individualized Treatment Needed?
Paolo Spriano, MD Rib fractures (RF) are the most common form of chest wall injury and are one of the most prevalent injuries overall. An estimated 10% of all trauma patients and 55% of those with blunt chest wall trauma has RF. RF varies widely in severity, ranging from simple isolated fractures