epinephrine

This Journal Feed Wrap-Up covers the updated ACEP clinical policy on pneumonia, TXA in TBI, and esmolol for septic shock.

Unfortunately, some children in SEPTIC shock will be refractory to your initial therapies, and another question will be encountered: Which pressor should we start: Epinephrine or Dopamine?

Epinephrine is a key component of ACLS measures. But what does the data show? This post evaluates the ACLS recommendations for epinephrine in cardiac arrest, the literature behind its use, and future directions.

“It’s time to re-examine this recommendation”

Epinephrine in cardiac arrest: helpful for ROSC, but maybe not so much for good neurological outcomes. Anand Swaminathan, MD MPH takes a thought-provoking look at the historical evidence behind this practice, as well as at newer evidence that calls its benefit into question.