ABA Keyword of the day
Article of the Month – March 2015
ASK THE EXPERT
February 2015: Tim Brennan
Hyperalgesia, IV diclofenac, IV lidocaine, Cancer recurrence
Upcoming Expert
Ask the Experts will interview Mihai V. Podgoreanu, MD; Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine. Email your questions for Dr. Podgoreanu on cardiothoracic anesthesiology to Dr. Nemergut.
Virtual Obstetric Grand Rounds
February 2015: Neuraxial Analgesia Effects on Labor Progression with Dr. Erica Grant
TEE of the Month – March 2015
Aortic stenosis
ASK THE EXPERT – January 2015
Srinivasa Raja
Acute pain, Chronic post-surgical pain, Neuropathic pain
ABA Keyword
Moderate sedation: ASA guidelines
The ASA has produced guidelines that define levels of sedation.
Article of the Month – February 2015
TEE of the month – February 2015
LVAD placement
ASK THE EXPERT – December 2014
Avery Tung
Research in critical care, Colloids and crystaloids, Quality
ABA Keyword
Cardiac tamponade – Dx
Clinical findings consistent with cardiac tamponade include tachycardia, dyspnea, chest pain, diaphoresis, decreased arterial pulsation, muffled heart sounds, elevated jugular venous pressure and pulsus paradoxus. Classically Beck’s triad is used to characterize three signs of cardiac tamponade: hypotension, jugular venous distention and muffled heart sounds.
