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Medical Category: Resuscitation

Is the Future of Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Here and Ready for Primetime?

Background: Many physicians struggle with monitoring accurate continuous blood pressures, cardiac output, and response to fluids in patient resuscitation. Also, due to the invasive nature of most methods presently available (i.e. arterial lines, etc) few patients get this monitoring. Ultrasound …

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Resuscitation

Episode 34 – The Death of Mechanical CPR (mCPR)?

Background: The two most important things that we can do in cardiac arrest to improve survival and neurologically intact outcomes is high quality CPR, with limited interruptions and early defibrillation. In the case of the former, the 2015 AHA/ACC CPR updates …

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Resuscitation

Fluid Responsiveness and the Six Guiding Principles of Fluid Resuscitation

Background: Fluid resuscitation is a crucial aspect of emergency and critical care. Since the advent of the concept of early goal-directed therapy, we have placed a huge emphasis on aggressive fluid resuscitation in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. From …

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Resuscitation

February 2017 REBEL Cast: The All Hyperoxia Edition

Background: Many providers and health care workers place oxygen on patients as a way to overcome hypoxemia or for patient comfort. Also in STEMI patients, many of us have learned the mnemonic “MONA” to remember the treatments for acute coronary …

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Resuscitation

REBEL Review 78: Reducing Pain with IO Infusions in Adults

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