Aman Thind
Intensivist at UCSF Fresno. Resuscitationist. Sonophile. #ICUphysiology #Hemodynamics #ECLS #AirwayTwitter #RespiratoryMechanics #ECG #VentRounds
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1/ I've heard this argument before that "an amp of sodium bicarb raises blood pressure as it is hyperosmolar". I thought it'd be a good idea to quantify its effects: Let's conside...
Part 2A: *Unique effects of transmural(tm) pressure and intramural(im) pressures* โIntroduction and basic concepts Some of these ideas are quite convoluted so Iโm splitting them u...
Part 1: *Defining ventricular preload* The conceptual definition of preload is quite straightforward: end-diastolic myocardial load/stretch. At the microscopic level, it's the sar...