Carlo Zuñiga Valpreda
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Carlo Zuñiga Valpreda
@Carlozvalpreda
Médico Cirujano UChile Residente Medicina de Urgencias @UChileEM


RANT: Stop lowering sedation dosing for unstable hemodynamics during mechanical ventilation POSSIBLE OPTIONS: -Start a vasopressor -Change up sedation/analgesia -Ensure no other etiologies to low BP -DO NOT USE SUBTHERAPEUTIC SEDATION #FOAMed #Sedation







Today I stepped in the ICU, saw this monitor and asked drs and nurses. What do you think is wrong? But none gave what IMHO is the correct answer. What is yours?! (pt undergoing PSV, vasopressor free, RASS -2) @giovannilandoni @Thom_Langer @johnglaffey @DrivingPressure @DrMCecconi



when someone gets intubated because of vocal cord dysfunction (emcrit.org/ibcc/vcd/)


Can ED Physicians Accurately r/o Central Cause of Vertigo Using HINTS Exam? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32167642/ -HINTS, when used by ED docs, has not demonstrated adequate sensitivity to r/o(or in) a stroke in pts with AVS @ccmecourses @TheSGEM @ShoenbergerJan #ACEP21










