Comments on: Unanswered Crucial Critical Care and Resuscitation Questions

In reply to Donald Ely. Yes , if it is so ... Should we go for milder CC CPR a little against what they...

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Volume does change Na in hyper/hypo volemia - see anuric dialysis patients… Ofcourse body tries extremely hard to maintain Na concentration in ECF, much harder than albumin, and has mechanisms ...

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In reply to RN2800. I'm not sure on MAP but diastolic pressure has been studied during resuscitation an...

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Regarding #16, i have seen images obtained during CC CPR that show quite often the LVOT collapses or the aortic valve is crushed shut with every "high quality" chest compression.

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Alright Q20 "Explain what the physiological basis is for elevated levels of BNP being predictive of high risk for acute MI". Lets consider a water balloon. Say you replace 10% of the water balloo...

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Question 13 "Discuss the pathophysiology of alveolar flooding and relate it to inhalation of salt and fresh water in drowning. Explain the mechanism by which alveolar surfactant functions to main...

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someone please answer number 7

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Part of Q:16 "Why does pulmonary edema develop rapidly during CC-CPR and what relationship does this have to difficulty in administering medications via a central venous line during CC-CPR?" I re...

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Can the Thyroid gland cause atrial fibrillation which in turn can cause Type 2 MI Demand Ischemia

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"What is the typical MAP achieved during CC-CPR? What is the minimum MAP generally thought to be necessary to maintain cerebral viability? " Does any one know the answer to these questions? I'm g...

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Are these questions for the general public EMcritters to answer and send to you or were these for some other exercise .... I love these questions. Made me dig back to my physiology days and fello...

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