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Cardiology, Critical Care, Diagnostics, Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Sydney_Uni
Photonic Radar Monitors Breathing from a Distance
Engineers at the University of Sydney have developed a photonic radar that allows them to monitor breathing rates without the need to attach equipment to a patient’s skin. Wired or...
Conn Hastings | July 25, 2023
Critical Care, Epinephrine, Peripheral Vasopressors, Phenylephrine, Push Dose Pressors, Push Dose Vasopressors, Resuscitation, Septic Shock, Shock, Uncategorized, Vasopressor, Vasopressors
The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults
Background Information: Acute Hypotension is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Continuous vasopressor infusions have previously been the mainstay of treatment. However, peripherally dosed push dose pressors, (PDPs), are beginning...
Marco Torres | June 8, 2023
Critical Care, ICU, Intubation, Lung Protective Mechanical Ventilation, Lung Protective Ventilation, Pulmonary, Uncategorized, Ventilator, Ventilator Management
Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation
Background Information: Obtaining definitive control of the airway, when indicated, is the responsibility of the emergency medicine physician. Traditionally patients were managed on the ventilator with lung volumes of 10...
Marco Torres | March 27, 2023
Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Military Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, utarlington
Device Measures Hemoglobin More Accurately in Dark Skin
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington, in collaboration with Shani Biotechnologies, a local firm, have created a point-of-care device that can accurately measure hemoglobin levels and perform pulse...
Conn Hastings | November 11, 2022
Critical Care, Medicine, NAIST_MAIN_EN
Impedance Cytometry for Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
Scientists at Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan have come up with a method to rapidly determine the antibiotic susceptibility of a bacterial sample, such as a patient...
Conn Hastings | October 31, 2022
Critical Care, Medicine, Public Health, Surgery, Telemedicine
Neck Sensor Helps Masked Clinicians Communicate
Researchers at Pohang University of Science & Technology in South Korea developed an auditory sensor that lets people wearing face masks, such as clinicians, to communicate more easily. The device...
Conn Hastings | October 27, 2022
Critical Care, Materials, Medicine, Nanomedicine, UCSD
Algae-Based Microrobots Deliver Antibiotics within Lungs
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a microrobot system to treat bacterial pneumonia. The microrobots consist of living algal cells that can swim very effectively in...
Conn Hastings | September 28, 2022
Ambulance, Bariatric patients, by Dr. Ramon REYES MD, by EMS, Critical Care, EMS SPAIN, EMT, PARAMEDICS, Paul Combs, phtls 8th Edition, PREHOSPITAL
Bariatric patients "Ambulance" by EMS1
bariatric patient Practice professionalism with bariatric patients As individuals we are entitled to our opinions, but understand the causes of obesity before commenting on itEMS News in Focus by Arthur HsiehEarlier this...
EMS Solutions International | August 7, 2022
Anesthesiology, Critical Care, liver transplant, Liver4Life, Medicine, Pathology, Surgery, transplantation, UZH_en
Perfusion Machine Restores Donor Liver for Transplant
Clinical researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland have created a perfusion machine to store donor livers before transplant. We originally reported on the machine back in 2020, but...
Conn Hastings | June 7, 2022
Critical Care, Diagnostics, Emergency Medicine, Medicine
Wearable Sweat Sensor Warns of Impending Cytokine Storm
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas, in collaboration with a company called EnLiSense, developed a wearable electrochemical sweat sensor that can detect chemokines in sweat, alerting the wearer...
Conn Hastings | May 5, 2022
Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Diagnostics, Pathology, Radiology, Surgery
Magnetic Tentacle Robot Travels Deep into Lungs
Researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK have created a magnetic “tentacle robot” that is just 2 mm in diameter, which they hope will be able to navigate...
Conn Hastings | March 25, 2022
Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Medicine
Finger Clip for Blood Pressure Monitoring
At the University of Missouri a team of researchers developed a custom finger clip device that can continuously measure a variety of vitals, including blood pressure. The novel device represents...
Conn Hastings | January 5, 2022
Critical Care, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, DKA, Fluid Resuscitaiton, Fluids, ICU, IV Fluids, Normal Saline, Uncategorized
SCOPE-DKA: Normal Saline vs Plasmalyte in Severe DKA
Background Information: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of diabetes that we frequently encounter in both the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU). While intravenous fluid replacement...
Marco Torres | November 22, 2021

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