Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Taking a step back , remember that sinus tachycardia is less commonly seen in OMI (except in cases of impending cardiogenic shock). Answer : Bedside ultrasound! Smith : RV infarct may also have this appearance on ultrasound. So hypoxia without B lines on lung ultrasound strongly weights toward PE. Both were wrong.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

Do we recognize shock early enough? World wide, shock is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, mostly for failure to recognize or to treat adequately. So, what is shock? Simply put, shock is the inadequate delivery of oxygen to your tissues. How do we prioritize our interventions? Pericardial Effusion?

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

2007; 16:27-33. Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: tips and tricks for ultrasound diagnosis. J Ultrasound. 2007; 298(4):438-451. The non-diagnostic ultrasound in appendicitis: is a non-visualized appendix the same as a negative study? Ultrasound Evaluation for Appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg 2014; 49:1619.

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 5, 2023

Example of pneumoperitoneum following perforated NEC Other Investigations Blood tests and abdominal ultrasound. Abdominal ultrasound may show bowel wall thickening, altered vascular state and free fluid. Bloods may show anaemia, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis/leukopenia, hyponatraemia, raised CRP, metabolic acidosis. Pneumoperitoneum.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JANUARY 26, 2015

Keep your ultrasound handy. Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 3(1), 39. 2014) Medscape.com Sullivan, MG (2007) Time Is Critical for Success in Perimortem C-Section ACEP News. Here, then, are some links for Third Trimester Emergencies. Verify your own laws and protocols for your practice before instituting change.

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EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

CT is good but you really should learn ultrasound, and lastly, sick patients need prompt consultation and resuscitation, not rapid trips to radiology. Nachi: Diagnosis of appendicitis, in a pregnant patient, ultrasound vs. mri. You can also use the shock index, which as a reminder is simply the HR/SBP. Jeff: Indeed.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The infant in shock after a ‘cold’: myocarditis Beware of the poor feeding, tachycardic, ill appearing infant who “has a cold” because everyone else around him has a ‘cold’. 2007; 2:2-11. Cardiovasculr Ultrasound. 2007; 5(3):172-176. That may very well be true, but any virus can be invasive with myocardial involvement.

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