1 week ago
Pacing Swan-Ganz Catheter
Throughout my training, I’ve placed countless pulmonary artery (“Swan-Ganz”) catheters for cardiothoracic surgeries and in the ICU to help guide…
3 weeks ago
Happy 10th Anniversary, RK.md!
Ten years ago on this day, I registered my current domain name, rk.md, through the country code top-level domain for…
4 weeks ago
Board Certified In Critical Care Medicine!
Earlier this morning, I was notified that I passed my critical care board examination and am now officially board certified…
October 1, 2018
The Lethal Triad In Trauma
The lethal triad in trauma – acidosis, hypothermia, and coagulopathy – defines much of what I do in the ICU…
September 16, 2018
Blood Gas Interpretation – Determining Acidosis and Alkalosis
There are four classic disturbances in traditional acid-base equilibria: respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, and metabolic alkalosis. The body…
