The care and management of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is complex and follows an inciting injury to the lungs.
R.E.B.E.L. EM – Therapy Options in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Read More »
How do you diagnose and manage the patient with a lung abscess? This post from Mark Ramzy looks at the ED evaluation and management of a patient with lung abscess, with pearls and pitfalls.
Lung Abscess – Pearls and Pitfalls to Consider When Managing Patients Read More »
A 61-year-old male presents in middle of July with altered mental status. The patient’s son states the patient has been increasingly weak for the past three days. The patient has been having multiple episodes of non-bloody diarrhea with associated decreased appetite. Initial triage vital signs include BP 104/66, HR 111, RR 18, SpO2 99%, Temp 36.9 C.
He appears clinically dehydrated with dry mucous membranes and poor skin turgor with tenting. An initial rapid VBG reveals a sodium of 161 mEq/L.
EM@3AM: Hypernatremia Read More »
What should you consider in the patient with chest trauma? This post provides pearls and pitfalls in the evaluation and management of the patient with trauma to the chest.
The Chest Bump: Pulmonary Pearls & Pitfalls to Consider in Patients with Chest Trauma Read More »
