Iwanicki at #NACCT14 : Pre-hosp IM #ketamine safe/effective in 35 pts with excited delerium. 2/3 required no other sedation #FOAMed #FOAMtox
Handheld #naloxone autoinjector displayed at #NACCT14 that literally talks laypeople thru the process! #evzio
Another pearl at #NACCT14 : Drug users do NOT need extensive training to correctly administer street #naloxone ! Heroi̶n̶ ̶A̶d̶d̶i̶c̶t̶
Banner at #NACCT14 : Beware of pay-to-publish journal mimics. Paying google to bump search results over more reputable journals? #scandal
Bottei at #NACCT14 : clean kills with SynCann 5F-PB-22 deadly synthetic cannabinoid.
Burke at #NACCT14 : Social media data can provide the leading edge for biosurveillance. "When ppl get sick they like to tweet about it!"
Castillo at #NACCT14 : NC Harm Reduction Coalition prescribing "street" #naloxone to friends and family of addicts.
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Deblieax at #NACCT14 : Liver failure pearl #2: avoid lactulose in acute liver failure from APAP poisoning. Only useful for chronic! #FOAMtox
Deblieax at #NACCT14 : Liver failure pearl: elevated NH3 levels correspond to increased ICP, at least partially explains coma. #FOAMed
Mycyk at #NACCT14 : Recent #RCT of #dexmedetomidinetempers enthusiasm for use in severe etoh wd. #FOAMed #FOAMtox
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Tomaszewski at #NACCT14 : CO Pearl: HBO decision should NOT be based on levels. Age, duration, neuro/cv signs are better drivers. #FOAMed
Paradis at #NACCT14 : Ideal situation to start ECLS: Hypotension with reversible etiology, on TOXIC doses of pressors, with end organ injury
Paradis at #NACCT14 : Extracorporeal alphabet soup: IAPB ≠ ECMO ≠ CPB = ECLS = ECPB ≠ VAD. Exclusion pearls: prolonged CPR, sepsis, bleeds.
Engebretsen at #NACCT14 : Great BB/CCB induced shock lecture. Pearl: If glucagon works, start a drip because it only lasts 10-15 minutes...
.@brennafarmer1 at #NACCT14 : trouble with consultants? Use your "CUS" words! I'm Concerned.... I'm Uncomfortable... This is a Safety Issue.
Burkhart at #NACCT14 : #chemical structures of #Rxdrugs analyzed by #FDA everyday for QT risk, allergies, hepatotoxicity, etc!
Hemphill on med safety at #NACCT14: Do not punish medical errors. Instead, we must understand the system that allows adverse events occur.