Life Threatening Asthma
There’s the casual wheezers, then there’s those that can wheeze no more.
It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, its bicycle clips time.
Here’s some advice from Dr SW, in a succinct, no nonsense from..
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/severe-asthmatic/
A tremendous ‘Round Table’ discussion from some of the Top Dogs in Critical Care, who produce the RAGE Podcast.
http://ragepodcast.com/rage-session-three/
And round 2 of the discussion on asthma, featuring SW:
http://ragepodcast.com/rageback-weingart-co-asthma/
If they just can’t catch their own breath, perhaps it’s time to give them a few for free:
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/niv/
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/dsi-update/
“When the patient can’t breathe, and you can’t think: The emergency department life-threatening asthma flow sheet”:
So you’ve intubated them. You think the hard bits done? It’s only just beginning…
Ventilator strategy:
http://intensivecarenetwork.com/asthma-ventilation-pk-by-askew-2/
Here’s Scott’s go to plan, when your intubated wheezer crashes..
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/finger-thoracostomy/
Some highbrow, advanced ventilator driving skills that takes things to the next level (more an ICU topic than for the hopefully brief stay of the vented patient in ED)
http://emcrit.org/lectures/vent-part-1/
http://emcrit.org/podcasts/vent-part-2/
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/pulmonary-puzzle-013/
