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NFTI And STAT: Can They Replace The Cribari Grid?

The Trauma Pro

They chose resource utilization as their surrogate to select these cases. This means that about a third might be considered overtriage since they did not require one of the critical resources or die within 60 hours of arrival. What is NFTI, Exactly? They reviewed 2.5 years of their registry data (Level I center).

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A long way from the mothership

Intensive Blog

Everything ECMO 047: ECMO Retrieval in Victoria Author: Dr Chris Parry Peer reviewers: Dr David Anderson , Dr Andy Paton You are doing a Locum ICU shift in Mildura. Mobilising the resources for an ECMO patient takes time. Current ventilator settings Recent pathology, radiology and ABG results What central access does the patient have?

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Taming the SRU

ultrasound grand rounds: bedside dvt studies - family presence in the ed/icu - r1 clinical knowledge: aicd - r3 small groups: difficult airway management Ultrasound grand rounds: DVT studies WITH Dr. minges Why should we perform bedside DVT studies in the ED?

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Daily Reviews on the ICU

Mind The Bleep

Below is a guide taking you through an A-E for a patient in the ICU- if you use electronic patient records, it may help to import in an acronym expander with the items below in a checklist until you find your feet. Of course, this should be used in conjunction with local checklists at your hospital.

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Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and HIV: A Practical Guide for ED Diagnosis and Management

EMDocs

5 However, molecular tests are often inaccessible in numerous low-resource clinical settings, particularly where HIV/AIDS significantly contributes to the disease burden. Therefore, it is of critical importance to develop cost-effective methods for early detection to improve the diagnosis of PJP in resource-limited settings.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

Institutional resources and specialty services may further dictate the management of PTX. It is most commonly seen in traumatic PTX however can be a complication of spontaneous PTX under certain conditions and is common in ICU ventilated patients [6]. doi:10.1148/radiology.144.4.7111716 AJR Am J Roentgenol. doi:10.2214/ajr.165.5.7572489

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,