The Ketamine Brain Continuum

You’re cardioverting an otherwise healthy 100 kg 48 year old man with lone afib. Since cardioversion is a brief procedure, you decide on a smaller than usual dose of ketamine, 50 mg.  You push the ketamine and prepare the defibrillator. The patient develops a far off stare, seems like a good time to shock, and … Continue reading The Ketamine Brain Continuum