Here it is, the 1st EMCrit podcast. It’s on the topic of Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema (SCAPE). To boil it down to 10 seconds: Start patient on Non-invasive ventilation with a PEEP of 6-8; quickly titrate to a PEEP of 10-12. Start the patient on a nitroglycerin drip. Administer a loading dose of 4oo [...]
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