Clinical Course The CDC reports the following data summary from “multiple early studies from Wuhan, China…
Tag: Pulmonology
E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)
The CDC has published interim guidelines for healthcare professionals evaluating suspected cases of e-cigarette, or vaping,…
Bronchiolitis
The following is a point-of-care summary of the October, 2019 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice journal issue titled Acute Bronchiolitis:…
Hypertensive Emergency
A summary of the hypertensive emergency treatment guidelines from: 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection,…
Vasopressor Dosing
Epinephrine: Alpha 1+2, Beta 1+2 receptor agonist Increases inotropy (contraction) and chronotropy (heart rate) Infusion 0.1-1…
VBG vs ABG
Notes: In a meta-analysis, Bloom et al. note that there is good correlation between arterial and…
Pulmonary Embolism Algorithm
Full discussion of this algorithm and FAQ can be found here. MDCalc links: Wells PERC Adjusted d-dimer…
Pulmonary Embolism Q&A (ACEP 2018 Policy)
The following is a summary of the ACEP Clinical Policy on VTE, updated May 20181. 1)…