Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Her bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal We decided to cardiovert her since the time of onset was very recent. Ballatore et al — Medicina (Kaunas) 55(8): 497, 2019 — and — Page et al — Circulation 107:1141-1145, 2003 ). But when you see this, you should suspect that the AV node is not well. I signed her out to one of my partners.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

Cardiovasculr Ultrasound. 2003; 18(2):150-151. Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Main Pulmonary Artery in Adults. Circulation. 2004; 110:e511-e513. Tomkewicz-Pajak L et al. Arterial stiffness in adult patients after Fontan procedure. 2014; 12:15. Varghese MJ et al. Images Paediatr Cardiol. 2010; 12(3): 3–8.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

What is the role of ultrasound? Whilst we all love to wield the ultrasound probe, its use in diagnosing torsion remains controversial. This means that Doppler ultrasound can give both false negatives (they had a torsion, but it is not seen in the US) and false positive results (identified as having a torsion when they do not have it).

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

A lower extremity radiograph does not reveal any gas formation and an ultrasound of the lower extremity is negative for DVT or cobblestoning, WBC is within normal limits and there are mild elevations in ESR and CRP. No fungal infections are identified on the feet. Given the patient’s comorbidities laboratory and imaging studies are ordered.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Children have long suffered from an under-treatment of their pain, due both to our incomplete acknowledgement of their pain and our fear of treatment ( Howard 2003 ). Ultrasound guidance for pediatric peripheral nerve blockade. 2003 Nov 12;290(18):2464-9. Ultrasound for regional anesthesia in children. Int J Pediatr.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Academic Emergency Medicine, 2003 Volume 10, Number 5 539-540. Eur Heart J 2003 May; 24:811-19.

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PEMBlog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Pediatrics 2003 July; 112(1):191-2. So get a chest x-ray or an ultrasound, determine if there’s bleeding in the body cavities, you know, the chest or the abdomen. Controversies Concerning Vitamin K and the Newborn. Ross, JA, Davies SM. Vitamin K prophylaxis and childhood cancer. Med Pediatr Oncol. 2000 Jun;34(6):434-7.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

The high blood flow velocities through these stenotic segments can be detected using transcranial doppler ultrasound (TCD). 2003; 5: 229–240. In children, cerebral ischaemic damage is often due to stenotic lesions in the internal carotid artery (ICA), middle cerebral artery (MCA) or anterior cerebral artery (ACA). Stinson J, Naser B.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sheridan (2003). References: Abbrescia, K. “Complications of second and third trimester pregnancies.” ” Emerg Med Clin North Am 21 (3): 695-710, vii. PMID: 12962354 Apantaku, O. Mulik (2007). “Maternal intra-partum fever.” ” J Obstet Gynaecol 27 (1): 12-15.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 24, 2024

Transvaginal ultrasound images can be optimized by obtaining a transvaginal ultrasound first, having the patient empty their bladder, and using gel inside the probe cover as well as on the outside. “Can Can an airway assessment score predict difficulty at intubation in the ED?

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