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Tag: Resuscitation

Diastology: Use E/e’ to Estimate Left Atrial Pressure

POCUS diastology doesn’t diagnose chronic diastolic dysfunction—it estimates left atrial pressure in real time. Learn how to capture E and e’ from an apical 4-chamber view, calculate E/e’, and rapidly distinguish cardiogenic pulmonary edema from other causes of acute dyspnea ...

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Procedures and SkillsResuscitation

POCUS Use in Shock Resuscitation: Evidence for Patient and System-Level Benefits

Shock is a life threatening condition that requires rapid resuscitation, and targeted treatment. Due to its complex nature, shock management poses many challenges for physicians in the acute care setting, more specifically, in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) has ...

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CardiovascularResuscitationThoracic and Respiratory

REBEL Core Cast 144.0: Tourniquet Tips

In this episode of the Rebel Core Content podcast, Swami provides crucial tips on using tourniquets. Highlighting the significance of these life and limb-saving devices, the discussion focuses on the optimal placement of tourniquets, emphasizing placing them 2-3 inches (5-6 ...

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Procedures and SkillsResuscitation

The TRAUMOX2 Trial: Early Restrictive vs Liberal Oxygen Strategies in Adult Trauma Patients

The TRAUMOX2 trial was an open-label pragmatic, international randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate whether a restrictive oxygen strategy targeting lower oxygen saturation reduces death and/or major respiratory complications compared with a liberal oxygen strategy in adult trauma patients.

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ResuscitationTrauma

REBEL Core Cast 140.0: The Power and Limitations of Intraosseous Lines in Emergency Medicine

The sicker the patient, the more likely an IO line is the right choice. In emergencies such as cardiac arrest or hemorrhagic shock, the speed and reliability of IO access outshine traditional intravenous (IV) or central line placements. There's virtually ...

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Procedures and SkillsResuscitation

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