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Case of the Week: November 11, 2019
The Case This is a 40-year old man status post-liver transplant (several months prior) who has had a complicated hospital course. He is now re-admitted with presumed septic shock (query HAP) and has...
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Case of the Week: November 20, 2019
Hi everyone, Thought we would take a break from the world of echo this week and again illustrate how we are using transcranial doppler in the ICU at Western. The Case This is a case of a 52 yo F...
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Case of the Week: November 25, 2019
The Case This week’s COTW is a two-part special. This is a 70-year old man who presented with several days of diarrhea. Firstly, here are his abdominal images. What can you conclude based on these...
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Case of the Week: December 4, 2019
The Case 85 yo M polytrauma from a high-speed MVC. Now recovering in the ICU, still intubated, but over the last few days has had worsening oliguric AKI and is now on 10mcg/min of NE. The POCUS team...
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Case of the Week: December 9, 2019
The Case This week’s case is a 67-year old woman who presented for an outpatient EGD. Post-procedurally she became hypoxic, so was brought to the ICU for monitoring and NIPPV. She was initially...
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Case of the Week: December 18, 2019
The Case Hi everyone! This will be the last COTW for 2019 before we take a short holiday break. We will pick it back up in 2020 with more great cases! This is a 70yo F with a recent diagnosis of left...
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Case of the Week: January 22, 2020
Hi everyone, Happy 2020! Hope everyone had a great holiday! It’s great to be back at it with more great cases! The Case This is a 74yo F with a past medical history significant for ESRD and severe...
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Case of the Week: January 29, 2020
The Case This is 65 yo M who presented with acute hypotension, hypoxia, and worsening AKI in the setting of known severe pulmonary hypertension secondary to a previous PE (CTEPH). He was admitted to...
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Case of the Week: February 6, 2020
The Case This was a case of an 80 yo M, previously healthy, with no known significant previous medical history. He presented to the ED with acute decreased level of consciousness. The leading concern...
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Case of the Week: February 14, 2020
The Case This is a 58yo F with ESRD with a history of known infective endocarditis of her AV for which she had previously completed a prolonged course of IV antibiotics. She was admitted to the ICU...
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