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Just released: decoder chart incorporating the secret messages in the new PE guidelines:

09.03.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Guideline for End-of-Life Care in the ICU Time for hospitals to do more. Will they?

Hospitals need to do more to help clinicians with end of life care, says a major society guideline. Will they?
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12.01.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha, 12 years in I am starting to learn the medium here. Not natural for long formers like us.

11.12.2025 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People think they understand things, and then they find Jon

10.12.2025 15:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Post-Cardiac Arrest: 2025 Guideline Update The American Heart Association and the European Society for Intensive Care Medicine each updated their post-cardiac arrest guidelines in 2025.

The 116 page 2025 post cardiac arrest guidelines from AHA and ESICM, broken down with some light commentary.

10.12.2025 15:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can Lungpacerยฎ wean your patient off the vent? What you need to know about the new FDA-approved diaphragm-buzzer

FDA approves a high-risk device with a <10% chance of success, and CMS agrees Medicare will pay $23,650 per case, without requiring the marketer to show itโ€™s superior to a plausible risk-free competitor that costs $75.

Can Lungpacerยฎ wean your patient off the vent?
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15.09.2025 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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THE REAL-WORLD BOARDS: Question #1 An 82-year-old woman in refractory V-fib arrest arrives in the E.D. Your move.

Please answer this โ€œboardsโ€ question on VF: what would you do?
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20.06.2025 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Sepsis bundles": No good evidence of benefit A randomized trial testing SEP-1 against usual care is long overdue

Do you know the gross story of how โ€œsepsis bundlesโ€ came to be the law of the land, even though they donโ€™t help?

16.04.2025 12:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you treating the patient, or their family? Both, according to the newest society guideline update

New society guideline says physicians are responsible for providing โ€œfamily centered careโ€

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08.04.2025 22:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Why don't oncologists refer to palliative care? And will their own society's strong recommendation ever change their minds?

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23.03.2025 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sedation, Analgesia, and Sleep Guideline Update: Melatonin Reviewing the evidence for the newest PADIS recommendation

Melatonin for sleep and delirium prevention in the ICU : does it actually help?
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20.03.2025 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fresh IBCC chapter: Measles in the adult hospitalized patient

๐Ÿค’ tx = mostly supportive, but there are important nuances

๐Ÿค’ viral pneumonia has parallels to COVID

๐Ÿค’ encephalitis appears to be ADEM (not neuroinvasion), treatable with steroid

chapter: emcrit.org/ibcc/measles/ #EMIMCC

06.03.2025 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Maybe reschedule that Friday surgery for Monday Large cohort study adds evidence for the "weekend effect"

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07.03.2025 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BOLO: CDC receiving multiple reports of serious adverse events with injectable ceftriaxone, state health authorities say

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05.03.2025 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How long should CPR be performed after cardiac arrest in the hospital? A series to help inform the final life-and-death decision

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18.02.2025 23:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Should thrombolytics be given >4.5 hours after stroke onset? Improved outcomes despite intracranial hemorrhages in a new meta-analysis

Neurologistsโ€™ job just got harder
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05.02.2025 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The new "sepsis tests": do they work? Part 2 of a series

Reviewing the new โ€œsepsis testsโ€ in this series of posts.

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31.01.2025 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Appreciate you saying this. It felt uncomfortable to post it, good to hear it resonated. Thank you

29.01.2025 13:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing this!

28.01.2025 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not trash talking them! Calling them out on this one (important) issue and asking, why?? (Hmm maybe I am one of the ones making this less fun ๐Ÿ˜†)

28.01.2025 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is a very interesting read. even trying to be as charitable as possible, it doesnโ€™t reflect well on the specialtyโ€™s culture (regarding this specific issue) and the practice patterns it tends to produce. Thank you.

28.01.2025 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the repost Josh! and for waving the flag for bluesky- found my way here from your post on pulmcrit. My father in law is actually a retired oncologist - but heโ€™s not on here ๐Ÿ˜† Matt

28.01.2025 12:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why don't oncologists refer to palliative care? And will their own society's strong recommendation ever change their minds?

open.substack.com/pub/pulmccm/...

27.01.2025 12:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thank you so much for connecting us all!

25.01.2025 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New "sepsis tests" are here: how well do they work? Part 1 of a series

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25.01.2025 19:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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vasopressin challenge: this group evaluated 1U bolus of vasopressin to evaluate patient responsiveness

I love this for a few reasons:

[1] allows vaso to have rapid onset (rather than taking 30-60 min to build up)

[2] we can get a sense of whether the vaso is helping

๐Ÿงต 1/5 #EMIMCC

24.01.2025 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 42 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad to be here! This looks promisingโ€ฆ

25.01.2025 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@sethina.bsky.social could you please add @pulmccm.bsky.social to a starter pack?

25.01.2025 17:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1