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Dive into real world critical care scenarios that our team has experienced. Today, Lane talks through a blown cuff.

Placing a central line is routine—until it’s not. Read this gripping (and sweaty) tale of an unexpected central line complication.

It was drilled into you in school over and over. Go 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line . But should we go elsewhere?

In the past, advanced macrolide monotherapy (azithromycin and clarithromycin) was recommended for outpatient treatment of CAP and COPD AE with acute bronchitis. I'm starting to question if this is consistent with best practice recommendations.

"I wish I were better at ultrasound." 

"I'm not as good at ultrasound as people on my team."

"I keep meaning to practice scanning on shift, but there are so many other things I could be doing."

Thanks for participating! Here you can find our consensus from our discussion during our first virtual podcast club.

No wait! Keep reading — promise this isn’t another hand hygiene campaign (though for the record, we fully support that type of foam as well)