Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

There is a new Q-wave in aVL, with STE and large T-wave as well. She requires maximal medical management per all current guidelines (including heparin and P2Y12 inhibitor per cardiology), as well as consideration for emergent cath in the case of persistent ischemia. The patient did well. American Heart Journal 2008.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. The PSS-3 assesses for depression/hopelessness and suicidal ideations in the past 2 weeks as well as lifetime history of suicide attempt.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC score: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability ( Table 3 ).

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

She denies any trauma, swelling, or redness in the joints, as well as fever or weight loss. 80 It can be caused by traumatic nerve, spinal cord, or brain injury (including stroke) or can be a sequela of conditions like diabetes, HIV/AIDS, postherpetic neuropathies, multiple sclerosis, cancer, or chemotherapies. Epub 2017 Feb 14.

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EB Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Gabrielle Procopio, a PharmD, have done a fantastic job parsing through the literature, which included over 500 abstracts, 89 full text articles, guidelines from ACEP and the American Academy of Neurology, as well as canadian and european neurology guidelines, to summarize the best evidence based recommendations for you all.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Vertical nystagmus (D) is a finding that is concerning for a central process, such as a posterior stroke. Patients with posterior stroke often present with diplopia, dizziness, dysarthria, dysmetria, dysphagia, and vomiting but typically without eye pain and headache.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The CSF studies return positive for CSF VDRL as well as for CSFfluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test (FTA-ABS), with 75 WBCs/microL and a CSF protein of 60 mg/dL and elevated opening pressures. cognitive and behavioral impairment) – 33% Ataxia – 28% Stroke – 23% Ophthalmic symptoms (e.g., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008:P661–83.

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PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

2008 Jul 15;71(3):170-6. Epub 2008 Jun 4. Well, they are the most common neurologic disorder of infants and young children, and they happen in about 2 to 4 percent of children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years of age. And interestingly, they’re usually about the same length as well. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000310774.01185.97.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Of note, EMS providers should use face masks themselves and place them on patients as well. Jeff: Viral culture and RT-PCR remain the gold standard, but both require more time and money, as well as a specialized lab. In 2007-2008, an oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 strain emerged globally. Nachi: Amazing.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

There are increasingly many writings upon the health of our Presidents either factual or speculative, and even in contention whether the office is inherently detrimental to wellness and longevity of its occupants. " EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2008). Franklin D. This left Harry S. September 2003.

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