Quick Hit – Bougie
By Duncan Grossman, DO
Bronchiolitis!
Not much gets more exciting than bronchiolitis! Check out this quick review of the quick hitting points
Getting ready to intubate? Let’s pray they don’t DESATurate!
You head over to bed 44 to meet the BLS crew as they start telling you about an 82 year old man who has been having trouble breathing and is “confused” as per his family. His oxygen saturation when you check is 76% and quicker than you can say “sepsis”, the eager resident has popped …
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AMA after Narcan – Is it safe?
In comes a 34-year-old male who is obtunded with pinpoint pupils and breathing at five times a minute; likely due to heroin abuse. He wakes up after Narcan is appropriately administered, but now he wants to leave. What is the risk of death if he leaves? Do we restrain him against his will to monitor him …
Throwin’ shade at the POKER Trial
There’s been a lot of chatter in the twitterverse surrounding the recent release of the POKER Trial out of Australia comparing ketofol with propofol for procedural sedation. Their primary outcomes were looking at respiratory complications, including apnea, desaturation or hypoventilation; with secondary outcomes of hypotension and patient satisfaction. They report “ketofol and propofol resulted in a …