REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Introduction

by Anthony CatapanoAirway, Cardiology, Endocrine, ENT, Genitourinary, Heme/Onc, Infectious Disease, Neuro, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Renal, Silk City Blog, Surgery, The Tox Box, TraumaPosted on Comments are Disabled

Written by EJ Wright, MD
This post first appeared on REBEL Cast

Welcome to the EMRA Basics of Emergency Medicine Podcast. I am your host EJ Wright, and the following series is an all encompassing approach to the most common chief complaints in the ED based on the well known EMRA Basics of Emergency Medicine, A Chief Complaint-Based Guide. Each cast will highlight myself and a guest attending physician as we take new learners through the differentials, red flags, physical exam findings, and a sample presentation that you need to know to treat patients in the ED.

TLC: Triple Lumen Complications

by Anthony CatapanoCritical Care, Procedures, Silk City Blog, SurgeryPosted on Comments are Disabled

Placing central venous cathethers, whether under ultrasound guidance or based off of your landmarks can be difficult and still prone to many complications. With the increased use and now standard of care for placing central lines with ultrasound guidance you would think we are immune to the “catastrophic” complication of an inadvertent arterial cannulation. But does ultrasound make us infalliable? Are there other methods that we can use to confirm venous placement of these large catheters?