Prone Positioning Decreases Mortality in Severe ARDS

Mechanical Ventilation for Intubated Patient
Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – ARDS, HPC updates, mechanical ventilation, prone positioning
Prone positioning has been in existence since 1974; however, the equipment and technique has now been refined and has proven to decrease mortality in severe ARDS.  Prone positioning decreases the amount of alveolar collapse and decreases V/Q mismatching in patients…
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Choosing Wisely Recommendations by the CCSC

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Gastrointestinal diseases, Mechanical Ventilation, Medical General, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – choosing wisely, HPC updates, mechanical ventilation, parenteral nutrition, transfusions
CHOOSING WISELY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CRITICAL CARE SOCIETIES COLLABORATIVE 1. Don’t order diagnostic tests at regular intervals (such as every day), but rather in response to specific clinical questions. Many diagnostic studies (including chest radiographs, arterial blood gases, blood chemistries…
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EEG

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Cardiovascular diseases, Medical General, medical procedures, Procedural Sedation, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – coma, EEG, electroencephalogram, HPC updates, minimally responsive state, persistent vegetative state
EEG in the Evaluation of Patients with Coma and Other Disorders of Consciousness The clinical evaluation of disorders of consciousness involves the challenge of distinguishing coma from vegetative state (VS) and from minimally conscious state (MCS). Recent neuroimaging studies have…
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