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Serial PoCUS for ED Patients with Acute Dyspnea: Is More Actually Better?

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It can be used to distinguish between various conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, acute heart failure (AHF), pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, pericardial effusion, pneumothorax, and pneumonia [2,3]. POCUS in dyspnea, nontraumatic hypotension, and shock; a systematic review of existing evidence.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. Authors' commentary: Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis. Fundamentally, cardiogenic shock is an issue of decreased cardiac output.

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

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Volume 21, Issue 6, June 2015, Pages 583-590 Perron T, Emara M, Ahmed S. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Give appropriate fluids, vasopressors, and antibiotics. Factors influencing mortality in neutropenic patients with haematologic malignancies or solid tumours with bloodstream infection. Clinical Microbiology and Infection.