We've covered four of the most prominent pressors over the last few weeks. In this final post about pressors, Dr. Di Taranti shares some pearls about peripheral administration of pressors.
Read moreSubmitted by Laura Di Taranti, MD
Dr. Guo, M.D., discusses the literature for ultrasound-guided nerve block vs. procedural sedation in shoulder reduction.
Read moreSubmitted by Edward Guo, M.D.
A 2 year old F presents to the ED with her parents with concern that she may have ingested a coin.
Read moreSubmitted by Lynn Manganiello, DO
A 48 year old male presents with complaints of blurry vision. His triage blood pressure catches your eye: 290/120. "Pretty high," you mutter to yourself "but am I supposed to treat it? If so, with what? How fast should that pressure come down?" Time for a crash review of hypertensive emergency....
Read moreSubmitted by Sarah Perelman M.D.
Dr. Di Taranti is back again with another vasopressor bite - phenylephrine.
Read moreSubmitted by Laura Di Taranti, MD
A 21 year old female college student presents to the ED complaining of headache, fatigue, dizziness, and decreased exercise tolerance.
Read moreSubmitted by Elizabeth Murphy, MD
Dr. Renko, M.D., explores the literature to answer the following question: For uncomplicated peritonsillar abscesses, does surgical intervention decrease treatment failure or complication rates compared to medical treatment alone?
Submitted by Abagayle Renko M.D.
A 79 year old female is sent in by urgent care for a CT scan of the chest after a plain film demonstrates a sternal fracture after MVC. "No problem," you think as you order the CT and go about your shift. A few hours later, however, you hear the dreaded "I need a doctor in here!" from your patient's room....
Read moreSubmitted by Elizabeth Murphy, MD
We're in the middle of a run of posts on vasopressors by Dr. Di Taranti. The last two weeks, we covered norepinephine and epinephrine - up today: vasopressin.
Read moreSubmitted by Laura Di Taranti, MD
