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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

REBEL EM

Both these physiologic principles and recent preclinical evidence have called into question whether NS is the best resuscitation fluid for patients experiencing VOE due to concerns its tonicity and tendency to induce acidosis may promote sickling ( Carden 2017a , Carden 2017b , Alwang 2024 ).

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

look them up in the EMR to see if theyve been intubated before, and look at the note on the difficulty and grade of view.) NIV was recently shown to be much superior in avoiding hypoxia during intubation, compared to using a NRB (Gibbs 2024). ” New England Journal of Medicine (2024). Want an even more powerful option?

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