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A platform where cardiac anesthesiologist and intensivist Dr. Rishi Kumar shares insights in perioperative medicine, critical care, education, and tech while promoting curiosity and lifelong learning.
From The Blog
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Rocket League: My First In-Game Flip Reset
My first flip reset in an actual match. Yes, it’s not impressive, but there’s still much room for improvement! 😀
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Bicitra
Sodium citrate/citric acid (Bicitra) is an oral solution I most commonly administered as an anesthesiology resident for aspiration prophylaxis in…
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Loop Diuretic Threshold And Ceiling Doses
Loop diuretics like furosemide (Lasix) and bumetanide (Bumex) block the reabsorption of sodium, potassium, and chloride in the thick ascending…
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Polymyxin B
Polymyxin B is a “last-line” antibiotic primarily used to treat hospital-acquired gram-negative infections that are resistant to essentially all other…
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Avycaz
Ceftazidime-avibactam (Avycaz) is an intravenous antibiotic combining a third-generation cephalosporin (inhibits cross-linking of peptidoglycan used to form the bacterial cell…
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Zones Of The Aorta
As a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and intensivist, I care for many patients in the OR and ICU who have aortic aneurysms…