DYK 🤔: Desmopressin has promising evidence for use in prevention of overcorrection in hyponatremia, however the ideal strategy for use, proactive, reactive, or rescue, remains largely unanswered.

❓When using desmopressin to prevent overcorrection in hyponatremia, how likely are you to use it concurrently with hypertonic saline? 🧂

What role does alkalinization of urine play in the management of salicylate toxicity?

⭐Excited for another excellent presentation today by Alexandria Howell, PGY2 Critical Care Resident at Grady! ⭐

Clinical pearl: 2021 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines recommend initiating vasopressors peripherally to restore MAP rather than waiting for central access to be secured. The safety of peripheral vasopressors was confirmed with an observational study by Yerke, et al in 2023.

In which scenario would you be comfortable administering vasopressors peripherally?

Which anticoagulation reversal agent do you most commonly use/recommend at your institution for factor Xa-associated major bleeding?

Today's GCCPRS speaker is Dr. Aubrey Baker, a PGY2 Emergency Medicine resident at Grady Memorial Hospital!

Would you use sugammadex in your emergency department?

Tenecteplase offers a simplified, single bolus alternative to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke comparable or superior efficacy in both LVO and nonLVO patients and may ⬇️ door to needle time and symptomaric ICH risk