54. Non-Variceal GI Bleeds

This week on Critical Care Time we take a slight departure from our usual content and turn an eye towards sustainability in the ICU. What low-hanging fruit exists in your ICU in the fight against medical waste? Why reach for a nebulizer when HFAs are so much more convenient? We h ...  Show more

On this week’s episode, Cyrus and Nick host a spirited discussion with Drs. Rory Spiegel and Max Hockstein where we debate the merits of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV). What's the rationale for this? When is it appropriate? IS it appropriate… or is it witchcraft? Is i ...  Show more

Over the next three weeks we are going to dive into the GI bleed patient. We're going to divide these lectures into: upper GI bleed (above the ligament of treitz), lower GI bleed (below the ligament of treitz), and the scary liver patient who has a GI bleed. 

Today, let ...

In this episode, we break down the initial approach to the evaluation of a patient with a suspected bleeding disorder, particularly in regards to hemophilia, including standardized bleeding assessment tools, the basics of the coagulation ...

​You're on the rapid response team and are called over to a patient presenting with hypotension. 

Per nursing, the patient is a 58 year old male with a PMH of:

While in the room, the patie ...

Today, we have a 60 year old male patient, with a past medical history of:

Chief complaint: 1 day r ...