icuroom.net Aug.' 10 Archive

Q; 52 year old female went into supraventricular tachycardia. While you call for Adenosine at bedside, clinical pharmacist inform you that ...

Q: Does Diuresis help in (Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)? Answer: Not really TRALI is associated with microvascular damage ...

Q: What could be the supporting finding on lab in (Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)? Answer : Laboratory findings may include ...

Q: One purpose of administrating local anesthesia (lidocaine) during Arterial line placement is to relieve pain for patient. What other pur...

Editors' note : On August 21, 2010 , we posted a pearl with conclusion that Norepinephrine is more stable in D5W rather than in NS. We ...

Soda-bicarb to prevent contrast induced nephropathy Q: How you write the order for soda bicarbonate infusion in preventing contrast induced...

Q; Succinylcholine is contraindicated (relatively) for intubation in which poisoining? Answer: Organophosphate poisoning.Organophosphate m...

Critical Care Humor Never use needle on a patient if you have an empty stomach and a full bladder! (you never know what procedure may take)

Preparation of NOREPINEPHRINE NOREPINEPHRINE (LEVOPHED) drip should be prepared in dextrose containing solution (D-5). NOREPINEPHRINE (LEVOP...

Q; 24 year old female 2 weeks post partum developed severe headache of one week followed by seizure. While you start workup what would be y...

Neuro-Critical Care Q; Beside it's use in prevention of vasospasm in Subarachnoid hemorrhage - what could be the other less known uses ...

Trivia! Q; Do you know the meaning of word "sepsis" (word origin)? Answer: Sepsis is derived from a Greek word "sepo" m...

Q; After successful completion of Transjugular Intrahepatic Porto-systemic Shunt (TIPS) for variceal bleeding - hepatic encephalopathy ____...

Back to Basic - MoA ACE inhibitors

Drug interaction Q : Which 2 commonly used cardiac medicines may interact negatively? Answer: Aspirin and ACE inhibitors Effects of ACE inh...

New Brain Death Guidelines! The American Academy of Neurology has released new guidelines for determining brain death in adults. The recomme...

On Friday the 13th! Q: What is the possible explanation behind Lazarus Syndrome? Answer : Lazarus Syndrome is a generic term use in hospit...

Q: 24 year old male presented with syncope. Patient has family history of sudden cardiac deaths in family and you strongly suspect Brugada ...

The End of the Code "When I was but an EMT lad in an ED I witnessed something I’ve incorporated into my own practice, and I think every...

Q: Describe the significance of "Herald Bleeding" in Primary aortoenteric fistula ( PAEF)? Answer: One of the known characte...

Q: Whats the best measure of titrating Atropine drip in Organophosphate poisoning? Answer: Control of hypersecretions served as the ...

Q: Which vitamin deficiency may cause life threatening lactic acidosis? Answer: Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency Thiamine is...

Q : Despite being an old player Sucralfate is still very well indicated in stress ulcer prophylaxis. What is the mechanism of action of suc...

Q: How Dexilant (Dexlansoprazole) is different from other PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors)? Answer : Dexilant has a DUAL DELAYED RELEASE mecha...

Thursday August 5, 2010 Q: What is the difference between available synthetic thyroid hormone replacement and natural thyroid hormone repla...

Q: Why Prealbumin is called Prealbumin? Answer : Prealbumin is called prealbumin because it ran faster than albumins on electrophoresis gel...

Q : In human body for measurement , each 1 g/dL decrease of albumin will raise the serum Calcium by what level? Answer : Each 1 g/dL decr...

Pleural calcification in asbestos exposure Pleural calcification occurs in about 50% with asbestos-related disease, especially along the dia...

Q: 78 year old male presented with severe abdominal pain. Patient is taking huge amount of over the counter NSAIDs and you suspect perforat...