Sodium Nitrate toxicity
CLINICAL CASE A phone call is recieved from a high school in the ambulance coordination center, the caller tels the coordinator that one...
Ventilator Management
Introduction to Ventilator Management Intubation, with subsequent mechanical ventilation, is a common life-saving intervention in the...
Critical Care Considerations in Trauma
Overview Trauma has been dubbed the forgotten epidemic and the neglected disease of modern society. Trauma annually impacts hundreds of...
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Practice Essentials Myocardial infarction (MI) (ie, heart attack) is the irreversible death (necrosis) of heart muscle secondary to...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Treatment and Guidelines
Treatment & Management Approach Considerations Utilization of programs established by the FDA to allow clinicians to gain access to...
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Background Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) was initially described by Bright in 1831 as a complication of epidural and subdural...
Wellens Syndrome
Background Wellens syndrome was first described in the early 1980s by de Zwaan, Wellens, and colleagues, who identified a subset of...
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Practice Essentials Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by progressive renal failure that is associated...
Septic Shock
Practice Essentials Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host response to infection, and organ...
