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REBEL Cast Ep88: The MIDAS Trial – Midodrine vs Placebo for Pressor Discontinuation

Background: ICU discharge is often delayed due to intravenous vasopressor requirements to maintain clinically indicated blood pressure goals. In some patients without impairment of tissue oxygenation, the use of oral agents could facilitate weaning from IV vasopressors and lead to ...

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Resuscitation

REBEL Core Cast 43.0 – Measles + Antivax

Take Home Points Measles is highly infective: One infected person can infect approximately 10-20 unvaccinated people 2 doses of MMR is 97% protective Unvaccinated people can acquire measles from travel to endemic areas with low vaccination rates There is a ...

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Infectious Disease

REBEL Core Cast 42.0 – Orbital Compartment Syndrome

Take Home Points Trauma resulting in a retrobulbar hemorrhage can lead to orbital compartment syndrome which is a vision threatening injury Diagnosis is made clinically based on the presence of an afferent pupillary defect, vision loss and an intraocular pressure ...

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Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

REBEL Cast Ep87: Video Laryngoscopy – Standard vs Hyperangulated Geometry

Background information: There are two popular blade shapes for video laryngoscopy, a standard-geometry blade comparable to a Macintosh blade and a hyperangulated blade. The standard-geometry blade permits both direct and indirect visualization during intubation, whereas the hyperangulated blade permits only ...

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Procedures and SkillsResuscitation

REBEL Core Cast 41.0 – Acute Chest Syndrome

Take Home Points 100k people in US have sickle cell, the majority will at some point develop acute chest syndrome (ACS) The mortality rate per episode is 3-9%, similar to those of STEMI ACS is a syndrome – CXR infiltrate ...

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CardiovascularHematology and Oncology
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