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    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-06-14)
      When should a patient receive a transfuse of blood? What is an acceptable hemoglobin concentration in an ICU patient and should we use EPO? Summer is a time when the blood banks often have a single day's worth of blood. ...
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-09-30)
      Blood products: pRBCs, fresh frozen plasma, platelets, cryoprecipitate when and how should we use it? What are the risks? You may order them like IV fluids but do you really know how these potentially deadly products ...
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-07-04)
      Bomb and blast injuries: In the past blast injuries were limited to the battlefield of a rare industrial accident. The events of the past week are a reminder that civilian population centers are targets for bombing ...
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-06-07)
      Excessive fluid resuscitations lead to horrible complications such as abdominal compartment syndrome. This article takes a critical look and challanges many of our practices in fluid resuscitation of burn patients.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2009-09-24)
      Discussion of what is the difference between a CVC infection and a catheter-related blood stream infection. They are treated differently so it is important to know the difference.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2009-05-13)
      Ingestion of caustic materials can be fatal and difficult to evaluate. These patients are often referred to our burn center.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2009-07-16)
      A discussion of the potential problems encountered while inserting central venous catheters.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-04-16)
      Clostridium difficile colitis is a problematic complication of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized and critically ill patients. It is increasing in frequency and can be lethal.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2009-08-04)
      What horrible things can happen with central lines once they have been inserted.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-05-18)
      Virtually all patients on ventilators are on PEEP. PEEP has several interactions with various organ systems and some can result in profound complications. An understanding of PEEP and auto-PEEP are required before we can ...
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-09-24)
      A great deal is being presented and published on control of blood sugar in the ICU as well as the postoperative period. How much control is enough and what is the data?
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-08-19)
      Earthquakes are horrible natural events causing loss of lives in the thousands. Following earthquakes, building collapses, and cave-ins, large number of victims will suffer from renal failure and death following crush syndrome.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2011-11-26)
      This episode will discuss the physiology behind various CO output monitors such as pulmonary artery catheters, PICCO, pulse wave form analysis, and LiDCO.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-10-18)
      It is Sunday 8.31.08 and hurricane Gustav is bearing down on the city of New Orleans. This podcast will discuss the basic elements of disaster planning and management.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S.; Cotton, Brian, Dr. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2009-03-05)
      This is an interview that I did on www.medtalknetwork.com with Dr. Brian Cotton. Dr. Cotton recently left Vanderbilt to take a new position at UT Houston. He is an excellent teacher and his opinions on fluids resuscitation ...
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-05-13)
      What is the role of giving an adult steroids to prevent stridor or reintubation following extubation. This epidose looks at the data.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-02-01)
      The results of the CORTICUS trial are discussed.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-03-09)
      Prolonged QT is the most common reason why medications are restricted or removed from the US market. This episode will explain what it is and why you should look for it in your ICU patients.
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-06-28)
      Early surgical excision is likely to be the most significant individual variable to improve the outcome of a patient (adult or child) with a critical burn. Nevertheless, many nonburn physicians still want to apply to 1970 ...
    • Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2011-08-03)
      A brief description on what to consider when confronted with a patient with an air leak from the ET tube or a patient that self-extubates.