Dr. William David Schweickert MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
3400 Spruce St 3 Ravdin Building, S Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. William Schweickert practices Pulmonology in Philadelphia, PA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Schweickert manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1999
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- ICU-acquired weakness.
- Strategies to optimize analgesia and sedation.
- Effect of an antibiotic algorithm on the adequacy of empiric antibiotic therapy given by a medical emergency team.
- Medical emergency team response for the non-hospitalized patient.
- Intensive care ultrasound: I. Physics, equipment, and image quality.
- An Environmental Scan for Early Mobilization Practices in U.S. ICUs.
- Blueprint for Implementing New Processes in Acute Care: Rescuing Adult Patients With Intraosseous Access.
- All That Work and No Gain: What Should We Do to Restore Physical Function in Our Survivors?
- Intensive Care Unit Structure Variation and Implications for Early Mobilization Practices. An International Survey.
- Early goal-directed mobilisation in the intensive care unit is feasible and safe, and increases both the level and duration of activity [commentary].
- Reply: Are No, or Late, Mobility Practices Taken in Intensive Care Units without an Early Mobility Protocol?
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