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Sunday August 9, 2015. Patient history is significant with mediastinal mass and had radiation and chemotherapy 2 months ago. What is your probable diagnosis? Radiation Pneumonitis occurs at dose beyond. 4500 rads and is likely to happen if dose.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Wednesday September 30, 2009. Serotonin syndrome is a potentially lethal condition caused by overstimulation of central and peripheral serotonin receptors. SSRI, MAOI and other antidepressants are the biggest culprits. From McGill University, Montreal. Posted by ICU room Pearls.
Saturday, October 31, 2009. Saturday October 31, 2009. Atrial fibrillation and complete heart block. Fibrillary waves of atrial fibrillation and no P waves. The wider the QRS of the ventricular escape rhythm the less reliable the escape mechanism. AF with complete heart block can be easily missed and is an indication for a permanent pacemaker. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Friday, October 30, 2009. Friday October 30, 2009. Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Patients with Renal F.
Monday, November 30, 2009. Monday November 30, 2009. Bedside trick - Placing large bore IV in patients with suboptimal veins. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Sunday, November 29, 2009. Sunday November 29, 2009. Chemistry of Adrenal Crisis is marked by hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, and hypoglycemia. What finding on CBC is highly suggestive of Adrenal crisis along with said chemistry? Posted by ICU room Pearls. Saturday November 28, 2009.
Thursday, April 30, 2009. Thursday April 30, 2009. What is the half life of Argatroban? As Argatroban is metabolized in the liver, assuming patient has a normal liver function, its half life is about 50 minutes. It is monitored by PTT in same way as heparin drip. In contrast, lepirudin, another direct thrombin inhibitor is primarily cleared by kidneys and should be either avoided or adjusted with renal insufficiency. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Monday, December 31, 2007. Monday December 31, 2007. Patient is treated conservatively without any invasive intervention. Clinically patient stabalized, has no symptoms and echocardiogram remains stable. seems ready to go to telemetry floor on 4th day of admission but on review of labs, Troponin-I remain elevated around 18 ng per milliliter. Posted by ICU room Pearls.