Cardiogenic Shock: Part 2

A new prospective multicenter cohort of 250 patients with shock examines the safety and outcomes of peripheral vasopressor administration. Extravasation events were rare and clustered only after several days of infusion, while norepinephrine use and simple physiologic markers cor ... Show More

Intravenous dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers can quietly worsen oxygenation by blunting hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. In this episode, we break down the bedside mechanism, which agents are implicated, who’s at highest risk (post-op atelectasis, obesity, pneumonia, f ... Show More

In this episode of Saving Lives: Critical Care Conversations, we discuss new evidence from the University of Pennsylvania that challenges how we time inotropic therapy in acute decompensated heart failure–related cardiogenic shock.This retrospective cohort study found that patien ... Show More

<p>This episode covers cardiovascular disease.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/cvd/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/cvd/</a> or in the cardiology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medicine b ... Show More

The cardiac OR can be a daunting place for any medical student or resident who finds themself on a cardiac surgery rotation. Have no fear, this Cardiac Surgery Crash Course is a short series focused on high-yield topics to help introduce students and residents to cardiac surgery ... Show More

<p>This episode covers supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/svt/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/<b>svt</b>/</a> or in the cardiology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero t ... Show More

<p>In this full length episode of Dr Matt &amp; Dr Mike, the boys explain the cardiac cycle. They cover everything that happens to the heart within a single heartbeat - this includes, blood movement, systole, diastole, electrical currents (ECG), pressure changes, and valves openi ... Show More

<p>We’re back with Part 2 of our Cardiac Complications episode. If you haven&apos;t tuned in to Part 1 yet, we highly recommend starting there for full context. In this episode, we&apos;ll explore critical topics such as congestive heart failure, cardiovascular collapse, cardiac ... Show More

<p>This episode covers atrial fibrillation.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/af/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/af/</a> or in the cardiology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medicine book.< ... Show More

<p>This episode covers valvular heart disease and murmurs.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/valvularheartdisease/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/valvularheartdisease/</a> or in the cardiology section of th ... Show More

<p>This episode covers chronic heart failure.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/heartfailure/'>https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/heartfailure/</a> or in the cardiology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to ... Show More

<p>This episode covers pericardial effusions.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/cardiothoracic/pericardialeffusion/'>https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/cardiothoracic/pericardialeffusion/</a> or in the cardiothoracic surgery section of ... Show More

<p>Exercise, sudden cardiac death in sports, new TAVI data, behavioral psychology, EHR doing good things, maybe, and coffee are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.</p> <p><em>This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only</em>.</p> <p>To re ... Show More