Accurate assessment of intravascular volume is critical in managing sick patients in the emergency department or intensive care unit. In this podcast we discuss a recently published article that evaluates clinical exam, radiographic, point-of-care ultrasound, and laboratory findings in the assessment of intravascular volume overload.
Despite continued advances in resuscitation, favorable outcomes for patients with OHCA who receive standard resuscitation remain dismal. In recent years there has been significant...
With increasing water temperatures, there is a rise in the incidence of V.vulnificus infections in non-endemic regions. Patients with V.vulnificus infection are often critically...
More than 1.5 million patients are intubated each year in the United States. In up to 20% of patients, the first attempt at intubation...