Ask the Experts: Critical Care
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Ask the Experts
- Should Healthcare Workers Colonized With MRSA Avoid Patients?
- Should Total Parenteral Nutrition Be Started and Stopped Gradually?
- Triple Rule-out CTA in the Emergency Department
- Is Gardasil® Recommended for Young Women Already Exposed to HPV?
- What Are the Pros and Cons of Using Bundles to Prevent Infection in the ICU?
- When Is Skin Testing for Penicillin Allergy Indicated?
- Is It Safe To Order Drugs From Overseas Pharmacies?
- How Does Warfarin Interact With Enteral Nutrition?
- Serum D-Dimer and Aortic Dissection
- How Can We Prevent Functional Deterioration in the Hospitalized Elderly?
- What Is the Maximum Safe Dose of Opioids?
- Are Double-Beta Lactam Combinations Appropriate in the NICU?
- Which Resuscitation Guidelines Should Be Used For Neonates Beyond the Delivery Room?
- What's the Best Pain Management Strategy for Neonates?
- What Are the Guidelines for Neonatal Parenteral Nutrition?
- Should Normal Saline be Used When Suctioning the Endotracheal Tube of the Neonate?
- What Are the Current Guidelines About Wearing Artificial Nails and Nail Polish in the Healthcare Setting?
- Why Do I Need a New Certification to Maintain my Current NP Role?
- Amikacin Dosing in the Intensive Care Unit
- Combining Long-acting Opioids That Are Active at Different mu Receptors for Pain Management
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Expert Panel
Michael Gropper, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesia and Physiology, Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco; Director and Staff Physician of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
Gregory S. Martin, MD, MSc, Gregory S. Martin, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ronald Mitsuyasu, MD, Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Director, UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS Research and Education, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.