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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Tricks of the Trach
Successful airway management is one of the cornerstones of every emergency medicine physician’s toolkit, and tracheostomies can often fall under that category of “difficult” or “scary”. In this post, we aim to familiarize learners with the anatomy of the trach airway and basics of trach tubes as well as teach management and troubleshooting of various complications of tracheostomies.
Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Arterial Lines and Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring
When does a blood pressure cuff fall short? Dr. Snyder walks us through the use of invasive blood pressure monitoring and arterial waveform interpretation.
Diagnostics and Therapeutics: The Who, What, Where, When and Why of Lumbar Punctures
Lumbar punctures can be a high stress and difficult procedure for many. Dr. Knudsen-Robbins walks us through the optimal setup, performance, and troubleshooting of this procedure, including the ultrasound-assisted LP! Check out this article before your next LP attempt to breeze through this procedure with ease.