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Which biomarkers or diagnostic tools do you prioritize to support the decision to start antifungal treatment in septic patients with no clear source of infection but at high risk for fungal infections?
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How do you decide whether to use lung POCUS versus CT as the next step when a chest X-ray is equivocal for pneumonia?
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When starting stress dose steroids for patient with primary adrenal insufficiency, how do you decide whether to start hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 hours versus 50 mg every 6 hours?
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Would you recommend starting tolvaptan at 7.5 mg per day, which is half the typical starting dose, to reduce the risk of overcorrection in an inpatient with SIADH and a serum sodium level of 122 mEq/L?
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Are there situations where you would consider treating E faecalis or E faecium that grows from a respiratory culture?
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Do you recommend automatically starting CRRT anticoagulation when initiating CRRT if there are no medical contraindications to anticoagulation?
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What recommendations do you have regarding the use of dronabinol to prevent cannabis withdrawal in an inpatient medical or psychiatric setting?
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How do you mitigate risk when performing bronchoscopy in hypoxic patients requiring high levels of supplemental oxygen?
Is there a threshold amount of oxygen above which you would avoid bronchoscopy?
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How do you decide between oral vs nasal route of entry for bronchoscopy with BAL with moderate sedation?
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How do you manage MAT for opioid use disorder in lung transplant patients during the peri/postoperative period?
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In cases of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, what factors influence your decision to pursue catheter-directed thrombolysis?
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How do you manage concurrent non-life-threatening hemoptysis and acute pulmonary embolism?
Estimating blood loss from hemoptysis is not always reliable. The bleeding may be due to the PE itself. Is anticoagulation with any degree of hemoptys...
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When do you usually introduce conversations regarding tracheostomy placement in patients with refractory status epilepticus, or other conditions where one may anticipate delayed awakening?
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Are there factors that would prompt you to consider the use of methylene blue in refractory septic shock?
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Do you routinely use two empiric antibiotics to cover for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the management of CF exacerbations?
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What is your approach to treatment of patients with fulminant C difficile infection who required ileostomy creation or colectomy?
Is there a role for oral vancomycin in these patients, or is oral vancomycin redundant if other routes of administration are being used (i.e intracolo...
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What is your protocol for transitioning to oral anticoagulation post-thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism?
High-risk PEs are typically treated with loading doses of anticoagulants or bridging with LMWH. Do you omit the bridging/loading period and go straigh...
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What are the next steps in the management of a patient admitted with an IPF exacerbation resistant to steroid therapy?
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In massive transfusion protocol from suspected hemorrhage, is it worth obtaining a TEG to guide transfusion?
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Do you routinely obtain a CXR or CT after identifying an etiology for dyspnea on POCUS?
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What would be your approach to percutaneous intervention for acute plaque rupture and cardiogenic shock for a patient with cirrhosis and severe thrombocytopenia?
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Have you incorporated the use of linezolid in lieu of vancomycin plus clindamycin for empiric treatment of necrotizing fasciitis?
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Do you routinely use 3% sodium chloride and desmopressin to correct hypovolemic hyponatremia in an asymptomatic patient with serum sodium of less than 120 mEq/L?
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Do you recommend procalcitonin to help convince other providers to stop antibiotics in patients with pneumonia in whom a non-infectious diagnosis is strongly suspected?
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For patients with newly diagnosed VTE on IV heparin planned for transition to DOAC, would you start at the loading or maintenance DOAC dose?
If they have been on IV heparin for 3 days, for example, would you subtract those days from the recommended loading dose time?
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How do you approach managing clozapine in patients who are critically ill?
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What has been your stepwise approach to oxygenation, including when to consider the use of inhaled nitric oxide or epoprostenol, in refractory hypoxemia due to cardiogenic pulmonary edema in patients who are otherwise not ECMO candidates?
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In a patient with severe hyponatremia and acute kidney injury in the setting of hypovolemic shock, would fluid resuscitation take precedence over the rate at which sodium is corrected?
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Do you use steroids in the management of PJP pneumonia with severe hypoxia in HIV negative patients?
Data on the role of steroids in HIV negative patients with PJP has been conflicting.
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What is your hemoglobin target for PRBC transfusion in cases of acute brain injury?
Have recent trials (TRAIN trial and HEMOTION trial) influenced your approach? 
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What are some important considerations for use of ACE inhibition in scleroderma renal crisis patients who require dialysis?
For example, is captopril dialyzable? 
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Do you recommend early oral nutrition when managing diabetic ketoacidosis?
Some data showed early enteral nutrition improves outcomes in DKA. Some thought that enteral nutrition could counteract the insulin gtt.
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Do shorter door-to-balloon (D2B) times impact outcomes in STEMI, if it's already less than 90 minutes, and to what degree (i.e., 30 vs 60 minutes would have a more significant impact)?
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Do you consider the use of tocilizumab in patients with COVID pneumonia who have had an improvement in supplemental O2 requirements but have significantly elevated inflammatory markers after day two of remdesivir and dexamethasone?
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Do you routinely perform a pre-extubation bronchoscopy for secretion clearance during the index hospitalization in patients following lung transplantation?
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What is your blood pressure or mean arterial pressure goal in a critically ill patient with acute kidney injury?
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What strategies do you use to prevent overcorrection of serum sodium in patients with severe hyponatremia and adrenal insufficiency when initiating glucocorticoid therapy?
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Are there clinical scenarios in which you would start empiric treatment for pulmonary TB without microbiologic confirmation?
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Do you consider tracheostomy for the management of continued hypercapnea despite compliance with PAP in patients with OHS and OSA?
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What is the upper limit of blood glucose target in hyperglycemic critically ill patients?
The new SCCM guidelines suggest an upper limit of 200 compared to the conventional 180.
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How do you identify which patients are at highest risk for decompensation and most likely to benefit from NIV for pre-oxygenation prior to intubation?
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Does the experience level of the intubation operator affect outcomes related to pre-oxygenation with NIV versus an oxygen mask?
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Does the use of NIV for pre-oxygenation delay the time to intubation?
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What factors do you consider for patients on an individual basis when establishing a post-cardiac arrest MAP goal after ROSC is achieved, considering some may benefit from higher MAP goals for optimal cerebral perfusion?
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What blood pressure targets do you enforce in the first 24-48 hours in a patient who develops an intracranial hemorrhage after mechanical thrombectomy?
Blood pressure targets for ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage are described in several guidelines. However, in patients with acute stroke wh...
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What are the logistical challenges and time constraints of implementing NIV for pre-oxygenation in emergency settings compared to oxygen masks?
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Would bag-mask ventilation with a PEEP valve be a reasonable alternative to NIV for pre-oxygenation prior to intubation in settings where NIV is not easily accessible?
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Is there a subset of patients in whom pre-oxygenation with NRB or BVM could be safely pursued?
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Do you administer calcium to patients with K > 6.5 without EKG changes?
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When attempting PEEP titration, how long do you wait after decrements or increments to assess for a change in driving pressure?
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Do you routinely perform echocardiography in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia deemed low risk for metastatic infection, or do you selectively omit it based on specific clinical criteria?
Hendriks, et al., PMID 38576380
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What are first-line choices for vasopressors/inotropes to use in hypotensive patients with Eisenmenger Syndrome?
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How do you approach determining appropriateness for extubation in a patient with acute respiratory failure in the setting of known chronic neuromuscular disease?
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Do you use absolute random cortisol levels or delta cortisol levels after ACTH stimulation to diagnose adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill?
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Do you preferentially avoid use of piperacillin-tazobactam for empiric anti-pseudomonal coverage in hospitalized patients due to risk of nephrotoxicity?
ACORN Randomized Clinical Trial 
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Do you ever start a ketogenic diet in patients who present with status epilepticus admitted to the ICU?
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In which cases would you consider early transition to DOAC (within 72 hours) for hospitalized patients with intermediate or high risk PE?
Assume thrombolytics are not indicated. Do you favor early DOAC transition after 24-48 hours of heparin gtt or do you favor LMWH for 10-14 days follow...
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How do you adjust your management strategy to address the unique needs of anuric end-stage kidney disease patients when treating diabetic ketoacidosis?
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In a patient with acute stroke/ICH/SDH/hyperammonemia at risk for rebound edema with new onset renal failure, do you prefer CRRT versus low and slow HD? How frequently do you monitor osmolarity?
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In drawing blood cultures from a central line to evaluate for CLABSI, do you advise drawing separate blood cultures from each port in case of dual or triple lumen line?
If yes, what is the rationale for doing that? 
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Do you continue to prone patients with severe ARDS after initiation of VV-ECMO?
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Can intra-abdominal pressure serve as a surrogate for pleural pressure to titrate PEEP in obese patients or those with intra-abdominal hypertension?
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Is the adage “If GCS <8, intubate” still relevant for non-TBI patients?
Do the findings of the NICO trial influence your stance?
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When do you consider ketamine to treat nonconvulsive status epilepticus?
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Do you favor aggressive airway clearance regimens or bronchoscopy for clearing occluding mucous plugs in patients who are not in respiratory distress?
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Is there still a role for direct laryngoscopy in the intubation of patients in the ICU?
Multiple recent trials have shown higher first pass success rate with VL over DL.
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Do you administer prophylactic antibiotics to prevent VAP following intubation in patients with acute brain injury?
Do the findings of the PROPHY-VAP trial influence your approach?
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When do you consider the use of steroids in the management of acute exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis?
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Do you choose an antibiotic with CSF penetration, such as nafcillin over cefazolin, in the setting of MSSA endocarditis with septic emboli to the brain (assuming no concomitant meningitis or brain abscess)?
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Do you consider use of convalescent plasma early in disease course in COVID-19 induced ARDS in mechanically ventilated patients?
Do the results of the recent study (Misset et al., PMID 37889107) showing reduction in 28-day mortality in patients with high neutralizing antibody ti...
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Do you recommend careful correction of serum sodium to avoid osmotic demyelination syndrome in patients who are found to have isoosmolar hyponatremia in the setting of an elevated BUN level?
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What is your approach to withdrawal of ventilatory support at the end of life?
Do you favor gradual reduction in oxygen and pressure support with intermittent medication as needed or immediate extubation with peri-extubation medi...
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What is the expected timeframe one would expect to see paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity/sympathetic storming persist post-traumatic brain injury?
For example, in the setting of TBI, how do you guide the duration of the medical treatment?
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Would you consider deferring chest tube placement in a clinically stable patient with a small empyema without signs of systemic infection?
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Is a larger bore percutaneous chest tube sufficient to adequately drain a hemothorax, or is a surgical chest tube required?
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Is there a subset of ANCA vasculitis patients for which you would try plasma exchange?
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What is your approach to the evaluation and management of a suspected intrapulmonary hematoma?
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What agents do you utilize for mucociliary clearance during the index hospitalization of patients post lung transplant?
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Do you use intrapleural tPA/dornase in loculated effusions that are not due to infection?
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How do you assess the use of Heimlich valves for patients who present with persistent air leaks?
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Has your management of severe hyponatremia changed after a recent observational study described higher in-hospital mortality for sodium correction of <6 mEq/L compared to 6-10 mEq/L in the first 24 hours?
Seethapathy et al., NEJM
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Have you incorporated the use of steroids for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia?
In light of published data from the CAPE COD trial...
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Is there a role for chronic suppressive oral or inhaled therapy for recurrent Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia causing frequent hospitalizations in a patient with severe bronchiectasis with or without underlying cystic fibrosis?
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Do you use acetazolamide to aid diuresis in patients with acute on chronic respiratory acidosis with significantly elevated serum bicarbonate levels?
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In what clinical scenarios do you utilize post-cardiac arrest targeted temperature management (TTM)?
In the span between the HACA trial and the Targeted Temperature Management in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest study (Dankiewicz et al., PMID 34133859),...
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What protective post-op measures do you recommend for a patient with scleroderma and a history of ILD, PH, Raynaud’s and digital ischemia undergoing cardiothoracic surgery?
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In patients being evaluated for brain death, which abnormal movements are definitively known to still be consistent with brain death and which are possibly consistent with brain death but lack definitive evidence?
What are the sources for this and are they reliable by today’s standards? Numerous case series report various abnormal movements but how reliabl...
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Should checking a urinalysis with reflex to culture be part of the standard work up for fever in an ICU patient with a urinary catheter?
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Do you obtain an echocardiogram as a part of risk stratification in all patients hospitalized with an acute pulmonary embolism?
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When do you pursue interventional treatments in a lung transplant patient with anastomotic dehiscence complicated by a bronchopleural fistula?
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What is your approach to the management of persistent hydropneumothorax due to a non expandable lung?
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What patient factors, if any, would lead you to extubate a patient at high risk of extubation failure to AVAPS rather than BIPAP?
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What factors do you consider while selecting high risk patients for prophylactic NIV after planned extubation?
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What is your preferred mechanism for venting the left ventricle in patients on VA-ECMO?
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What would be your second pressor of choice if patients with LVOT obstruction remain persistently hypotensive on phenylephrine?
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Are SCDs contraindicated in patients with acute DVTs?
Is it different than early mobility that we always encourage?
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Do you perform PEEP titration while patients are proned?
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Do you add fludrocortisone to hydrocortisone when starting stress dose steroids in a patient with septic shock?
Though there is data to support using both hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone, it seems to be used rarely in clinical practice. A review publishe...
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Does your approach to extubating obese patients differ from your approach in non-obese patients?
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Do you routinely use vasopressin in the management of RV failure leading to shock state in the absence of an obvious treatable cause such as infarction or PE?
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How long post operatively do you wait before transitioning from parenteral anticoagulation to oral anticoagulants after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for CTEPH?
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What is your preferred strategy for controlling bleeding after transbronchial or endobronchial biopsies?
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What are best practices in management of severe acute infusion reaction from infliximab?
Patient became acutely flushed, developed severe and prolonged hypotension with brief loss of consciousness, dizziness, nausea, dry heaves and headach...
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When do you consider the use of corticosteroids in patients diagnosed with EVALI?
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What is your approach to volume resuscitation in patients with obvious septic shock but also with a component of suspected cardiogenic shock?
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Do you increase sedation or consider the use of neuromuscular blockade to prevent potential self-induced lung injury in patients with high respiratory drive?
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Do you attempt more aggressive PEEP titration to improve the P/F ratio prior to proceeding with proning in patients with ARDS and P/F <150?
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Do you discontinue proning due to a perceived lack of response to intervention in a patient with ARDS?
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What strategies do you employ to prevent post-intubation hypotension in a profoundly hypoxic patient given a paralytic for intubation?
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What strategies do you employ to minimize the risk of cardiovascular collapse when intubating a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension?
Do you favor awake intubation in these cases?
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Do you recommend transfer to an institution with a PE response team for a patient with an intermediate risk PE?
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What is your approach towards management of symptomatic broncholithiasis?
What factors do you consider while deciding between bronchoscopic vs surgical management?
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Do you use continuous or intermittent bronchodilator therapy in severe airway obstruction?
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Would you place an IVC filter in a patient with an acute intermediate risk PE and a proximal DVT who is on anticoagulation?
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Do you routinely start full dose anticoagulation in new onset atrial fibrillation in the ICU?
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Do you rule out TB in patients with AIDS and lobar pneumonia?
What’s your threshold to get the three AFBs and place the patient in airborne isolation?
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Do you transfuse platelets prior to central line placement in patients with platelet counts less than 50,000?
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What is your approach to PEEP titration in the management of a morbidly obese patient with ARDS?
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Do you routinely use inhaled pulmonary vasodilators in the management of patients with ARDS with refractory hypoxemia?
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Which hemodynamic parameters can be used to titrate positive pressure ventilation in preload dependent settings such as RV failure, cardiac tamponade, HOCM or hemodynamically significant PE?
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Do you perform spontaneous breathing trials on higher levels of PEEP with extubation to positive pressure ventilation in patients intubated for obesity hypoventilation syndrome?
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Is an early chest tube and tPA/Dornase therapy for a loculated and complex pleural effusion that is not an empyema or hemothorax helpful in reducing the rate of developing trapped lung?
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Do you start steroid therapy in a patient with pure ARDS without septic shock, or would you only consider steroids only in those with severe community acquired pneumonia?
To help interpret clinical applications of the CAPE COD (2023) and DEXA ARDS (2020) trials.
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Do you routinely continue using TPA/Dornase for treatment of empyema, if there is accumulation of new sero-sanguinous output from the chest tube after the initial treatment?
Are there any quantitative indices (eg. volume, pleural fluid hematocrit) that would impact your decision to stop subsequent TPA/dornase treatments?
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What is your threshold to start stress dose steroids in the management of patients with septic shock?
Do you do start therapy at a certain vasopressor requirement?
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What is your next step in management for a patient with immunotherapy induced pneumonitis that does not improve on high dose steroids for 48 hours?
How do you decide between starting infliximab, MMF, or IVIG? If a patient presents in respiratory failure (nearing or requiring intubation), woul...
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How do you approach treatment of septated parapneumonic pleural effusions that do not satisfy traditional criteria for complicated effusion after diagnostic thoracentesis?
Is there any role of tube thoracostomy as opposed to only antibiotics?
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What is your perspective on the role of respiratory therapists in managing a patient who is dyssynchronous on their current mode of mechanical ventilation?
Do your respiratory therapists independently adjust ventilator settings without direct physician involvement?
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Do you use steroids in patients with respiratory failure who are infected with both influenza and COVID-19?
How do you approach which risk to accept given that steroids have evidence for use in COVID-19 while is suggestion for harm in using steroids in influ...
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How do you complete brain death testing in patients who cannot tolerate apnea testing and are unable to transport for ancillary testing?
For instance, if the patient doesn’t tolerate apnea testing, is too unstable to go for ancillary testing outside the ICU, and TCDs/EEG are unava...
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What steroid regimen do you employ prior to extubating a patient who does not have a suitable cuff leak?
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What steroid regimen do you use in patients with both septic shock and ARDS?
Do you use hydrocortisone 200 mg/day as studied in ADRENAL/APROCCHSS or dexamethasone 20 mg/day as studied in DEXA-ARDS?
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Is there any role for palliative radiation in patients who are intubated due to malignant airway obstruction?
Given the substantial risks associated with transporting an intubated and ventilated patient to Radiation Oncology, is there any evidence to support t...
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What are your preferred ventilatory settings/mode(s) for patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure presenting with severe biventricular dysfunction in cardiogenic shock?
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How would you manage immune check point inhibitor induced capillary leak syndrome refractory to IVIG monotherapy?
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Do you routinely use milrinone to augment RV function in patients with massive pulmonary emboli on vasoactive support?
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Do you perform a clamp trial before removing a chest tube for pneumothorax?
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Do you give intrapleural lytics for complicated effusion/empyema in patients on systemic anticoagulation?
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What patient related factors and hemodynamic parameters would lead you to avoid transbronchial biopsies in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
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Do you ever employ the use of prolonged periods of pressure support ventilation as means of "weaning" in the management of patients with acute respiratory failure?
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Do you consider extensive clot burden as a factor in determining whether patients with submassive PE may be appropriate for thrombolytic therapy?
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Do you recommend the use of endobronchial valves in the management of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax with persistent air leak?
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Do you recommend the use of indwelling pleural catheters in the management of patients with hepatic hydrothorax requiring frequent drainage?
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Do you employ the use of external chest compression with sandbags in the management of patients with severe ARDS who are not candidates for proning?
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How would you approach treatment for fulminant RA-associated ILD?
Would you discontinue Methotrexate and TNF inhibitors even if previously no side effects from these medications, and would you consider Cyclophosphami...
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What is your approach for a symptomatic inpatient with locally advanced NSCLC who cannot have a PET?
Would you consider treating the full mediastinum or any mildly enlarged nodes, even contralateral? Do you have a strategy that transitions from a pall...
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How would you manage palliation in a patient with postobstructive pneumonia caused by a mediastinal mass?
Would you treat if there is active infection?  How much improvement would you expect?
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Papers discussed in this category

Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 1994-03
Toxicity of thoracic radiotherapy on pulmonary function in lung cancer.
N Engl J Med, 2020 Feb 13
Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2010-02
Split-course palliative radiotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 1980-08
A randomized study of split-course radiotheray of lung cancer: long term results.
JAMA,
Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project.
Radiology, 2012-10
Short-term mortality in acute pulmonary embolism: clot burden and signs of right heart dysfunction at CT pulmonary angiography.
The New England journal of medicine, 2014-04-10
Fibrinolysis for patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism.
The American journal of cardiology, 2016-11-15
Relation Among Clot Burden, Right-Sided Heart Strain, and Adverse Events After Acute Pulmonary Embolism.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol, 2021 Nov 10
Indwelling Pleural Catheter (IPC) for the Management of Hepatic Hydrothorax: The Known and the Unknown.
Crit Care, 2021 Jul 28
Improving lung compliance by external compression of the chest wall.
Chest, 2010-05
Extubation of patients with neuromuscular weakness: a new management paradigm.
Chest, 1996 Dec
Criteria for extubation and tracheostomy tube removal for patients with ventilatory failure. A different approach to weaning.
Journal of critical care, 2011 Jan 26
Prevention of extubation failure in high-risk patients with neuromuscular disease.
Chest, 2015-09
Intrapleural Fibrinolysis for the Treatment of Indwelling Pleural Catheter-Related Symptomatic Loculations: A Multicenter Observational Study.
J Thorac Dis,
The use of thrombolytics in the management of complex pleural fluid collections.
Chest, 1997-01
Pharmacologic hemodynamic support in massive pulmonary embolism.
Pulm Circ, 2021 Jun 14
Levosimendan, milrinone, and dobutamine in experimental acute pulmonary embolism.
N Engl J Med,
Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection.
BMC Res Notes, 2020 Aug 03
Clinical efficacy and bleeding outcomes of tissue plasminogen activator and dornase alfa in pleural space infection with once daily concurrent administration: a retrospective cohort study.
Respirology, 2022 Apr 19
Alteplase Dose Assessment for Pleural infection Therapy (ADAPT) Study-2: Use of 2.5 mg alteplase as a starting intrapleural dose.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2022 Jun 16
Critical Illness-induced Corticosteroid Insufficiency: What It Is Not and What It Could Be.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018-09-25
Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.
JAMA cardiology, 2016-09-01
Practice Patterns and Outcomes Associated With Use of Anticoagulation Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation During Sepsis.
J Thorac Oncol, 2013 Nov
Radiotherapy for intubated patients with malignant airway obstruction: futile or facilitating extubation?
Practical radiation oncology, 2011
Palliative thoracic radiotherapy in lung cancer: An American Society for Radiation Oncology evidence-based clinical practice guideline.
Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva, 2022 Jan 24
Super-refractory status epilepticus and ketogenic diet in intensive care: a series report.
Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 Feb 22
Pearls and Pitfalls of Introducing Ketogenic Diet in Adult Status Epilepticus: A Practical Guide for the Intensivist.
The New England journal of medicine, 2002-02-21
Treatment of comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with induced hypothermia.
N Engl J Med, 2013 Nov 17
Targeted temperature management at 33°C versus 36°C after cardiac arrest.
Cureus, 2022 Sep 11
Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review.
Crit Care, 2020 Jan 06
High Quality Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) After Cardiac Arrest.
JAMA, 2005-10-05
Evaluation study of congestive heart failure and pulmonary artery catheterization effectiveness: the ESCAPE trial.
Trials, 2016 Jul 22
Evaluating the efficacy of dexamethasone in the treatment of patients with persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
N Engl J Med, 2023 Mar 21
Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Chest, 2020 Aug 11
Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Past, Present, and Future.
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 2021 Sep 07
Cyclophosphamide added to glucocorticoids in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (EXAFIP): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2020 May 01
Thrombomodulin Alfa for Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-controlled Trial.
Chest, 2018 Jun 30
Effect of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis on Lung Transplantation Outcome.
The European respiratory journal, 2010 Jul 01
Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: incidence, risk factors and outcome.
Transplantation, 2024 May 23
Impact of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis on Lung Transplant Outcomes.
Journal of hospital medicine, 2019-01
Things We Do for No Reason: Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Medical Ward Patients?
The New England journal of medicine, 2019 Feb 18
Adjunctive Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Venous Thromboprophylaxis.
Phlebology, 2020 Mar 02
Risks and contraindications of medical compression treatment - A critical reappraisal. An international consensus statement.
VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten, 2001 Jul
Therapy of deep vein thrombosis with low molecular weight heparin, leg compression and immediate ambulation.
Journal of vascular surgery, 2000 Nov
Compression and walking versus bed rest in the treatment of proximal deep venous thrombosis with low molecular weight heparin.
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2003 Jun
The incidence and management of infusion reactions to infliximab: a large center experience.
The Journal of rheumatology, 2015 Jun 15
Incidence and Management of Infusion Reactions to Infliximab in a Prospective Real-world Community Registry.
The American journal of medicine, 2016-05
Diagnosing and Treating the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2018-07-06
Risk Factors and Outcomes of Rapid Correction of Severe Hyponatremia.
Journal of critical care, 2023 May 13
Effects of correction rate for severe hyponatremia in the intensive care unit on patient outcomes.
The Journal of urology, 1992-06
Functional obstructive uropathy: a significant factor in the hyponatremia of psychogenic polydipsia?
Journal of the American Heart Association, 2024 Jan 19
Impella Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Treated With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Observational Study.
Perfusion, 2021 Jul 28
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with concomitant Impella versus concomitant intra-aortic-balloon-pump for cardiogenic shock.
Current problems in cardiology, 2022 Sep 26
Impella Versus Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) for Cardiogenic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
JAMA internal medicine, 2023 May 01
Comparative Effectiveness of Fludrocortisone and Hydrocortisone vs Hydrocortisone Alone Among Patients With Septic Shock.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 2013-04
Hypertonic saline and desmopressin: a simple strategy for safe correction of severe hyponatremia.
Chest, 2007-10
Oral corticosteroid therapy in cystic fibrosis patients hospitalized for pulmonary exacerbation: a pilot study.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2013-04-01
Cystic fibrosis pulmonary guidelines. Chronic medications for maintenance of lung health.
The European respiratory journal, 2024 May 02
A randomized trial of oral prednisone for cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation treatment.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2024 May
Adjunctive Systemic Corticosteroids for Pulmonary Exacerbations of Cystic Fibrosis.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2024 May
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