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Crush Syndrome
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-08-19)
Earthquakes are horrible natural events causing loss of lives in the thousands. Following earthquakes, building collapses, and cave-ins, large number of victims will suffer from renal failure and death following crush syndrome.
Sepsis - Part 1
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-12-10)
Sepsis is a common cause of death in the intensive care unit. In this episode I present some of the statistics on septic deaths, introduce the definitions, and present the basic science. Part 2 will cover fluid and drug ...
Blood Products
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-09-30)
Blood products: pRBCs, fresh frozen plasma, platelets, cryoprecipitate when and how should we use it? What are the risks? You may order them like IV fluids but do you really know how these potentially deadly products ...
HIT: Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-10-27)
Large numbers of patients in ICUs are on heparin and what is this complication of heparin induced thrombocytopenia?
Direct download: HIT.mp3
Weaning (Liberating) from the mechanical ventilator
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-05-25)
Don't wean people from their ventilators-- liberate them!! When are people ready to come off the ventilator? What are weaning parameters? How does one do a spontaneous weaning trial? What is the role of noninvasive ...
Bomb and Blast Injuries
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-07-04)
Bomb and blast injuries: In the past blast injuries were limited to the battlefield of a rare industrial accident. The events of the past week are a reminder that civilian population centers are targets for bombing ...
Lightning Injuries
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-05-14)
Lightning injuries are rare, but when you do treat a patient they can have facinating presentations. This lecture follows a patient we treated at Vanderbilt. The patient present to a local ED with stroke like symptoms ...
Smoke Inhalation Injury: CO and Cyanide Toxicity
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-10-14)
The onset of cold weather will bring with it an increase in structure fires. The leading cause of deaths in fires is complications from the inhalation of smoke-- not burns. Learn why smoke is so deadly as well as what ...
Acute Renal Failure
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-05-22)
Acute renal failure is a dreaded complication in the ICU. This podcast will review the various types of acute renal failure, the etiology, as well as acute management.
Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
(Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-05-13)
A discussion of the various types of ventilators with a focus on the various ventilator modes and types of ventilator cycles. Also presented is the topic of pressure support ventilation (PSV)