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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax
Diagnostics Ryan LaFollette, MD Diagnostics Ryan LaFollette, MD

Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

There are many different types of pneumothorax (PTX), and the management paradigm has shifted in recent years as the research has exploded on this topic. This topic is additionally complicated by the development of multiple diagnostic tools now available for diagnosis as well as variable sizing algorithms used around the world. Institutional resources and specialty services may further dictate the management of PTX. This post aims to broadly cover the types of PTX, the diagnostic modalities available, and the ideal management by PTX type in the Emergency Department.

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers
Diagnostics Ryan LaFollette, MD Diagnostics Ryan LaFollette, MD

Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Ever get an ESR or CRP signed out to you and wonder why they were ordered? Want to use them intentionally and in an evidence-based way? Join Dr. Eric Segev as he takes a dive into the data of inflammatory markers and the pathologies in which they have been studied.

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Riding the Waves: End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring
Diagnostics, Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed Diagnostics, Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed

Riding the Waves: End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring

End-Tidal CO2 monitoring has a variety of uses in the Emergency Department.  Whether used diagnostically or for monitoring of a patient’s physiology, clinicians must possess an understanding of the information that you can gather from EtCO2 waveform tracings. Knowing how to interpret the waveforms makes EtCO2 much more than a number, allowing the clinician to gain insight into minute to minute changes in a patients physiological state.

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