Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , Resuscitation

Critical Care Alert: Treatment of Refractory Cardiac Arrest by Controlled Reperfusion of the Whole Body

7/1/2024 Alex Lucas, MD , Josh Wild, DO , Gabriel Colon, MD , Dustin Slagle, MD

ECPR continues to show promising results for patients undergoing cardiac arrest. CARL technology implements a new design that provides comprehensive monitoring and multimodal therapy to address the un

Critical Care Ultrasound , Critical Care , Cardiology , Trauma

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: Use of Mitral Inflow Velocity Variation in Evaluation of Cardiac Tamponade

6/12/2024 Dominique Gelmann, MD , Dustin Slagle, MD , Jordan Seaback, MD , Jacob Schoeneck, MD

Pericardial tamponade is a medical emergency that requires rapid recognition and intervention. Ultrasound is therefore the ideal tool for helping make this diagnosis. In this installment of our Advanc

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , Resuscitation

Critical Care Alert: Microaxial Flow Pump or Standard Care in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock

5/6/2024 Josh Wild, DO , Alex Lucas, MD , Dominique Gelmann, MD

After more than 10 years in the making, the DanGer Shock investigation sheds light on the efficacy of the microaxial flow pump in the treatment of patients with STEMI and cardiogenic shock and planned

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Device Series: Arterial Lines Part 2 - Waveforms and Damping

5/6/2024 Marcus Gresham, MD , Alexandra Hallagan, MD , Donald Maberry Jr., MD

Arterial lines are helpful tools for monitoring hemodynamics and maintaining easy access for frequent lab draws in the critically ill patient. Interpreting the waveform of the arterial line is necessa

Toxicology , Cardiology , Addiction Medicine

Dangerous Pill to Swallow: A Case Report

4/15/2024 Alaina Royalty, MD , Matthew Eisenstat, MD, FAAEM

Recent literature shows that illicit benzodiazepines have been associated with significant impairment, have higher potencies than standard benzodiazepines, and are harder to identify via screening met

ECG Challenge , Cardiology , Medical Education

ECG Challenge: April-May-June 2024

4/11/2024 Alec Good, DO , Daniel Regino, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 64-year-old male with past medical history of HTN, CAD, and prior MI presents due to substernal chest pain. What is your interpretation of his ECG?

Cardiology

What’s Pacing? Could it be a Leadless Pacemaker?

3/18/2024 Julia Z. Guo, MD , Salil Bhandari, MD , Puneet Ghayal, MD

A leadless pacemaker can be appreciated on CXR and on CT as a bullet-shaped and radiolucent object located in the right ventricle. It can be easily mistaken as a cardiac loop recorder on AP view of CX

Cardiology , Vascular

Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Viable Option for Some Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

1/15/2024 Dulari Patel, DO , Ivan Ivanov, DO , Brenda Sokup, DO

A mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device is a surgical option for patients who have had unsuccessful experiences with optimal medical therapies for advanced heart failure. These therapies ideally

Toxicology , Cardiology

ECMO…The Ultimate Antidote?

1/15/2024 E. Mason Jackson, MD , Lindsay Davis, DO, MPH, NRP , Brittany (Ladson) Garza, DO, MPH

There is no shortage of literature supporting the role of ECMO in acute coronary syndrome, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism, traumatic pulmonary contusio

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: Jan-Feb-March 2024

1/15/2024 Lakshmi Kirkire, MD , Logan Weygandt, MD, MPH , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 74-year-old male with a PMH of HTN, CKD, and HFpEF presents with exertional weakness and near-syncope for the past 2 days. What is your interpretation of his ECG?

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