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Author: Frank Lodeserto MD

COVID-19 Update: The COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine

Background: The COVID-19 Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine, let’s just call it the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine (so I don’t have to keep writing BNT162b2) is a novel mRNA vaccine developed to give immunity against the SARS CoV2 virus. It is synthesized mRNA packaged ...

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Infectious Disease

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): A Zebra Diagnosis We Should All Know

What is it HLH? Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and often fatal syndrome of uncontrolled and ineffective inflammatory response to a certain trigger. It is characterized by excessive proliferation of lymphocytes and macrophages (histiocytes), hence the name “lymphohistiocytosis”. This ...

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Hematology and Oncology

REBEL Crit Cast Ep 4.0: Lung Protective Mechanical Ventilation

Goals of lung protective mechanical ventilation: Minimizing harm during mechanical ventilation with a lung-protective strategy with: Low tidal volume (TV) Limit plateau pressure to <30mmHg Optimal positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) set to decrease driving pressure

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Thoracic and Respiratory

REBEL Crit Cast Ep3.0: Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) Made Simple

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) is a mode of ventilation that allows spontaneous breathing throughout the ventilation cycle.  It is a time-cycled mode of ventilation between two levels of positive airway pressure with the main time on the high level ...

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Thoracic and Respiratory

COVID-19: Protected Code Blue

The protected code blue is designed to keep your staff safe when managing a patient with COVID-19 who has a sudden cardiac arrest. You will continue to do high quality CPR, defibrillation (if indicated), give code medications, and BVM with ...

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Resuscitation

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