Archives for January 2013
ICU Management of Brain Tumor
acutely bring NA up to 150 until post-op with 3% infusion and 23.4% boluses. After op, continue 3% or 2% to maintain sodium within 10 of plateau, keep weaning slowly over 48 hrs post-op at which point can transition to NS Steroids Decadron 10 mg continue 8-32 mg/day posterior fossa will need slow wean […]
Foreign Bodies: Ingested, Aspirated, and Inserted
(Ann Emerg Med 2016;66(6):570) Use kidney stone forceps if you need to remove a foreign body with Glidescope (Resuscitation 84 (2013) e3– e4)
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy simulator online http://www.bronchoscopy.org/ for training and maybe even better http://www.thoracic-anesthesia.com/?page_id=2&langswitch_lang=en need 2mm larger ET tube than diameter of scope, so 8mm tube to use adult size bronchoscope Anaesthesia 2012, 67, 1042–1056 Procedure from Practical Bronchoscopy Some bronchoscopists prefer to face the sitting or lying patient whilst others stand behind the head of […]