Critical Care Now

MARCH 3, 2022

The Pre-brief Working in a Pulmonary Function Lab plus providing in-patient care within the hospital, I see patients every day that have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These patients frequently ask if they can be cured of COPD. COPD continues to be a problem for many adults.

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COPD Research Hospitals Wellness 52

RebelEM

JULY 1, 2024

Balkan Med J 2021. AVAPS may be useful, but we still need a well conducted RCT to find out if it is (i.e Balkan Med J 2021. Cureus 2021. Comparison of BPAP S/T and Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support Modes for Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. AVAPS: 0.07

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COPD Emergency Department Outcomes EMS 133

RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2024

It can be used to distinguish between various conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, acute heart failure (AHF), pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, pericardial effusion, pneumothorax, and pneumonia [2,3]. Patients : Compared standard of care to serial US plus stand care in patients with dyspnea.

Ultrasounds 129

Ultrasounds Outcomes COPD Hospitals 129

RebelEM

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s important to be able to initiate these treatments while also creating the opportunity to investigate possible therapeutic interventions for these patients within the confines of a well designed trial. Epub 2021 Feb 8. 2021 Feb 18. Resuscitation. link] Petran J, et al. Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier).

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Resuscitation Outcomes CPR 98

PulmCCM

JUNE 10, 2024

3 days for anoxic encephalopathy to regain pupillary responses after cardiac arrest, 4-7 days for a DNR/DNI patient to receive NIPPV for COPD exacerbation, etc.) But there’s no alarm that beeps when well-intentioned care with an indeterminate prognosis crosses into something else, something darker. 2021 Jun 1;181(6):786-794.

COPD 45

COPD Outcomes Hospitals EMS 45

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This topic is additionally complicated by the development of multiple diagnostic tools now available for diagnosis as well as variable sizing algorithms used around the world. Published 2021 Jun 24. Institutional resources and specialty services may further dictate the management of PTX. Respir Med. 1998;92(5):757-761. Eur Respir J.

Fractures 96

Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96

EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

RV chamber size alone is not enough information to rule-in a PE as RV cavity enlargement can be visualized in other conditions such as pulmonary hypertension, RV infarct, COPD and cardiac arrest from multiple causes. If RV pressure is extreme, it can exceed LV pressure causing paradoxical septal wall motion toward the LV as well.

Ultrasounds 98

Ultrasounds Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) EKG/ECG Resuscitation 98