Our second episode of the emDocs.net podcast covers hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine toxicity and oxygen escalation therapy for COVID-19.
Welcome to the inaugural podcast for emDOCs.net! Today we look at PPE pearls and the SCCM guidelines for COVID-19.
For the hypoxemic patient with COVID-19, what can you use to improve V/Q matching and oxygen saturations?
What should you do with the patient with STEMI and COVID-19? PCI? Fibrinolysis? What about NSTEMI? Thankfully, a consensus statement published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology answers these questions and more.
How do you manage the patient with COVID-19 and hypoxemia? This post evaluates escalation of oxygen therapy, HFNC, and non-invasive ventilation with resources you can use for your next shift.
A 35-year-old male presents with right shoulder pain. He was playing football with some friends, and as he was in the midst of throwing the football, a friend hit his throwing arm. He is holding his arm in an internally rotated and abducted position. You are able to detect an ulnar and radial pulse in the hand of the affected arm, and his median, ulnar, and radial motor and sensory function is normal in the right hand. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?
How can you best protect yourself when evaluating and managing patients with COVID-19?
COVID-19 is a global pandemic. This post focuses on management of the critically ill patient with COVID-19 by discussing the recently published Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Guidelines.
