Pulmonary , Diagnostic

Lie Back and Breathe Deep: Pathophysiology and Workup of Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome

12/30/2025 Kevin Kelley, MSIV , Gregory Wu, MD

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome presents a diagnostic conundrum. This rare syndrome causes dyspnea and hypoxemia, but management must entail identifying the underlying condition.

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Pulmonary

Critical Care Device Series: Pulmonary Artery Catheter (Part 2 of 3)

5/29/2025 Pooja Dave, MD , Dominique Gelmann, MD , Jordan Nogle, DO , John P. Gaillard, MD

In Part 2 of this Critical Care Device series, we continue to learn about the Swan-Ganz catheter. Pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) are considered a valuable diagnostic and management tool in cardioge

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Pulmonary

Critical Care Device Series: Pulmonary Artery Catheter (Part 1 of 3)

5/20/2025 Barret Zimmerman, MD , Mario Castellanos, MD , Allie Schick, MD

Pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) are considered a valuable diagnostic and management tool in cardiogenic shock. For this application, their use is supported by recent evidence correlating their place

Infectious Disease , Pulmonary

A Case of Influenza A Encephalitis in an Adult with Addison's Disease

3/19/2025 Austeja S. Rubeski, OMS-IV , Brett Sweeney, MD

Physicians should recognize influenza encephalitis as a possible cause of altered mental status during influenza season. Furthermore, it is important to recognize Addison’s Disease as an increased ris

Infectious Disease , Pulmonary

A Review of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)

3/19/2025 Elon Einav, DO

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), an opportunistic infection attacking the lungs, can be a harbinger of other diagnoses. Clinicians should investigate while planning the best course of treatment.

Endocrinology , Cardiology , Pulmonary

Heart Failure in the Young Patient: A Case of Reversible Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction

10/22/2024 Paul Omagor, MD , Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE, FAAEM

Thyroid storm is a potentially fatal manifestation of untreated thyrotoxicosis and may result in cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Cardiopulmonary failure is potentially reversible with prompt antithyroid

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , Pulmonary , Trauma

Critical Care Alert: Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock: ECLS-SHOCK Trial

11/20/2023 ThucAn Bui, DO , Gabriel Colon, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

The ECLS-SHOCK Trial investigated whether extracorporeal life support would benefit patients suffering acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. Is VA-ECMO always the answer?

Pulmonary

Case Report: Managing a Left-sided Tension Pneumothorax with Patient History of Remote Right Pneumonectomy

10/10/2023 Lachlan Driver, MD , Michael VanRooyen

The leading cause of iatrogenic pneumothorax is transthoracic needle aspiration. In our case, however, pneumothorax was most likely due to transbronchial lung biopsy two days prior to presentation. Al

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Pulmonary , Cardiology , Neurology

Critical Care Alert: TAME Trial: Mild Hypercapnia versus Normocapnia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

9/29/2023 ThucAn Bui, DO , Evan McMurray, MD

This Critical Care Alert examines a study of targeted mild hypercapnia versus normocapnia for patients who achieved ROSC after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Critical Care , Pulmonary , Neurology , Radiology

Management of Concomitant Stroke and Pulmonary Embolism

7/15/2023 L. Paige Smith, DO , Ronald Scheer, DO

Concurrent acute ischemic stroke and submassive pulmonary embolism is a rare occurrence, and there is no sufficient evidence to support a particular method of management. It is important to weigh the

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