Welcome to Small City Open Prehospital Education
pH Matters: How Acid-Base Balance Influences Vasopressor Selection
So you have a patient who is acidotic and hypotensive and you need to resuscitate them. Your agency/hospital has no care about their budget and
Mastering Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia is a severe and deadly event which means there is an excessive amount of potassium in the blood. The normal concentration of potassium in
Hot Air: The Importance and Basics of ETCO2
Hot Air: The Importance and Basics of ETCO2 As professionals in the medical field. I believe that we have all attended a lecture or in-service
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome)
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome) Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a stress cardiomyopathy where there are ECG changes that show a STEMI along with increased troponin levels
40 Year Old Man with a WCT! What is Going On?
A 40 Year Old Man with a WCT! What is Going On? Your patient is a 40 year old male with a chief complaint of
Hot and Cold: The Katy Perry Understanding of Fevers
As I laid in bed for several days feeling like a truck had run me over and feeling like the Katy Perry song “Hot n
