Emergency medicine, critical care, and acute care providers evaluate, resuscitate, and manage patients with shock on a daily basis. Despite initial efforts, a select number of patients are refractory to fluid and vasopressor administration. In this podcast, we discuss a rationale approach to vasopressor administration, along with several rescue therapies for the patient with refractory vasodilatory shock.
You can get CME credit for this episode here!Click here for CME Account Creation Instructions!
The administration of IVFs is nearly universal in critically ill patients. In recent years, several studies have suggested improved outcomes with the use of...
Although electrical storm is an uncommon presentation, it is important that we readily recognize and treat these patients to prevent rapid progression to cardiac...
We know NIV works well for patients with acute COPD or acute CHF exacerbations. In this episode we discuss the evidence for NIV not...