About this episode
CHEST 2019 Recap Part 2 featuring random pearls and highlights from #CHEST2019 in New Orleans including: tips for addressing futile end-of-life care, bleeding in the ICU, DOAC reversal agents, use of procalcitonin and monocyte distribution width to identify sepsis, vitamin C for sepsis treatment, small particles and lung cancer risk, augmented reality/virtual learning, and tech as a teaching tool. Special thanks to Dr. Bill Kelly and his team at CHEST ( @accpchest ) for their hospitality. Full show notes available at https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list . Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes , recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com . Credits Written, produced, and co-hosted by: Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH; Paul Williams MD, FACP; Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP Edited by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP Special Guests: Nina Maouelainin DO, MBA ( @lungsolutions ); Erin Narewski DO, FCCP ( @erinnarewski ); Chidinma Chima-Melton MD, FCCP ( @LABritishLady ), Kim Fabyan MD ( @kfabsMD ) Time Stamps 00:00 Pun, Disclaimer, Intro 03:58 Dr Erin Narewski on end of life conversations 13:30 Bleeding in the ICU 15:40 DOACs and reversal agents 18:40 Dr Chidinma Chima-Melton on ICU visiting hours 22:50 Vitamin C use in the ICU, Stuart’s Vitamin C rant 29:22 Monocyte distribution width for identifying patients with sepsis 30:55 Sarah Phoebe Roberts on Procalcitonin and CRP for sepsis 39:36 Dr Nina on technolo