Steven, thank you very much. I don’t like too much extra fluff when I’m learning either. Is there anything that you’d like to see in future videos? -Alex
Hey Alex, thank you for all your content you're the reason I passed my NREMT medic practical. Do you have any pointers for studying/passing my NREMT medic written? Again thank you so much for all your content couldn't have done it without you.
That's awesome, congratulations! As far as the written exam, make sure you study up on EMT-B material as well as Paramedic material, EMT-B material generally has more EMS operations content. My other piece of advice is general test taking strategy: trust your gut, don't change your answer if you're second guessing yourself, chances are you chose the correct answer the first time. I wish you the best of luck! -Alex
Keep them coming. This is awesome. Straight to the point and very easily explained. I appreciate how you give the reasons to why the treatment and what it does.
You would not save the magnesium sulfate to just before administering Epi 1:1000? I also feel that CPAP BiPAP should be administered sooner in the algorithm of treatment. CPAP though can be invasive. Can also be discontinued much like external pacing.
Michael, I agree that CPAP/BiPAP can be invasive but incredibly beneficial in the right circumstances, in my experience though I've found that it's not always easy to nebulize effectively through the devices. As far as Epi/Mag is concerned, I have and always will be a huge fan of magnesium. I've seen it turn around the trickiest asthmatics very quickly, so I'm fairly comfortable getting it going sooner rather than later. Fortunately, I've never had to give Epi to an asthmatic who was refractory to everything else, so in my mind it's always been considered the "in case of emergency, break glass" drug. I think the steps beyond the typical nebulizer based treatment pathway should be dependent on provider comfort/familiarity and individual patient presentation - you may not use the drugs in the same sequence, but the options are still available for use. -Alex
hello, all your videos truly helpful. could you please do a series of radio report and giving handoff to nurse in critical scenarios? i would like to see your take on that since it's a struggle in medic school 🥲 thank you so much, keep it up!
Love your style of teaching.. straight to the point with thorough explanation of each treatment
Steven, thank you very much. I don’t like too much extra fluff when I’m learning either. Is there anything that you’d like to see in future videos? -Alex
These are great
Thank you for the support! -Alex
Love it!! Keep doing this kind of segments!
Thank you for the feedback! I’ll post a new one soon. -Alex
This is great! Please keep doing these, it’s very helpful!
Andi, glad you enjoyed it! I’ll be posting a new one soon. -Alex
I hope you continue this series at some point. Your stuff is extremely helpful and a good portion of my medic class watches your content. Keep it up!!
Thank you for watching! I definitely plan to continue Paramedic Pathophys eventually. Stay tuned. -Alex
Hey Alex, thank you for all your content you're the reason I passed my NREMT medic practical. Do you have any pointers for studying/passing my NREMT medic written? Again thank you so much for all your content couldn't have done it without you.
That's awesome, congratulations! As far as the written exam, make sure you study up on EMT-B material as well as Paramedic material, EMT-B material generally has more EMS operations content. My other piece of advice is general test taking strategy: trust your gut, don't change your answer if you're second guessing yourself, chances are you chose the correct answer the first time. I wish you the best of luck!
-Alex
Keep them coming. This is awesome. Straight to the point and very easily explained. I appreciate how you give the reasons to why the treatment and what it does.
Thank you so much for watching. I’ll definitely be posting a new one soon! -Alex
You would not save the magnesium sulfate to just before administering Epi 1:1000? I also feel that CPAP BiPAP should be administered sooner in the algorithm of treatment. CPAP though can be invasive. Can also be discontinued much like external pacing.
Michael,
I agree that CPAP/BiPAP can be invasive but incredibly beneficial in the right circumstances, in my experience though I've found that it's not always easy to nebulize effectively through the devices. As far as Epi/Mag is concerned, I have and always will be a huge fan of magnesium. I've seen it turn around the trickiest asthmatics very quickly, so I'm fairly comfortable getting it going sooner rather than later. Fortunately, I've never had to give Epi to an asthmatic who was refractory to everything else, so in my mind it's always been considered the "in case of emergency, break glass" drug. I think the steps beyond the typical nebulizer based treatment pathway should be dependent on provider comfort/familiarity and individual patient presentation - you may not use the drugs in the same sequence, but the options are still available for use.
-Alex
hello, all your videos truly helpful. could you please do a series of radio report and giving handoff to nurse in critical scenarios? i would like to see your take on that since it's a struggle in medic school 🥲 thank you so much, keep it up!
Linna, I would be happy to make a video or two on reports. Thank you for the awesome suggestion! Stay tuned. -Alex