280. CCC: Sedation in the Cardiac ICU with Dr...

CardioNerds (Dr. Hamza Patel, Dr. Jenna Skowronski, and Dr. Apoorva Gangavelli) discuss advanced heart failure and LVAD management with Dr. Mark Belkin, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologist, and Dr. Chris Salerno, Cardiothoracic Surgeon. They explore the nuances of ri ...  Show more

This inaugural episode of the CardioNerds Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Series explores the evolution of acute PE care. Dr. Ibrahim Zahid, Dr. Dinu Balanescu, and Dr. Billy Joe Mullinax join guest expert Dr. Kenneth Rosenfield to discuss the shifting landscape of PE management. Pulmona ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD

Educational Pearls:

Epinephrine is essential in the treatment of anaphylaxis, but is epinephrine dangerous from a cardiovascular perspective?

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Here it is, the 1st EMCrit podcast. It's on the topic of Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema (SCAPE). This condition is on a very different part of the disease spectrum from FOPE (Fluid-Overload Pulmonary Edema, an acronum I first saw used by by @Cameronks) To boil it d ...

In this episode of The Saving Lives Podcast, we dive into a compelling study from the Annals of Intensive Care, exploring the prevalence and impact of hyperdynamic left ventricular systolic function in septic patients. Unpacking the findings, we discuss how this condition influen ...  Show more

In this episode, host Dr. Ashley Agan discusses eustachian tube (ET) dilation with Dr. Dennis Poe, neurotologist and Professor of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School. First, the surgeons describe clinically meaningful differences between adult and pediatric ETs. Then, Dr. Po ...  Show more