Critical Care Notes

Even writing this post makes me want to leave. I had to rewrite it multiple times because X wouldn’t allow me to post it without being a “premium member.”

I’ve been thinking about this for a long time but I’m finally making the jump to BlueSky. This platform has become virtually unusable. @IM_Crit_ won me over. emcrit.org/pulmcrit/blues…

Come over and follow me @criticalcarenotes.bsky.social and hopefully I’ll renew my love for social media.

It’s not political. Nor is it even the amount of hate speech/disinformation/etc. it’s that you can’t avoid it. I have to scroll though dozens of posts about which have no interest to find anything remotely good.

If you’re a nurse or nurse practitioner interested in #POCUS, check out this online symposium coming up in December. instagram.com/p/DAzTgJzspXu/…

Imaging findings in ischemic stroke @CBarreraMD #MedEd

A great overview of different encephalopathies via @drcyncity

Not an Academy member? Head over to icu101.com and sign up to participate as well as get access to hours of video content and more!

We will be holding our first live Q & A session Wednesday, August 28 at 8:00pm Eastern. All Academy members are welcome to join and ask questions, discuss cases or just hang out and chat! Check your inbox for the invitation or contact us for more information!

We're live! Come check out the Intensive Care Academy, an online learning platform for critical care content, from the team at the @icuscenarios podcast.

IT'S TIME! Folks, we are *so* excited to share the project @bryanboling and I have been working on for the past year: the Intensive Care Academy (icu101.com). A quick 🧵 to fill you in: #medtwitter #FOAMed #FOAMcc #meded #icu #intensivecare #pa #np #pulmcrit #icu

Looking for some good CXR, AXR, CT head, chest, abdomen/pelvis images to use for a commercial product (so CC license doesn't cover). Need a range of normal and common pathology. Anyone have a good source or images they'd be willing to let us use?

Would you like to support #POCUS education and look good doing it? The @GUOnlineNursing APRN POCUS Student Interest Group is selling T-shirts! Shirts are $15 (plus applicable shipping and handling) and all proceeds benefit the Student Interest Group. athleticunion.com/hoyas/nursing

Would you like to support #POCUS education and look good doing it? The @GUOnlineNursing APRN POCUS Student Interest Group is selling T-shirts! Shirts are $15 (plus applicable shipping and handling) and all proceeds benefit the Student Interest Group. Order info coming soon!

Ok, crowdsourcing here…need some creative ideas for names for a #POCUS student group. Let’s hear your best/worst puns/creative ideas. #medtwitter

You have a patient with an in dwelling tunneled catheter who has blood cultures growing Gram NEGATIVE rods. The patient is hemodynamically stable (not septic shock). Do you remove the tunneled line automatically?

Only 1 week to register for the APP Employment Opportunities Webinar! ukth.zoom.us/j/81919338227

Surgical Critical Care Service An APP team providing care for over 11 different surgical specialties including transplant, vascular, thoracic, surgical oncology, and head & neck surgery.

Neurocritical Critical Care Service Provides critical care for neurology and neurosurgical patients at the region’s largest Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Cardiothoracic Vascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) A 32-bed unit caring for post cardiac surgery, including heart transplant, VADs, and the region’s largest ECMO program.