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Podcast 105 – The Path to Insanity 20 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
This was my favorite lecture assigned to me at SMACC 2013. It discusses the search for excellence in our profession. I hope you enjoy! Knowledge Full list of journals I read The Pareto Reduction to...
Podcast 104 – Laryngoscope as a Murder Weapon Series – Hemodynamic Kills 6 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am
The Airway Moratorium is Over! In this podcast I talk about how not to kill the shocked/hypotensive patient in the peri-intubation. I gave this talk at SMACC 2013. This lecture is part of the Laryng...
EMCrit Wee – Vasopressin, Steroids, and Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest 3 Aug 2013 | 03:08 am
New Study in JAMA: JAMA. 2013 Jul 17;310(3):270-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.7832. Vasopressin, steroids, and epinephrine and neurologically favorable survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: a rando...
SMACC Back 2 – IVC for Decisions on Fluid Status 29 Jul 2013 | 08:45 pm
Justin Bowra gave a fantastic lecture on the use of IVC ultrasound at SMACC. Here is the audio, if you want to hear the original lecture: There was a post on Life in the Fast Lane by Justin as well....
What Will it Take to Kill off CVP? 27 Jul 2013 | 02:10 pm
I had Paul Marik on the show a while back to discuss his Seven Mares debunking of CVP for predicting fluid responsiveness. He just published an updated meta-analysis adding further nails in CVP’s coff...
Podcast 103 – Avoiding Resuscitation Medication Errors – Part II 22 Jul 2013 | 01:32 am
A few weeks ago, I interviewed Bryan Hayes, the Pharm ER Tox Guy, on the subject of avoiding medication errors during resuscitation. That was Part I; today we move on to Part II. Bryan is a pharmacis...
Do the New Non-Ionic Contrast Agents Actually Cause Renal Failure? 16 Jul 2013 | 01:56 am
This question is discussed in an excellent post on the ED Trauma and Critical Care blog. Amit reviews these four articles: Newhouse, J. H. & RoyChoudhury, A. (2013). Quantitating Contrast Medium-indu...
Induced Normothermia After TBI 13 Jul 2013 | 12:01 pm
Resus Review has posted a very nice protocol for this procedure You just read the post: Induced Normothermia After TBI from EMCrit Blog - Emergency Department Critical Care.
Podcast 102 – Don’t Half-Ass your FAST! 7 Jul 2013 | 08:58 pm
I’ve wanted to discuss tips and pitfalls for the FAST exam for a while now, but I needed a master to talk with. Luckily at Castlefest, I met Laleh Gharahbaghian, MD. She is the Ultrasound Director at ...
SMACC-Back – Myburgh on Catecholamines 27 Jun 2013 | 03:49 am
One of the best lectures from SMACC 2013 was Dr. John Myburgh on Catecholamines. Here is the Video Version of the Lecture: Or you can listen to the audio on the SMACC Feed or in Itunes Now on to...
