Podcast 797: Vitamin C in Sepsis

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: What is pulmonary edema? Pulmonary edema is the accumulation of fluid initially in the interstitium of the lungs, that when severe enough can also accumulate in the alveolar air sacs. It develops when the rate of fluid filtratio ...  Show more

Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Common inner ear condition that can cause dizziness Diagnosis of BPPV can help to avoid admissions and extra imaging Three categories: positional, horizontal, and anterior Positional is t ...  Show more

<span class="s1">In this episode, we discuss the role of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and thiamine (HAT therapy) in the treatment of patients with septic shock. We discuss biological plausibility and comprehensively review the latest evidence.</span>

Every day, approximately 30,000 people die globally of sepsis. The condition comes about when your immune system overreacts to an infection, leading potentially to organ failure and death. There is no cure. But then in 2017, a doctor proposed a novel treatment for sepsis, a mixtu ...  Show more

IV Thiamine may be helpful to improve the outcomes of critically ill (ICU) patients who have sepsis or septic shock. Show Notes: https://eddyjoemd.com/iv-thiamine TrueLearn Link: ⁠ https://truelearn.referralrock.com/l/EDDYJOEMD25/⁠ Discount code: EDDYJOEMD25 Although great care ha ...  Show more

In this episode, we delve into the groundbreaking study "Influence of therapeutic plasma exchange treatment on short-term mortality of critically ill adult patients with sepsis-induced organ dysfunction." We explore how Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) could revolutionize the tr ...  Show more