The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Sodium bicarbonate use during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a secondary analysis of the icu-resuscitation project trial. Pediatric Crit Care Med. 2022 Date: February 15, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Carlie Myers is Pediatric Critical Care Attending at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

CPR 130

CPR ICU Critical Care Defibrillator 130

Critical Care Scenarios

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Signs of baseline and/or new RV strain, such as reduced TAPSE, septal bowing, etc, as well as pericardial effusion, suggest a poor reserve for the stresses of their new ICU course. Epinephrine at lower doses is a good second line, providing inotropic support for the RV without much impact on PVR. Click here to claim your CME credit!

ICU 100

ICU Critical Care Epinephrine OR 100

REBEL EM

JUNE 8, 2023

1-4 The PDPs, phenylephrine and epinephrine, result in vasoconstriction and increased cardiac contractility. They can be associated with side effects such as reflex bradycardia, decreased stroke volume in phenylephrine, tachycardia and hypertension associated with epinephrine.

Epinephrine 98

Epinephrine Emergency Department ALS Critical Care 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

He was started appropriately on vancomycin and cefepime and accepted for ICU admission but remains in the ED due to boarding and bed lock. Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in ICU patients. Curr Opin Crit Care. EPINEPHRINE-INUDCED SHOCK: LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION ON VASOPRESSORS. doi:10.1097/MCC.0000000000000304

E-9-1-1 86

E-9-1-1 ICU Epinephrine EMS 86

Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

HIET improves contractility without increasing SVR, while vasopressin and epinephrine transiently increase SVR/MAP but worsen cardiac output in anesthetized dogs given propranolol (Holger 2007). Disposition to ICU. Insulin versus vasopressin and epinephrine to treat β-blocker toxicity. J Med Toxicol. 2020;16(2):212-221.

Overdose 246

Overdose ALS Epinephrine Critical Care 246

Broome Docs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

PMID: 38857847 Bottom line: This before and after study demonstrates an association between early IM epinephrine and survival from cardiac arrest. PMID: 38857847 Bottom line: This before and after study demonstrates an association between early IM epinephrine and survival from cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2024 Aug;201:110266.

Epinephrine 62

Epinephrine Emergency Department Critical Care ICU 62

Critical Care Scenarios

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Looking at the workflow of a fresh post-op open heart surgery patient, as well as what to do when it devolves into cardiac tamponade, with (returning) guest Brendan Riordan, cardiothoracic ICU PA (@concernecus) at the University of Washington, and his NP colleague Kris Ramilo (@krsrml0). Audio quality was a bit dodgy in this one; sorry all!–eds.]

ICU 100

ICU Epinephrine OR ED 100