01.04 Why the heck do we care... About the Oxyhemoglobin Curve?

02/12/20 • 21 min

Hey guys! In this episode, we answer that annoying question from back in medic school... Why the hell do I give two craps about the Oxyhemoglobin Curve and what does it have to do with my patient care. Well, it turns out that it's super important. Hopefully this podcast will answer the questions that you had regarding the curve. I really want to start getting feedback on these episodes and see if it's the kind of content that you're looking for. If you love it or hate it, let us know!! [email protected]

#HEMS #FOAMed #criticalcare #FP-C #CFRN

#HEMS #FOAMed #criticalcare #FP-C #CFRN

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01.03 Sucky Lung Compliance, Hard to Vent Patient

This episode deals with the patient who is hard to ventilate or hard to bag. This can be very frustrating for our clinicians and can be very dangerous in our pediatric patient population. There are a ton of ways to help improve lung compliance, and this podcast really addresses one of them, but it's an item is very often missed, and something that most people don't fully understand. I hope you like it! Source materials below: #HEMS #FOAMed #coffeebreakHEMS #criticalcare #ventnerd

“Static Compliance Equation Page :: MediCalculator ::: ScyMed :::” ScyMed, 2019, www.scymed.com/en/smnxpr/prsdc055.htm.

• clinical experts group. “Static Compliance vs Dynamic Compliance.” Static Compliance (Cstat) vs. Dynamic Compliance (Cdyn), 2017, www.hamilton-medical.com/en_US/E-Learning-and-Education/Knowledge-Base/Knowledge-Base-Detail~2019-02-04~Static-compliance-%28Cstat%29-vs--dynamic-compliance-%28Cdyn%29~23980f36-edb7-41ea-b04f-fb9fe4d990b5~.html#DataTables_Table_0=od3.

• Tepper et al. “Static Compliance of the Respiratory System in Healthy Infants.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2001, www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/ajrccm.163.1.2002130.

• Brower, et al. “Driving Pressure: a Marker of Severity, a Safety Limit, or a Goal for Mechanical Ventilation?” Critical Care, BioMed Central, 1 Jan. 2013, ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-017-1779-x.

• Nickson, Chris. “Pulmonary Mechanics • LITFL • CCC Ventilation.” Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL • Medical Blog, 30 Mar. 2019, litfl.com/pulmonary-mechanics/.

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01.05 The Sick SOB Patient, EKG Mastery Series

Note: This case is completely fictional and is not based on any real patient!!

The following case is about a fictional patient that developed a PE and eventually had a cardiac arrest in the hospital. The question posed to the audience is this: if the field personnel had PE on their differential, would the patient have survived? This case goes into utilizing the EKG as a means to identify PE's in the field. Let me know what you think! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas about another episode just email me at [email protected] #HEMS #FOAMed #coffeebreakhems #criticalcare #EMS #flightmedicine