Critical Care
ICU content carried forward from the original EM resources — universally applicable in Med-Peds (CCU, MICU, PICU, ICU consult). FOAM-grade resources are flagged when they’re not strictly peer-reviewed.
Core references
- Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC) — EMCrit (Josh Farkas). Comprehensive, frequently updated, well-cited; not formally peer-reviewed but each chapter references primary literature.
- ICU One Pagers — single-page graphical summaries.
- Rebel EM Critical Care Reviews — evidence-graded summaries.
Drug dosing
Mechanical ventilation
- ARDSnet Protocol (PDF) — low-tidal-volume ventilation, NHLBI-sponsored.
- Ventilator Mode Chart (PDF)
- ARDS Network publications portal — primary trial PDFs.
- Berlin Definition of ARDS (2012) — JAMA.
Sepsis / shock
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2026 Adult Guidelines: SCCM landing — Mar 2026; supersedes 2021. 2021 Learning Slides — local PDF still cached for reference.
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2026 Pediatric Guidelines: SCCM landing — Apr 2026; adopts Phoenix criteria.
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign Pediatric Guidelines (2020) — Weiss et al.
- Sepsis-3 definitions (2016, JAMA)
- Shock Index Calculator (MDCalc)
- qSOFA (MDCalc)
Acid-base
- EMCrit Acid Base sheet (PDF)
- The Strong Ion Difference (LITFL)
- Henderson-Hasselbalch / anion gap (MDCalc)
ACLS / PALS
- ACLS — Cardiac Arrest algorithm (PDF) — AHA 2025.
- ACLS — Post-Arrest algorithm (PDF) — AHA 2025.
- ACLS — Bradycardia algorithm (PDF) — AHA 2025.
- ACLS — Tachycardia algorithm (PDF) — AHA 2025.
- AHA 2025 CPR Highlights (PDF, 24pp) — visual summary of 2025 ECC Guidelines, includes updated ACLS and PALS algorithms.
- 2025 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC: local PDF · upstream — Circulation Oct 2025; supersedes 2020. 760 new recommendations.
- 2025 AHA/AAP PALS Guidelines (Part 8) — ventilation 1 breath q2-3s; cuffed ETT preferred; cricoid pressure no longer routine.
- PALS Pocket Reference (AHA) — Pediatric Advanced Life Support course materials and algorithms.
- NRP — Neonatal Resuscitation Program — AAP-administered NRP algorithm and course.
- Pediatric Resuscitation · Neonatal Resuscitation
ARDS
- Berlin Definition of ARDS (2012, JAMA) — Ranieri et al; current diagnostic criteria (mild/moderate/severe).
- PALICC-2 Pediatric ARDS (2023) — Pediatr Crit Care Med; pediatric ARDS consensus.
- ARDSNet ARMA Protocol (NEJM 2000) — landmark low-tidal-volume trial.
- PROSEVA Trial — Prone Positioning in ARDS (NEJM 2013) — Guérin et al; prone positioning for moderate-severe ARDS.
CHEST critical care
- CHEST Guidelines — CHEST journal evidence-based guidelines for pulmonary and critical care.