The condition generally causes a high fever, and heart and kidney output may decrease. Often, a septic patient needs special drugs (pressors) to maintain blood pressure, and toxins and acid (lactate) ...

Often, a septic patient needs special drugs (pressors) to maintain blood pressure, and toxins and acid (lactate) can build up in the blood. Blood cultures can turn positive with a pathogen ...

What do these terms mean, and how important is it to be informed about pneumonia and its potential life-threatening complications? Pneumonia is a general term that refers to any infection that affects ...

The optimal management of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the pediatric population has not been well studied. There are a limited number of research articles studying the management of TBI in ...

Background: Burst suppression (BS) is an electroencephalography (EEG) pattern in which there are isoelectric periods interspersed with bursts of cortical activity. Targeting BS through anaesthetic ...

Often, a septic patient needs special drugs (pressors) to maintain blood pressure, and toxins and acid (lactate) can build up in the blood. The pope is receiving what is known as high-flow oxygen ...

Jonathan Lee is a critical care paramedic with Ornge in Toronto, Canada, with over 25 years of experience in 911, critical care, aeromedical and pediatric critical care transport. Jonathan’s ...