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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

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. Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura. Smoking is a known risk factor, as is cannabis use [2,5, 7-8].

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Grand Rounds Recap 10.30.24

Taming the SRU

jarrell, leenellett and lafollette Our workforce is changing and our interactions with our colleagues are changing as well. Leadership curriculum - Airway academy - R1 Core Content - R3 Small Groups leadership curriculum WITH drs. We will review how you may view differences in gender and generation to lead effectively.

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 071 | Non invasive ventilation in the ICU

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Now this is not the post to explore it, but perhaps suffice to say that someone sitting with a resp rate of 30 for a week on 80% O2 and a PEEP of 10 on NIV may well be undergoing some of the same lung stress that any typical ventilated ARDS patient may be undergoing. NIV is not necessarily a free pass.

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SGEM#212: Holding Back the Years – Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults with Blunt Chest Trauma

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: An 85-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), and type-2 diabetes (DM-2), and her 65-year-old otherwise healthy daughter present to the emergency department after a car accident. However, it is not a homogeneous population.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Pneumomediastinum

Taming the SRU

Most common triggers include respiratory conditions such as asthma, COPD, and pneumonia which can lead to forceful coughing -Other common triggers include forceful exertion, severe coughing or vomiting, asthma exacerbation, intense physical activity, or Valsalva maneuvers (e.g., weightlifting, childbirth) [4].

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