Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

An elderly man with sudden cardiogenic shock, diffuse ST depressions, and STE in aVR Literature 1. Methods STEMI activations between January 2014 and April 2018 at the University of Arizona Medical Center were identified. 2 cases of Aortic Stenosis: Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? Knotts et al.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

Does Functional Outcome Improve with Time Postsurgery for Hirschsprung Disease? Single-stage versus multi-stage pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease: practice trends and outcomes in infants. J Pediatr Surg 2014; 49:1619. 2014; 8(5):533-541. 2014; 15(4):859-871. J Med Genet 2008; 45:1. Hirschsprung's disease.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Significantly elevated CRP (>122mg/L) and PCT (>0.5ng/mL) levels are predictors of bad outcomes, and are useful for tracking therapy progress, but are not specific enough to rule-in infectious endocarditis [38-39]. Epub 2014 Dec 3. Epub 2014 Oct 27. Int J Rheum Dis. 2015 Mar;18(3):352-9. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12496.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: A 2014 study even showed an up to 80% reduction in the likelihood of developing DM2 postoperatively at the 7-year mark. overall, these surgeries are relatively safe with one 2014 review publishing a 10-17% overall complication rate and a perioperative 30 day mortality of less than 1%. 2014(8):CD003641. Am J Emerg Med.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Motor Fingernail bed pressure with a pencil first If flexion outcome, then apply painful stimulus to neck or head (trapezius or supraorbital notch) to look for localization Spinal reflex can result in a falsely elevated score if lower extremity pain induced Verbal Orientated- Able to answer all questions. Fun fact for animal lovers!-

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Older age, recurrent episodes of SBP, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury (AKI), concurrent GI bleeding, and higher MELD scores are predictors of worse outcomes. Management: Patients can rapidly progress to septic shock and multiorgan failure. 2014 Sep;109(9):1436-42. coli (50-90% of cases).

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Septic shock is high on the differential diagnosis for this patient’s presentation. Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening conditions characterized by severe systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. What are the most up-to-date guidelines for managing this patient?

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

2014 Aug 21;124(8):1251-8; quiz 1378. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-02-482612. Epub 2014 May 28. Changing aetiology, clinical features, antimicrobial resistance, and outcomes of bloodstream infection in neutropenic cancer patients. Time to antibiotics and outcomes in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. 2014;14:162.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below).

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Both INTERACT-2 and ATACH-2 showed no statistical difference in their primary outcome between intensively lowering the BP and a less-intensive strategy. Background There have been a couple of large and influential trials published on BP management after an intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Reference Ma LM, Hu X, Song L, et.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. Each subsequent one-hour delay in antimicrobial administration increases mortality by 35% in patients with septic shock (Im, Kang et al.

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EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. In 2014, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine started a task force, and by 2016, updated definitions were out again! I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta.

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RebelEM

MARCH 2, 2023

Essentially there was no difference, meaning we wouldn’t expect to find a difference in outcomes Although not patient oriented, why is there no breakdown of how many patients had cardiogenic shock, congestive heart failure, echocardiographic findings, or even troponin levels. Circulation 2014. Low O2 protocol: 3.1%

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2016

Be aware that later stages of malrotation may present as shock – they present in hypovolemic shock due to third-spacing from necrotic bowel and/or septic shock from translocation or perforation. 2014; (38): 1275–1281. Factors associated with adverse outcomes in children with diabetic ketoacidosis-related cerebral edema.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Ranulf went white with the shock. The primary outcome measure was chest drain failure, i.e., retained haemothorax requiring a secondary interventional procedure. A recent review was conducted on Trauma Quality Improvement Program data between 2014 and 2016. 2014 Sep;45(9):1287-95. His heart rate is creeping up, now 140.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Some wonder if giving blood to children with a haemoglobin <6g/dl will improve outcomes. 3,950 children were recruited between September 2014 to May 2017. Outcomes Primary outcome Mortality at 28 days after randomisation. The authors chose a patient-centred, primary outcome in keeping with their pragmatic design.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

First, there can be a poor correlation between venous and arterial gases in states of shock, hemodynamic instability, or extremes of acid-base disturbances, due to poor cardiac output/circulatory failure impairing venous and arterial flow, with associated poor gas exchange as well as hypercapnia and acidemia at the tissue level (8).

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2024

You review his chart and note that he had a heart transplant in 2014 but has not followed up with a cardiologist for at least 3 years. 10 Dysrhythmias (more commonly ventricular), chest pain, dyspnea, acute CHF and shock are all possible. Reported clinical symptoms range from mild heart failure and palpitations to cardiogenic shock.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

compared cefepime to piperacillin-tazobactam in a cohort of 250 patients with septic shock and found a signal toward higher mortality in those receiving cefepime. What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2 Outcomes of patients presenting with ischemic stroke who received MRI as initial imaging modality have demonstrated similar outcomes to those with initial CTA, with Kim et al. demonstrating that functional outcome at 3 months did not differ between the CTA and MRI groups (38.5% vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

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PulmCCM

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Maintaining a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 65 mm Hg has been advised for patients with sepsis and other forms of vasodilatory shock. More than a dozen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have sought to identify whether higher or lower MAP targets produce better outcomes in critically ill patients with shock. PMID: 39556565.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Acute hyperkalemia in the emergency department: a summary from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes conference. BRASH syndrome: Bradycardia, Renal Failure, AV blockade, Shock, and Hyperkalemia. Eur J Emerg Med 2020. Durfey et al. Severe hyperkalemia: can the electrocardiogram risk stratify for short-term adverse events.

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Mind The Bleep

JUNE 17, 2023

They may present in hypovalaemic shock On examination you may feel a sausage shaped mass in the right side of the abdomen which crosses the midline. Bluman J, 2014) The abdominal pain is colicky / crampy, intermittent and diffuse, the child may struggle to point to a single area of pain. Review of Abdominal Migraine in Children.

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Mind The Bleep

JUNE 17, 2023

They may present in hypovalaemic shock On examination you may feel a sausage shaped mass in the right side of the abdomen which crosses the midline. Bluman J, 2014) The abdominal pain is colicky / crampy, intermittent and diffuse, the child may struggle to point to a single area of pain. Review of Abdominal Migraine in Children.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2014; 59:e10. Full blown sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:e18. Stevens DL, Bisno AL, Chambers HF, et al. Fortunately, those are rare.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Patients were enrolled in these trials if they had signs of shock, with mortality ranging from 18-29%. 13 While there is good data that early antibiotics for patients in septic shock reduce mortality 18-19 the role of early and aggressive volume resuscitation and its impacts on patient-centered outcomes remain unclear.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2014 Feb;69(2):144-51. Intravenous fluid therapy and hospital outcomes for vaso-occlusive episodes in children, adolescents, and young adults with sickle cell disease. Factors associated with adverse outcome among children with sickle cell disease admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit: an observational cohort.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2025

Trajectory of Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Morbidity Following Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock. 2014 Oct;31(e1):e19-24. Development and Validation of the Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. but PPV ranges from 25.1-39.5% 0.38 (95% CI 0.20-0.39) 0.39) AUROC of 0.71-0.92 and PPV of 5.3-7.1%

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

Several 200 J shocks did not terminate the VF, so a second defibrillator was applied for double sequential defibrillation with 400 J. Was her outcome to be expected for ostial RCA OMI? The catheter was out of the body and the arteriotomy had been closed, so there is no pressure waveform. In the midst of this, she went into VF.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Furthermore, educating both patients and their families is important in order to achieve good treatment compliance and better clinical outcomes. Symptoms may be non-specific in the beginning with patients quickly developing septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation. 2014; 349–356. coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

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Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 19, 2025

Yet it seems that US public health authorities has simply accepted this as the state of affairs, rather than trying to procure what can explain this absurd disparity in health outcomes. By all health outcome measures, US public health is a complete failure and someone who thinks radically different is needed. So on this point, RFK Jr.

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