Another Case of “Too Much of a Good Thing”
A challenging case to diagnose and manage, Calcium Channel Blocker (CCB) toxicity can have grave implications if missed or mismanaged.
“You flew a Kid Because she had Diarrhea?”
While seemingly benign to Adult Practitioners, the word “Diarrhea” is frightening to those who regularly care for newborns and young children. This post will discuss an example of why this is the case
A “Wiring Surge” Contributing to Respiratory Failure?
A patient with a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage sustains fulminant pulmonary edema. Is there a correlation? What are the management priorities?
A Splash of Color: Blue Blood
Another use of Methylene Blue. This post discusses the problem, medical indication for this medication and how / why it works.
Ultrasound Artifacts for Beginners
Ultrasound artifacts are simply an error in imaging. Some artifacts can be the result of improper scanning technique and some are the result of the basic physical properties of the ultrasound beam, the spread and penetration of sound waves through tissue and the image processing by the ultrasound machine itself. This blog will provide some elementary understanding of what the ultrasonic waves create when passing through different tissues in the body and what and how those waves are processed and reflected as images on the screen of your machine.
Awake, Paralyzed and Transported- A Pharmacological Failure when Transporting an ECMO Patient
This is a nightmare for both patient and caregiver alike. Imagine being told by your sedated and paralyzed ECMO patient that he could hear everything going on around him; that he could remember his transport; and that he has been experiencing perpetual nightmares.
Not for the Faint of Heart
Congenital Heart Defects (repaired or not) pose a high level of anxiety for many healthcare providers unfamiliar with the unique anatomy and resultant physiology. This case provides one example and emphasizes the importance of aortopulmonary shunts.
Retropharyngeal Abcess in the Pediatric Population
Lateral neck radiograph demonstrating widening of the retropharyngeal space and reversal of the normal cervical spine curvature. The epiglottis and subglottic area in this radiograph are normal.
Courtesy of Joe Black, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Texas Children’s Hospital.
https://somepomed.org/articulos/contents/mobipreview.htm?27/38/28261
Toxic Shock Syndrome
The Case The helicopter emergency medical crew was dispatched to a hospital 40 minutes away from the main base to transport a previously healthy female in her late teens who presented to a referring Emergency […]
When it’s Good to “Go Blue”
A teenager is deteriorating in an intensive care unit secondary to a polysubstance overdose. While toxicology cases are often anxiety producing for clinicians, do not underestimate the effectiveness of “the basics” and take your shock algorithm to the end. One therapy that is rarely utilized by our transport team, meant the difference between a safe and a “non” transport in this instance.