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Patient Care in an Era of Drug Shortages

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

One of the latest issues affecting our daily care of patients in the Neuro ICU is an ever-growing list of critical medications and intravenous...

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Neurocritical Care and the Need to Advocate for Safe E-Scooter Use

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

We who care for patients in the Neuro ICU each day are sometimes the first to observe how certain recreational practices may lead to an increase...

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Where Did My Beds Go?

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

As all of us know, it has been increasingly difficult for us to place our neurocritical care patients in post-acute facilities after discharge...

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Violence in the Healthcare Setting: A New Pandemic

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FAARC, FCCP

Safety in healthcare settings has always been a top priority in our daily workspace, be it against infection, occupational injury, or attacks...

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Neurocritical Care Outreach: Developing Programs to Help Underserved Communities

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD

There is overwhelming public health data on the increased incidence of many common diseases in underserved communities, as well as a lack of...

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Will Isotonitazene Be Our New Overdose Crisis Drug?

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FAARC, FNIV

The DEA Washington Division is warning local residents of a dangerous new drug emerging in the DC area that is as deadly as fentanyl. We as...

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Where Have All the Healthcare Staff Gone?

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FAARC, FNIV

It is seven in the morning and you are starting your day in the ICU. The sign-out you received was that you have several complex new admissions...

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Patient Education on Sleep Apnea and Stroke

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FAARC, FNIV

Those of us working in neurocritical care are the frontline individuals caring for ICU patients with acute stroke. This allows us a special...

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ICU Staff Burnout and Wellness: What Price Has the Pandemic Inflicted?

Written By: Peter Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FAARC, FNIV

The worldwide pandemic has developed many stressors on those in the Neuro ICU, such as taking care of critically ill non-Neuro Patients outside of...

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The Magnetic Power of the Future: The Iseult CEA 11.7 T MRI

Written By: Shane Musick, MD; Nilufer Yalcin, MD

The Iseult CEA 11.7 Tesla (T) MRI machine marks a significant leap forward in magnetic resonance imaging, offering unmatched magnetic field...

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Who Invited Legal Into the Peer Review Conference?

Written By: Krista Lim-Hing, MD; Alexandra Reynolds, MD; Daryl McHugh, MD; Julia Durrant, MD; Matthew N. Jaffa, DO

When asking physicians to reflect on their years of medical training, it is rare to find one without a formative memory connected to a morbidity...

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Tricks of the Trade: A Stepwise Approach to Managing Post-TBI Agitation

Written By: Christine Picinich, MS, AGACNP-BC, CCRN

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) commonly develop agitation during their recovery.