CHEST SEEK® Supplemental Commentary-Opioid Overdose - Commentary From Bennett P. deBoisblanc, MD, FCCP

Opioid Overdose - Commentary From Bennett P. deBoisblanc, MD, FCCP

Video Transcription

Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Ben Dubois Blanc, a professor of medicine and physiology at LSU School of Medicine, reviews a question he wrote for SEEK, a board preparation tool. The question discusses a case of a young man with a history of heroin addiction who was found unconscious and later diagnosed with opioid-induced pulmonary edema. Dr. Blanc explains the importance of recognizing the patient's bradypnea as a sign of opioid intoxication and discusses the appropriate next steps, which include initiating a continuous naloxone infusion and potentially initiating mechanical ventilation if necessary. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the effects of naloxone and the potential for naloxone-induced pulmonary edema. The video provides valuable teaching points for medical education. No credits are granted in the video.

Asset Caption

This question is found in the Pulmonary Disease module in the Critical Care Medicine Collection.

Keywords

Dr. Ben Dubois Blanc

LSU School of Medicine

opioid-induced pulmonary edema

bradypnea

naloxone infusion