Airways are Sexy I was at an airway lecture as a baby medic and the instructor said “Airways are sexy. It’s the sexiest, most badass thing we get to do.” Sounds goofy, but he was right: airways are sexy. So, we’ve talked about cardiac arrest physiology, ITDs, Heads-up CPR, and more. All that stuff […]
Let’s pick up where we left off: RV failure caused by increased pulmonary vascular resistance. A sign she’s about to leave you: Right sided heart strain. When your girlfriend has had enough and she’s about to Dear John you, it’s called a crappy day. When the RV has had enough pressure and is about to throw in the […]
Talking about calcium really gives legitimacy to the “He needs some milk” video and memes to follow. Calcium is an essential component to our treatment plan of calcium channel blocker overdose, beta-blocker overdose, hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, and hypermagnesemia. Fun fact! 1G of calcium chloride is approximately equivalent in calcium content to 1 cup of 2% milk. […]
