An AMAX4 shadowboxing case EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/emcrit-374-shadowboxing-an-amaximally-sick-patient/
A critical care bounce back case with Mike Weinstock EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/bounceback-asymptomatic-hypertension/
A razor is a rule of thumb that is helpful, although it isn't always correct. In medicine we're familiar with Occam's razor (the rule of parsimony). The cutoff razor states: if a continuous varia...
10 heuristics for the new Crit Care doc from Ross Prager EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/heuristics-for-the-new-icu-attending/
The 2nd FoundStab SOP is on standard intubation... EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
All the literature goodness for March 2024 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Continuing on our contrast issues theme... EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
(A blogitorial is like a tweetorial in blog form, so folks on different platforms can see it). Our approach to risk stratification and management of (sub)massive PE tends to be dominated by CT sc...
Eyelid opening apraxia refers to a specific inability to open the eyelids. This may result from non-dominant hemispheric strokes. On superficial examination it will mimic unconsciousness, but upo...
Zentensivism... EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/emcrit-wee-zentensivism-with-matt-siuba/
People on twitter absolutely hate the concept of using a central line to resuscitate a GI bleeder. This comes up a couple times per year. I think the source of this hatred is largely three-fold: ...
NephMadness hits EMCrit with RRT for the Poisoned Patient EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
RACC Lit Review for Feb 2024 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Do you still need to worry about contrast in patients with tenuous renal function? EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
The acute crit care med rec EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
The first MCS Minute EMCrit Project by Katrina Augustin .
Polypharmacy is technically defined as taking five or more medications on a daily basis. Polypharmacy is increasingly becoming the norm among adults, due to several factors (an aging population, ...
a ton of hemodynamic stuff... EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
All the lit goodness for Jan 2024 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
background: ANTHARTIC trial Prophylaxis against VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) is already supported by a few studies in the literature, perhaps most notably the ANTHARTIC trial. That was...
Who gets an ICU bed? EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Should DSI become the new standard? EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
background and general concept My research project in fellowship was the construction of a mathematical model to convert VBG values into ABG values. The fundamental concept for the model was pr...
Setting PEEP and Righting the RV in ARDS with Matt Siuba EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Is your mind ready for no preparation critical care? EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Bariatric operations and how they go bad EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/bariatric-procedure-complications/
Within the past year, two major societies have released guidelines on ARDS: the ATS (American Thoracic Society) and the ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine). Don’t be fooled by t...
A loading dose may be used to rapidly achieve steady-state pharmacokinetics. For drugs with a long half-life, this accelerates the attainment of therapeutic levels: For most drugs with single-com...
The best Resus ECMO Lecture EVER!!!! EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/emcrit-wee-jason-bartos-on-the-minneapolis-ecpr-experience/
Retrograde, in 2023 is basically a backwards way of doing things... EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
These 3 words are the path to burnout EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
A pulm-crit shadowboxing case EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Dizziness and Vertigo with the lead author of GRACE-3 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Brian Johnson talks about his new book, Arete EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
AHA Guidelines on Critical Care Toxicology EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
All the lit goodness for Oct 2023 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
Some folks on twitter asked my thoughts on AMIKINHAL trial, so I thought I'd jot them here. AMIKINHAL is a multi-center RCT that evaluated the ability of inhaled amikacin to prevent VAP (ventilat...
More guidelines! Today we'll walk through some interesting bits of the new IDSA/SCCM guideline on evaluation of new fever in the adult ICU patient (available free here). how should temperature ...
We categorized intubation errors and published a paper about it... EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM .
https://emcrit.org/emcrit/taxonomy-errors-emergency-intubation-primer/
Hello fellow nerds, let's take a look at the new American Association of Neurology (AAN) brain death guidelines. Instead of a tweetorial, I'll jot my thoughts here, so they're accessible to every...