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Hello! Any current fellows or current ICU docs interesting in joining our group in the Pittsburgh area? Looking to start ASAP. Mix surgical/medical patients. Census 8-16. EPIC charting. Surgical resident in-house in addition to anesthesia team (for intubations). No ICU PA/NP overnight but we...

I've used the cocktail twice so far; 100% mortality rate. In our trauma unit they have also been using it and so far the reports I hear from the docs there are "meh." too early to tell, needs more data

Thank you! We see a decent amount of "MICU" patients in our ICU....we get dumps from other hospitals/ICUs and we are not allowed to decline any tran$fer$ ;)

Hello Fellas; Been out of anesthesiology/ccm fellowship for 3 years now and most of my ICU time has been spent in the CT ICU, CCU, and SICU. I will be picking up some random MICU shifts here and there and I am reaching out to the MICU folks in regards what are some of the most common...

I've only heard great things about this guy: http://cordellcordell.com/offices/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/ :corny:

I'm happy to send you my CV if you guys are looking! That's a sweet gig.

if BP is OK and non-op patient, propofol only if BP is OK and post-op patient, propofol plus fent if BP is $hit and non-op patient, ketamine if BP is $hit and post-op patient, ketamine plus fent if nothing works, stun 'em with Nimbex and move on with your life. no time for mental masturbation...

Ya, that's gets real old; especially after working 120 hours some weeks! Nahhhhh. I disagree. I would do my CCM fellowship ten times over. Knowing some generalists and even cardiac folks coming to us for help is a damn good feeling--and should be worth $200/hr :)

It's academic place in the Northeast. Medium size program. Ha! I wish. BigDan & I both work there. We weren't very smart when it came to contract negotiations. We learned a very valuable lesson.

1. I do 7 days in a row of 24 hour call (average about 12-15 hours in-house, 2-3 nights of staying in-house due to un-stable patient(s) in the ICU); avg about ~100 hours of ICU work over 7 days. 2. Following 3 days off duty (M/T/W). 3. Back to OR for anesthesia on Thursday for 2 1/2 weeks...

...why is a "septic" patient on Neosynephrine?

Hello; Looking in buying a house in Pittsburgh, PA. Price $420K. New attending at local hospital. Credit rating >760. No student debit besides car loan. Any recommendations?

do it. cheap. little to no s/e. may have benefit. happy surgeon/crna as they feel they are "doing something."

Not only could I have memorized all those resources, but if it was an open book test, I'd still would have struggled. I can not describe to you all how random this test was....

Here's an old post of mine. I passed first time, thankfully. Much like BigDan, I felt the exam was pretty random. Similar questions to Step 2/3. I'd flip through a copy of USMLE First Aid 2 or 3 for a refresher. Good luck. 1...