You’re rotating in the RICU and while there one of your patients develops respiratory distress requiring intubation. As you are preparing your equipment you notice that the intern on the team, who is trying to be helpful, is holding t…
You have just intubated a 65 year old woman with sudden respiratory failure. On arrival, she had a pulse but cool extremities. She was obtunded and agonal with SpO2 was in the high 70’s. After pre-oxygenating with BVM to 100%, the int…
A 19-year-old-male with no known past medical history, presents in progressive respiratory distress shortly after undergoing a tooth extraction about 6 hours prior to presentation. Symptoms began initially as “a lump in his throat” and diff…
@JoePinero – Much literature has been devoted to the attempt of proving the benefit of fasting as it relates to dangerous aspiration events during intubation or procedural sedation. Despite an overwhelming amount of literature pointin…
Post by @FTeranmd Clinical scenario: 72 yo F with history of lung carcinoma with permanent trachestomy placed four months prior presentation, brought by EMS with profuse, active bleeding from the stoma site. Patient is ventilator de…
26 yoF 36 weeks by dates presents to the ED in labor, and has a precipitous birth in the resus area. The infant is covered with a greenish liquid the consistency of split-pea soup. How do you address this?
4 teasers for the 4th of July weekend. 1. What is this and why is it dangerous? 2. Patient had a DVT + PE, then got an IVC filter, then had another PE. How? 3. Fun Sporcle quiz – 3 letter body parts, 2 min 4. Higher level Sporcle quiz…
What 2 classic radiographic findings are exemplified in these images? What clinical diagnoses are they individually pathognomonic for? What clinical presentations would you expect?
3yo male h/o RAD presents with a nasal foreign body. After a few conservative efforts to remove the FB, it is apparent the child will not be able to cooperate with further attempts. A line is placed and 1mg/kg ketamine is given IV. While…
A 30yoM presents with a GCS of 7 after a trauma to the head, shallow respirations, saturating 100% RA, otherwise normal vitals. You decide that the patient needs to be intubated and begin preparing your equipment. You place the patient on…
