96: Nightmare Case: The Young Crashing Asthmatic Patient With Guest Brooklyn RN

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English - March 15, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 318 ratings
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Previous Episode: 95: "That's a Weird Blood Pressure!": Recognizing and Interpreting Wide and Narrow Pulse Pressures

Next Episode: 97: Status Asthmaticus Part 2: Strategies to Manage the Crashing Asthmatic

Severe asthma leads to cardiac arrest in today’s gripping patient story. Brooklyn, an ER Nurse joins host Sarah Lorenzini to discuss a nightmare case of a young asthmatic patient and her team’s desperate fight to stabilize him.

Despite various interventions, from albuterol, magnesium, BiPap, ketamine, and more, the patient's condition deteriorated, requiring intubation and ultimately transfer to an ECMO center to save the patient’s life. This episode highlights the challenges faced by smaller hospitals with fewer resources and the heroic care this patient received despite so many challenges.

Check out part one of our series on caring for the crashing asthmatic!

Topics discussed in this episode:

Initial treatment of Brooklyn’s asthma patientThe patient’s escalating condition and challenges in careUnpacking every tool in the asthma treatment toolboxManaging complications from autopeep to pneumothorax to cardiac arrestKey takeaways from this patient case

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