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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

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This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. Optimal management of septic patients has been a source of intense research, stemming from the landmark study by Rivers in 2001. Then in 2001, sepsis-2 was introduced. Jeremy : Rivers was a real pioneer.

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How to prevent central line infections

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per 1,000 central-line days between 2001 and 2009. For example, a patient who presented with shock and mitral regurgitation, received a central line for vasopressors on day 0, and was found to have bacteremia from blood cultures drawn on day 3 due to endocarditis would have a CLABSI, but not a CRBSI. also decreased from 3.64

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ABG Versus VBG in the Emergency Department

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ABG and VBG Correlation The correlation between venous and arterial blood gases is well-documented for standard differences (Table 1), and the data obtained from the VBG can be acted on as if it were an ABG (1, 3-6). Trauma: In the trauma setting, metabolic acidosis often occurs secondary to hypoperfusion from hemorrhagic shock.

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Episode 32 - Assisting With Air Travel Medical Emergencies: Responsibilities and Pitfalls (Ethics CME)

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Nachi: AEDs are also required and have been since 2001 and amazingly when a shock was delivered in flight, 40% survived to hospital discharge with a good outcome. PA’s and NP’s - make sure to use the code APP4 at checkout to save 50%. Of course, there are also gloves, an IV start kit, and a few other basic supplies.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

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Jeff: There are a shocking 22 million past-month users of marijuana in the US, followed by pain relievers at 3.8 In fact, cannabis use has been documented for medical use dating as far back as 600 BC in West and Central Asia. Marijuana actually maintains the highest lifetime use of an illicit drug used within the US.

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Is Pip-Tazo Harming Sepsis Patients?

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compared cefepime to piperacillin-tazobactam in a cohort of 250 patients with septic shock and found a signal toward higher mortality in those receiving cefepime. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. 2001 Nov 8;345(19):1359-67. In 2021, Buckley et. JAMA Intern Med.

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