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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

EMDocs

Based on light absorption from blood flow at the sensor site (using HbA, not HbS) Underestimates alveolar hypoxemia. American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support. Published 2020 Feb 12. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M. pneumoniae, C. 2020;4(2):327-355.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Vasoactive Drug use in Children with Septic Shock

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The amount of blood that comes from the heart with each contraction is the stroke volume (SV). The stroke volume is the difference between how full it is at the start and how full it is after a contraction. The next element of stroke volume is the emptying. 2021;25(1):146. Published 2021 Apr 16. link] Roland D.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

EMDocs

Based on light absorption from blood flow at the sensor site (using HbA, not HbS). Blood transfusion Reduces the overall proportion of HbS. American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support. Published 2020 Feb 12. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M.

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ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: The Right Atrial Pressure Does Not Determine Cardiac Output – Part 2

PulmCCM

In the second thought experiment, let us consider a patient with significant blood volume loss that is replenished with a series of blood transfusions. For any given hemodynamic state, measure or estimate the P ra and CO [or stroke volume, SV] simultaneously and repeatedly after each intervention. What does this mean?

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

EMDocs

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is 13; vital signs include pulse 86 beats/minute (bpm), blood pressure 164/94 mmHg, and saturation of 98% on room air. 14 The American Stroke Association (ASA) and American Heart Association (AHA) recommend SBP <160 mmHg until definitive management of the bleed is completed.

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Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia (MINT Trial)

RebelEM

2012;126(16):2020-2035. in liberal) received a blood transfusion (2.3 Liberal versus restrictive transfusion thresholds for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. Third universal definition of myocardial infarction. Circulation. years Female sex 44.3 Baseline hemoglobin 8.6 Prior heart failure 30.1 Am Heart J.