Saturday June 28, 2008


Q: What is called 'poor man's swan" ?

A: Urine output

Related previous pearl: How to write order for IVF bolus !!

(based on review article, "Fluid challenge revisited" from Vincent, Jean-Louis MD, PhD, FCCM - Critical Care Medicine. 34(5):1333-1337, May 2006)


Here is feedback on our pearl from yesterday on Botulism : "Botulism is interesting, we had two deaths locally last year, one was anesthesiologist. Read here "

Surindra J. Singh, M.D., Chief, Emergency Medicine VAMC, Salem, VA 24153, (Dr. Singh is also co-editor of this website)