Hypoglycemia!

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And.. Ticks Still Suck!

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http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/ticks-suck-literally1107056

Family presence during resuscitation

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Hepatitis C:

 The term Hepatitis simply means "inflammation of the liver," and can be caused by anything that irritates the organ, from excessive alcohol use, to infection.  Hepatitis C is a.....

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check out what our students are saying!

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ACLS V-Fib Megacode

 A lot of people have asked me to make a video of my standard ACLS megacode lecture for ventricular fibrillation.  Well, here it is!  A little rough (sorry, it was spur of the moment!) but it is out there...   Hosted on YouTube at the link-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbGZ16S72yg&feature=youtu.be

Epinephrine in cardiac arrest- It's not all good.

Epinephrine is the initial drug administered per ACLS protocol to patients in asystole, PEA, and ventricular fibrillation/ pulseless V-tach. For asystole and PEA, it is the ONLY drug indicated, unless specifically treating a reversible cause of arrest (see H's and T's.)

Epinephrine will increase central (read more here- http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/epinephrine-in-cardiac-arrest-its-not-all-good)