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Providing relevant and engaging educational content to critical care or pulmonary fellows

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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
27 Aug 2019
When should I use neuromuscular blockade in moderate/ severe ARDS? Link podcast: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… Link @NEJM article: nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE… We spoke with Drs Moss and Angus about their NEJM publication, and gained their insights about NMB and ARDS!
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
14 Aug 2019
My patient has sepsis 🤒- how do I decide which therapies to administer to whom and when? Podcast link: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… Article link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31… We discuss 4 newly identified sepsis phenotypes and their implications for therapy with Dr Seymour #jama
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
30 Jul 2019
Why is it so difficult for clinicians to agree on an ARDS diagnosis? What parameters can we use to better agree on ARDS? Podcast link: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… Article link: atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1… We asked Dr Michael Sjoding about his article published in Annals of ATS
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
17 Jul 2019
Which septic shock patients benefit from steroids? How do I choose the right patient to receive steroids? Podcast link: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… Article link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30… We asked Dr Anthony Gordon how sepsis signatures could help us make the right decision
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How do I better manage atrial fibrillation in my ICU patient? Which therapies should I choose? Podcast link: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… Pubmed link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… We asked Dr. Allan Walkey about his recent publication in CHEST
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Can I predict my sepsis patient’s clinical course and outcome using their temperature? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30… Podcast: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… We interviewed Dr Bhavani to share his insights.
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
30 May 2019
Should I start precedex (dexmedetomidine) as early sedation in my critically ill patient? Article: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31… Podcast: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… We interviewed the first author of the recent @NEJM publication to gain his insights on the SPICE III trial
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
28 May 2019
Read the recent SPICE III randomized trial on early sedation use of dexmedetomidine in critically ill patients, published in @NEJM ? Link: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… We discussed the findings and implications of the study with Dr Shehabi
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
19 Feb 2019
Should we bag-mask from induction to laryngoscopy in critically ill adults? Link: thoracic.org/about/ats-podca… We asked Dr. Matt Semler to share the rationale, results and implications of the PreVent trial, just published in @NEJM
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How to best manage dyspnea in the the ICU for those with terminal illness? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… Reviews indications for interventions: - opioids - BZPs - corticosteroids - diuretics - oxygen (NC vs HFlow vs NIPPV)
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
31 Jan 2019
ATS summary of LAM for clinicians Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… 1. What is LAM? 2. Indications for sirolimus 3. Indications for VEGF testing 4. Avoid doxycycline and hormonal therapy
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
28 Jan 2019
How do we liberate our critically ill patients from mechanical ventilation? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28… This guideline summarizes the evidence for measures we use to liberate patients from mechanical ventilation
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
24 Jan 2019
What are the lung effects of marijuana smoking? What do you need to tell your patient? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… Reviews effects of marijuana on the lung, particularly chronic bronchitis
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
21 Jan 2019
My patient has sub-massive PE😳 Should I use catheter-directed thrombolysis? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… Review summarizes data regarding catheter-directed thrombolysis for the treatment of sub-massive PE
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
18 Jan 2019
A lot of people smoke or have smoked cigarettes in the US. Do you know all the smoking-related interstitial lung diseases? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… Great review discussing smoking-related PFTs, CT scans, pathology and key management strategies
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
17 Jan 2019
My critically ill patient is in refractory shock 😳 What do I do? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… This recent review provides excellent insights/ suggestions on the management of refractory vasodilatory shock
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
16 Jan 2019
How do we best ventilate those with COPD/asthma? Link: medintensiva.org/en-invasive… This review describes strategies to perform invasive mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults with COPD or asthma
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
15 Jan 2019
Are you up to date with the latest advances in managing cystic fibrosis? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… Review summarizes key new therapies including indications for ivacaftor
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
14 Jan 2019
How should we manage pain in the critically ill affected by the opioid epidemic? Link: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29… NB to identify and distinguish: 1. Acute opioid toxicity 2. Chronic intensive care related pain 3. Iatrogenic opioid withdrawal syndrome
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
12 Jan 2019
Are you following the debate on whether the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines should be retired? Worth reading the following articles: 1. journal.chestnet.org/article… 2. journal.chestnet.org/article…
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ATSfellows@ATSfellows
12 Jan 2019
And their responses: 3. journal.chestnet.org/article… 4. journal.chestnet.org/article… “no matter how optimistic observational studies may seem, rigorous RCTs are required to provide truly scientific evidence.” “Our families and our patients deserve nothing less”
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