Browsing From Vanderbilt University Medical Center by Subject "Critical care medicine"

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    • Antibiotic Considerations in the ICU 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-09-14)
      Why do we choose the antibiotics that we do? How long do we continue the course of therapy? Should we use some antibiotics together? These topics are covered in the episode.
    • Blood Conservation in the ICU 
      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. ...
    • Control of hyperglycemia improves outcomes 
      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?
    • Glucometers in the ICU: how accurate are they? 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-04-24)
      There is a large emphasis on intensive control of blood glucose in the ICU, but how accurate are the monitors we use to follow glucose? This episode reviews someof the limitations of deploying an instrument designed for ...
    • Keeping Up Week 19, 8 May 2009 
      Smith, Clay, MD, FACEP, FAAP; Fiechtl, Jim (Vanderbilt Medical Center. Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine, 2010-05-19)
      New American Heart SAH guidelines, antibiotics and pneumonia (does 4 hours really matter?), ED overcrowding, and many more for you on this week's edition of Keeping Up.
    • Keeping Up Week 21, 22 May 2009 
      Fiechtl, Jim; Smith, Clay, MD, FACEP, FAAP (Vanderbilt Medical Center. Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine, 2010-05-19)
      A couple of key cardiology articles came out this week that you need to know. Also, to help you learn more, we have added the Keeping Up Bullets: 60 seconds at the end summarizing everything in this week's podcast. Once ...
    • Meta-analysis of Glucose Control 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2008-11-16)
      Tight glucose control has been widely introduced into critical care. This meta-analysis, recently published in JAMA, critically evaluates the effects of these trials in reduction of sepsis as well as mortality. The results ...
    • Metabolic Acidosis in the ICU 
      Guy, Jeffrey S. (Vanderbilt University. Medical Center, 2007-07-25)
      A common problem in the ill or injured patient is a metabolic acidosis. In this episode we will review the common etiology of a metabolic acidosis as well as some lesser known causes.