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Medical Category: Thoracic and Respiratory

Vaping Associated Lung Injury (VALI)

Background: E-cigarettes or “vapes” are now the most popular tobacco product among US teens and are used by 20% of all high-schoolers2. Vapes are used to heat and vaporize a liquid (e-juice or vape juice) that may contain nicotine, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), …

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Thoracic and RespiratoryToxicology

REBEL Core Cast 23.0 – Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury

Take Home Points  Ask the patient if they vape! Worry about the sick looking patient and those seen recently CXR is nonspecific and CT might tell you what’s going on Start antibiotics and if you have strong suspicions of vaping …

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Thoracic and Respiratory

Does CRP Help Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions in Acute COPD Exacerbations?

Background: Unwarranted use of antibiotics has several deleterious effects which include, antimicrobial resistance, wasted resources, adverse effects, negative affect on the microbiome of patients, and distracts from potentially more effective interventions. There has recently been a huge push for tests such …

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Infectious DiseaseThoracic and Respiratory

Critical Care Fundamentals: Approach to Acute Respiratory Failure

Acute respiratory failure has many causes which can affect the ability to either take up oxygen (hypoxemic), eliminate carbon dioxide (hypercapnia), or both. Acute respiratory failure has many possible causes and in this post/video we will name the causes of …

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Thoracic and Respiratory

Critical Care Fundamentals: Basics of Mechanical Ventilation Part 2

Mechanical Ventilation is a modality commonly used in the critically ill, but many providers, may not have a strong understanding of the basics of mechanical ventilation. Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Physicians need to have a firm grasp of the …

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Thoracic and Respiratory

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