Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Which of the 3 Causes in the above LIST are Likely? Actually — each of the above causes in my LIST may be contributing to the markedly prolonged QTc in today's case. LYTES — All 3 of the electrolyte disturbances cited by Drs. Trostel and Meyers have been associated with QTc prolongation ( ie, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and hypocalcemia ).

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Also used for severe MS, stroke, TBI, chronic pain. 2004; 26(4): 163–167. Are VNS safe in everyday life? Intrathecal Pumps Used to infuse basal rate of drug, usually baclofen for spasticity, but pump may contain morphine, bupivicaine, clonidine. Verify the medication and identify the toxidrome if symptomatic. Childs Nerv Syst.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases , 22 Suppl 3 , S37–S62. Tunkel, A. Hartman, B. Kaplan, S. Kaufman, B. Scheld, W. M., & Whitley, R. Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis.

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Critical Care Now

MAY 12, 2022

The Pre-brief When we think of lysing things in the emergency department (ED), we think of alteplase busting up a blood clot in either ischemic stroke or in patients experiencing a massive pulmonary embolism. 2004; 54(508): 862 – 7. Interests include trauma, toxicology, and infectious diseases. J Prim Care Community Health.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Stroke-volume:50 ml. N Engl J Med [Internet] 2013;368(21):2004–13. Left ventricular end-diastolic volume: 99 ml. Left ventricular systolic volume: 49 ml. Left ventricular ejection fraction:50 %. Wall motion, wall thickening: No wall motion abnormality detected. Normal wall thickness. Eur Cardiol [Internet] 2020;15:e20.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JULY 1, 2016

N – Neurologic Not to scare you, but children do have strokes; unlike adults, half are hemorrhagic, half are thromboembolic. In 2004 the same group validated their prediction tool, with a slightly decreased sensitivity and specificity in the validation population. Kocher Criteria In their original paper in 1999 , Dr Kocher et al.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The previously well child now decompensated: undiagnosed thrombophilia Asymptomatic patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the cause of some cases of cryptogenic vascular disease, such as stroke and MI. 2004; 90:e17. 2004; 110:e511-e513. 2004; 114(2):255-258. Chacko P et al. 2004; 89:359-362. African Health Sci.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Bacterial Meningitis: IDSA guidelines for 2004 report that a normal CRP value has a high negative predictive value for bacterial meningitis, but sensitivities and specificities vary between studies [35]. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008 Aug;75(8):557-66. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.75.8.557. PMID: 18756836.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

to 1.45) for fatal or nonfatal stroke. Of the 67 patients who underwent targeted tests, suspected diagnoses were confirmed in 49 (73%) patients: aortic stenosis (n = 8, 1%), pulmonary embolism (n = 8, 1%), seizures/stroke (n = 30, 5%), and other diseases (n = 3). g/dL —Hypotension (obviously!) to 3.80).

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The slope of Ea is measured as the end-systolic pressure [Pes] relative to the stroke volume [SV]. Pes is end-systolic pressure, Ees is end-systolic elastance, ESV is end-systolic volume, SV is stroke volume, EDV is end-diastolic volume, EDPVR is end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship. The base of right triangle 1.]

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Use soothing sensory measures: speak softly, offer a pacifier, and stroke the skin softly. mg/kg IV, up to 10 mg ) ( Brousseau 2004 ), often given with diphenhydramine (1 mg/kg PO or IV, up to 50 mg) and IV fluids. 2004 Feb;43(2):256-62. Make advances slowly, in a non-threatening manner; limit the number of staff in the room.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Woodrow Wilson Wilson suffered several strokes, and was isolated in the White House by his second wife, Edith, who allowed only herself and his physician to see him. He survived only four months into his fourth term, dying of a massive hemorrhagic stroke in Warm Springs, Georgia, where he would vacation and do physical therapy.

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