[ad_1] Many pediatricians recommend pacifiers for infants for a variety of reasons, including the prevention of SIDS and to “pacify” a cranky baby, as the name suggests. Every baby is different – some could care less about pacifiers, some find a pacifier helpful for winding down to sleep, and some babies are absolutely addicted to…
[ad_1] *Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post with California Strawberries and Society Culinaria, however all opinions, experiences and enjoyment of strawberries are completely my own! School is back in session and easy, healthy and satisfying snacks are the way to go! When my kids arrive home from school, they are stimulated and super hungry. Oftentimes, they reach…
[ad_1] A 60 year old male presents to ED with a 1 week history nausea, decreased oral intake and occasional vomiting. He has a background of poorly controlled hypertension on Perindopril. Metabolic acidosis – pH 7.26 and HCO3 16mmol/l Compensation- Expected CO2 = 1.5x HCO3 +8 = 32mmHg AG = Na – (Cl+HCO3) = 19…
[ad_1] A 60 year old male presents to ED with a 1 week history nausea, decreased oral intake and occasional vomiting. He has a background of poorly controlled hypertension on Perindopril. VBG: pH 7.26 Na 142 mmol/l pCO2…
[ad_1] Choosing Your Initial Settings: I hope you now see what physiologies to consider when setting up the ventilator and your goals for each. If your patient doesn’t fit into one of these three categories, then I set up my ventilator as if I was managing a patient who has refractory hypoxemia to maintain a lung…
[ad_1] The following chest x-ray is from a 40 year old with leg swelling and chest pain. What can be seen?Answer will be posted in a few days. Very subtle finding! This entry was posted in Advanced EM Cases, Imaging Case of the Week and tagged chest x-ray by Prathibha. Bookmark the permalink. About Prathibha…
[ad_1] Lateral view of the elbow shows elevated anterior and posterior fat pads giving leading to ‘sail sign’. There is an undisplaced transverse fracture of the radial neck. In its normal position, the anterior fat pad is seen closely approximated to the anterior distal humerus lying within the radial and coronoid fossae. When joint effusion…
[ad_1] Even though summer is over, it is essential to address the benefits of using the right sun protection. In my skin care studio, I see clients with all kinds of skin care problems such as sun damage, acne, rosacea, sensitive, and aging skin. One of the first questions I ask all of my clients…
[ad_1] The use of heated and humidified high flow nasal cannula has become increasing popular in the treatment of patients with acute respiratory failure through all age groups. In part 1 we summarized how High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) works. In part 2, we will discuss the main indications for its use in adult and…
[ad_1] Aug 23, 2018 Do you spend time finding out what the “why” is for your patient? Have you considered it’s not what is the matter with the patient but what matters to the patient? What the patient thinks their purpose is? Or at the very least, what they wish for during the next part…