Case report Critical care pharmacotherapy: description of an innovative pediatric residency elective experience utilizing clinical pharmacy faculty as preceptor Joseph M. LaRochelle, Bonnie Desselle Abstract Objective: The objective of this brief report is to describe a pediatric pharmacotherapy curriculum pilot rotation experience for…
Case report Phenobarbital toxicity from a highly concentrated veterinary formulation: review and case report Alexandra J. Alleva, Shan Wang, Jonas P. DeMuro, Adel F. Hanna Abstract Introduction: Phenobarbital, a barbiturate traditionally used in the treatment of seizure disorders, is considered safe and effective when…
Case report Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host Samantha Fernandez-Hernandez, Ana Karen Nuñez Cortez, Joseph Varon Abstract Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a rare opportunistic mycosis with a usually fatal ending if misdiagnosed or untreated….
Case report Psychological ventilator dependence: A case report Harshal Sathe, Nilesh Shah, Avinash De Sousa Abstract Weaning a patient off mechanical ventilation, especially when they have been dependent on it for a long time,…
Case report Fatal hyperthermia following acute cervical spinal cord and head injury Jun-ichi Hirata, Munehiko Ohya, Keiji Kumon Abstract A 22-year-old man with schizophrenia presented with cervical spine damage caused by a crush injury. Upon admission, we…
Case report Pseudo hydropneumothorax: The importance of history taking in critical care Siva Padmanabhan Sivakumar, Sivakumar Sudhakaran, Saherish Surani, Salim Surani Abstract History taking is an important part of the diagnosis of every patient. With the advancement of technology and…
Case report Therapeutic hypothermia in cardiogenic shock post cardiac arrest supported with left ventricular assist device (Impella 5.0 LP) Laura Domínguez Pérez, Mark Liszkowski, Ying Tung Sia Abstract We report a 48-year-old male suffering from cardiac arrest secondary to ventricular fibrillation. After the return of spontaneous…
Case report Toxic epidermal necrolysis Vivekanand, Pradeep Rangappa, Ipe Jacob The case A 36-year-old lady presented with history of intermittent high-grade fever for the last 5 days. There was…
Case report Clinical improvement of multiple sclerosis after implementation of mild therapeutic hypothermia: A case report Samantha Fernandez Hernandez, Cynthia Ocegueda-Pacheco, Joseph Varon Abstract Therapeutic hypothermia is the latest, revolutionary therapy, mostly used in intensive care units after out-of-hospital, and sometimes in-hospital,…
Case report Uncommon presentations of choriocarcinoma KW Lam Abstract Choriocarcinoma is a rare disease in the young population. It uncommonly occurs after a normal full term pregnancy…