Podcast 796: Fluid Amounts in Septic Shock

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Excessive caffeine intake can be dangerous. For normal adults, the toxicity level starts at 1000mg, which is equivalent to about 10 cups of coffee or 5 celsius drinks. For normal adults, lethal levels are about 5-10 grams, which i ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Case review of a patient with recurrent episodes of syncope and shortness of breath, during which she is found to have intermittent runs of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Torsades de pointes is polymorphic ventricular tachyca ...  Show more

Show Notes: eddyjoemd.com/clovers/ TrueLearn Link: https://truelearn.referralrock.com/l/EDDYJOEMD25/Discount code: EDDYJOEMD25 Citation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Clinical Trials Network; Shapiro NI, Douglas IS, ...  Show more

Critically ill patients often require IV fluids for resuscitation but questions remain about the optimal type of IV fluid and best rate of IV fluid bolus infusion. JAMA Associate Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, discusses a recent clinical trial that examined the effect of 2 differ ...  Show more

Show Notes: https://eddyjoemd.com/methylene-blue-septic-shock/ Link to Lactic Acid Post: https://eddyjoemd.com/lactic-acid-sepsis/ In this episode, we discuss the use of methylene blue as a potential treatment for septic shock. We explore the science behind how methylene blue can ...  Show more

JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, speaks with Fernando Zampieri, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada, about fluid therapy in critically ill adults with sepsis.

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