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From The Blog
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Right Upper Lobe Bronchoscopy
As an intensivist and cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, bronchoscopy is an incredibly common procedure I perform in the ICU (from in front…
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Tendyne Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
Abbott’s Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) provides an alternative to MitraClip for patients with symptomatic, moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation who…
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S1-Q3-T3 ECG Pattern
S1-Q3-T3 refers to an ECG pattern first described in the 1930s suggestive of cor pulmonale in a case series of…
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ICY DOCK EZConvert PRO SSD Mounting Tray For Drobo
Roughly a year ago, I upgraded my storage server to a Drobo 8D Thunderbolt direct-attached storage (DAS). Since then, I’ve…
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POCUS – IVC Versus Aorta
The subcostal view of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is used to assess IVC diameter and respirophasic variation to gauge…
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Surgicel
Surgicel is an oxidized cellulose hemostatic agent used to control bleeding. It creates a physical barrier to blood loss while…