South pole…North pole, hot…cold, on earth…in space, below the sea…on Mount Everest, alone and far, far away. Ultrasound will...
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Diagnosing Meningitis – CSF lactate, procalcitonin and fungitell, when to pull the trigger on steroids/abx?
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, antibiotics, bacteria, brain, CSF, CT, emergency department, fungitell, lactate, LP, Meningitis, Neuro EM, procalcitonin, steroids, 0The golden hour of meningitis involves rapid identification, workup, and treatment. In most cases, the diagnosis of meningitis is...
Four Tragic Dog Deaths: Lessons in Program Design and Development
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, Administration, emergency medicine, innovation, medical education, Point-of-care Ultrasound, Program Design, Research, 0Academic programs are built on four main pillars: clinical excellence, research, education, and administration. These apply whether you build...
The Problem with Physiology
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, hemodynamics, outcomes, Physiology, 0Critical care clinicians can change physiology with a number of tools. They can repeatedly, often and mercilessly change physiological...
Voices in my Head
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, Failure, medicine, mindfulness, performance, Resuscitation, Self-compassion, 0We are all imperfect, this is the human condition. Pursuing a career in resuscitation means that some of our...
Neuroimaging Nibble Subtle SAH
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, Uncategorized, CT, Subtle Subarachnoid haemorrhage, 0Neuro Imaging Nibble: Subtle Subarachnoid haemorrhage on CT by Jordan Bonomo
Jonathan’s Story
Phoebe Adams, , Uncategorized, acute chest, narrative, opioids, pain management, sickle cell, 0Jonathan and his wife Anna thought they were coming to the emergency department for a routine sickle cell pain...
Prehospital Care: The Future is Now
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, future, medtech, prehospital, Resuscitation, Trauma, 0Trauma is an epidemic. It is globally the biggest killer in young people.This talk will outline the current deficits...
‘Everything’ at the End of Life
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, critical care, Dying, End of life, 0The meaning of ‘everything’ from the perspective of the patient, their family, their doctor and their health economist. We...
Helping Without Harming
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, communication in critical care, Debriefing, feedback, interprofessional education, negotiation, performance gaps, 0You’ve been resuscitating the patient for hours and finally caught up with volume. You come back on your next...