Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a catastrophic syndrome that occurs very soon after delivery and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is often missed, or at the very least delayed. In this podcast, we discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of this critical illness.
Many critically ill patients are acidotic. Often, bicarbonate is administered to severely acidotic patients, but does it really improve outcomes? The BICAR-ICU was just...
Approximately 2 million patients present each year to EDs in the United States for acute asthma exacerbations. Of these, up to 50,000 may require...
These are some of the sickest patients you’ll see in the ED and ICU. In this episode, we discuss incredibly useful pearls and pitfalls...