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Treating carbon monoxide toxicity

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-known treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning. Learn about its indications and dive deeper into carbon monoxide poisoning management with our mini-lesson.
25th Jul 2022 • 1m read

How to treat your intubated ARDS patients with prone positioning

How can we explain the benefit of prone positioning in ARDS from a physiological perspective? In this video, our teacher explains what evidence says about this therapy, how to perform the proning maneuver, and what the contraindications are.
5th Jul 2022 • 1m read

How to use steroids in patients with ARDS

Steroid use in ARDS has been controversial. Their effect may be very different depending on whether you use them early on or in late ARDS stages. In this video, our expert discusses standard steroid protocols and adverse effects you need to look out for.
5th Jul 2022 • 1m read

How to use PEEP in ARDS

Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) prevents lung alveoli from collapsing and improves oxygenation. Our expert explains what role PEEP plays in ARDS treatment and discusses evidence in the high versus low PEEP debate.
5th Jul 2022 • 1m read

How to diagnose ARDS

The first diagnostic criteria for ARDS were defined in 1994. In this lesson, you will learn how the diagnostic criteria evolved over the years, what the current diagnostic approach is, and how ARDS and acute lung injury are related.
5th Jul 2022 • 1m read

Medical Internship survival course: Using a mnemonic for patient handoff

Communication errors during handoff account for about 80% of medical errors! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to perform a structured and systematic handoff based on the 5 S’s mnemonic.
28th Jun 2022 • 1m read

Medical Internship survival course: How to evaluate for bowel obstruction

In this lesson, we discuss how to rule out bowel obstruction based on history, the physical exam, and imaging.
28th Jun 2022 • 1m read

Medical Internship survival course: Selecting the right antiemetic drug

There are a great variety of medications to use in patients with nausea like antimuscarinic agents, antihistaminic agents, dopaminergic antagonists, and many others.
28th Jun 2022 • 1m read

Medical internship survival course: how to replete potassium during your night on call

As an intern, you’ll be in charge of electrolyte repletion almost every day. In this lesson, we cover the symptoms of hypokalemia (low potassium), the formula to calculate the dose, and the best administration route.
28th Jun 2022 • 1m read

Medical Internship survival course: prioritizing your patient's problem list

In this lesson, our expert teaches you one of the most important skills in the hospital setting—prioritizing your patient’s problem list.
28th Jun 2022 • 1m read