11 min
Lightning rounds #8: Five things you’re getting wrong Critical Care Scenarios
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- Medicine
Bryan’s off this week, so Brandon flies solo to explain five wrong-headed notions that many people believe without thinking about them.
* Are diuretic infusions more effective than intermittent boluses?* Are antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agents a good treatment for ICU delirium?* Is pressure control or volume control a better form of assist control?* Does renal failure cause chronically elevated troponin levels due to impaired troponin clearance?* If a patient squeezes your hand, does that mean they heard and followed your command?
Bryan’s off this week, so Brandon flies solo to explain five wrong-headed notions that many people believe without thinking about them.
* Are diuretic infusions more effective than intermittent boluses?* Are antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agents a good treatment for ICU delirium?* Is pressure control or volume control a better form of assist control?* Does renal failure cause chronically elevated troponin levels due to impaired troponin clearance?* If a patient squeezes your hand, does that mean they heard and followed your command?
11 min