In the past few years, my ICU has prioritized mobility and is tracking our progress. We use the JHHLM score to track what patient have done and to make goals for what they can do. I made drawings like this to help depict each JHHLM score.
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My ICU team has started working on a monthly education series with our providers and nurses. This will be our first month doing it and the topic is DKA.
Let me know if you have any DKA management pearls I can share!
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ICU Pharmacy pearls:
If u have not heard the news, there is a national shortage of IV hydrocortisone (HC) ...
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So, if u are like me & use often HC in septic shock, u need to be aware of other options. If HC (Solu-Cortef®) is not available, consider use of
If you like year round mountain biking, boating, golfing, national parks, hiking, skiing…and working in a great ICU. Come move to St. George and work with me!
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@PASeekingcafien I would contact the Doctor and tell them you are still waiting on the recruiter. We had a NP who we really wanted but decided go with another hospital because our recruiter was taking too long to get back with them.
Some info on Acute Pancreatitis
Did this NEJM article cause you to change your management of Acute Pancreatitis? #MedTwitter#FOAMcc#FOAMed#PrincessPancreas
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Had a great time the other weekend learning some POCUS skills from @CUDivHospMed and others at the @SocietyHospMed POCUS course. I have really enjoyed implementing everything I learned. Keep doing these great courses!
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…so putting everything I need to know about #ThePeoplesVentricle on one page didn’t work out. But here’s a start! Thanks @msiuba for the article help!
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I may have been a little delirious thinking that I could address ICU delirium on one page. Here is a #Delirium primer and some great articles on delirium.
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Allan Walkey on atrial fibrillation in ICU (#SCCM2023)
Arrigo 2015: cardioversion for secondary A-fib in ICU rarely works (43% remains sinus at 1hr, 23% at 24hr). Diltiazem was more effective at rate control than amio or digoxin.
So Nonselective Beta Blockers are good in cirrhotic patients but bad in SBP. Can someone explain the physiology of why NSBBs lead to worse outcomes in SBP? #MedTwitter#FOAMed
My 2 year old pointed to my lung drawing and said “yucky”. So here is some yucky empyema info for everyone #MedTwitter#FOAMed#ICU
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