Thank you Dr. Christina Chung for an excellent presentation on alcohol withdrawal syndrome in a patient with altered mental status. Key Learning Points: Mild EtOH withdrawal symptoms can begin as early as six hours after last drink The classic tremor…
Time is tissue—and the brain is no exception. Here's the landmark article guiding our use of thombolytics within 4.5 hours of an acute stroke. Remember, the clock starts ticking from the patient's last well-known time, not from the time of…
This classic, often-cited article informs us that among patients in the ICU, intensive glucose control of 81-108 increased mortality as compared to a more liberal glucose target of <180. How have you applied the findings of this research to your…
Current antibiotic stewardship guidelines at Olive View recommend 4 days of antibiotics for intraabdominal infections once source control is achieved. Here is clinical evidence of this "short" duration of antibiotics.
The Ativan Protocal at Olive View is a symptom-based algorithm for treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Here's the evidence for use of the symptom-based CIWA scale to determine the dosing of lorazepam as compared to fixed dosing of benzodiazepine. Read the…
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