This deep dive came from a question posed during a morning report by Jackson. Jackson presented the case of a patient presenting with a swollen penis at MSBI, found to have low albumin and diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome. These patients are somewhat uncommon but come with interesting pathophysiology. The reason they present with edema and […]
Dripping in that Sedation
Posted onToday’s pearl: SEDATION DRIPS Titrating the sedation regimen on the sickest of patients can be one of the most challenging parts of the MICU. Anecdotally, many COVID+ vented patients in particular need at least 2, sometimes 3 different meds running at high doses to keep them comfortable, a phenomenon that also seems to have been noted in […]