This is the fourth case in a series looking at critical care medicine. A 59-year old man in your ICU was just extubated 30 minutes ago. He is four days post blunt polytrauma and has ongoing agitation but no other requirement for intubation. Since extubation, he has required several sedatives and has now developed stridor at rest.
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Heat related illness
This case comes from Dr. Jared Baylis and Dr. Kelly Huang Dr. Baylis is the Simulation Medical Director at University of British Columbia - Southern Medical Program and Interior Health, as well as an editor of EM Sim Cases. Dr. Huang a PGY5 Emergency Medicine resident at University of British Columbia and is currently completing … Continue reading Heat related illness
Critical Care 1 – Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
This is the first case in a series looking at critical care medicine. A previously healthy 46-year old woman is transferred from a surrounding hospital with CT-confirmed diagnosis of SAH with hydrocephalus. The patient is transferred direct to Neurosurgery and booked for OR but experiences progressive decreases in her GCS while awaiting surgery.
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