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Propofol Related Infusion Syndrome
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2011-06-05)
Propofol Related Infusion Syndrome is a potentially fatal complication of propofol. If you use this common ICU drug you need this information.
Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Part 2 ICU Considerations
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2010-06-02)
A brief discussion of the considerations of ICU care of the patient with severe pancreatitis, fluid resuscitation, respiratory, renal, and nutrition.
Smoke Inhalation Injury
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2011-07-06)
Smoke Inhalation injuries can be deadly. This episode explains why smoke can be so deadly, and how to care for those patients with suspected smoke inhalation injuries.
Lactic Acidosis - Type B
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2011-11-19)
The types of lactic acidosis that are not familiar. They can be caused by medications, underlying disease, or inborn errors of metabolism.
Pancreatitis - Part 1
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2010-05-25)
This is an initial presentation of the causes and diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
Pulmonary Embolus
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2011-07-28)
A description of the risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of Pulmonary Embolism.
Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carriers (a.k.a. Artificial Blood)
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2010-01-18)
A brief summary of what are hemoglobin based oxygen carriers (HBOC) and where are they in development.
SVO2 My favorite Swan Number
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2010-12-05)
The most helpful number for me on a Swan is the SvO2. This is a brief description of how I use this variable in evaluating critically ill and injured patients.
Pancreatitis - Surgical Indications and Procedures
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2010-07-23)
This is the third in the series on severe pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis. This episode reviews the indications for surgery, morbidity and mortality of surgery, and what are the surgical options.
That peripheral IV can kill you: Suppurative Thrombophlebitis
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2010-02-25)
All the recent emphasis on venous catheter infections has been on central lines. Those peripheral IVs are also dangerous.