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Manjaro Linux Bluetooth and Audio Info

I spent the morning troubleshooting this and I wasn't finding much useful info through searches, so this is just a little info dump post to be helpful for others with similar problems. I briefly explain the Manjaro Linux audio stack, the relevant packages, and how to enable/troubleshoot your bluetooth

Management of Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Insulin is the Secret Sauce

This post will review the presentation, workup, and treatment of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (eDKA). Particular attention is spent discussing refractory acidosis, treatment failure, and insulin dosing. TL;DR * eDKA is a medical emergency and the management is NOT straightforward * SGLT-2 inhibitor use and pregnancy are major risk factors for eDKA

Rapid Bronchoscopy for ETT Confirmation

Have you ever intubated a patient, initiated sedation, and then the patient started desatting? The ETCO2 is 35. You listen to lung sounds and they seem quieter on the left. The ETT is only at 23 cm and you swear that you barely went past the cords. You already ordered

Advanced Vascular Access Techniques for the Intensivist

The intensivist is a master of vascular access, but from time to time we still find ourselves with a challenging case. Sometimes the odds stack against our favor. Think of an elderly patient who is on dialysis, in shock, obese, and with just a small little femoral artery. When you're

CRRT - lost in the sauce

The hardest part about learning CRRT is deciphering the alphabet soup. It's easy to get lost in the sauce. Once you learn concretely the vocabulary and what all the tubes and pumps do on the CRRT machine then the rest kind of just falls in to place. This article is

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