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ABG Versus VBG in the Emergency Department

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Louis); Marina Boushra, MD (EM-CCM, Cleveland Clinic Foundation); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case Emergency Medical Services brings in a 62-year-old male with COPD in acute on chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure (usually on 3 L nasal cannula, now on non-rebreather at 15 L/min). 2004 Nov;30(11):2017-20. Intensive Care Med.

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Chest discomfort and a dilated right ventricle. What's going on?

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COPD, Idiopathic PAH, acute or chronic PE, pulmonary valve stenosis, etc) 3) Conditions affecting RV myocardial contractility, such as ARVD or RV infarction The ECGs does not really show any signs of chronic RV dilation or hypertrophy. 21, 2017 ). Any cause of pulmonary hypertension.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

It can be further divided into two types: primary--those that occur in generally healthy individuals without underlying lung disease, and secondary--those that occur in individuals with underlying lung disease such as COPD [1]. doi:10.1155/2017/6014967 Light RW. J Emerg Trauma Shock. Published 2017 Sep 7. Can Respir J.

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POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest

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RV chamber size alone is not enough information to rule-in a PE as RV cavity enlargement can be visualized in other conditions such as pulmonary hypertension, RV infarct, COPD and cardiac arrest from multiple causes. 10,11 Vid 1. SubX4 Asystole RV > LV. SubX2 Asystole RV > LV. RV pressures > LV pressures. Dawson, Mallin, Hwang J.,

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A woman in her 20s with syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Given her tachycardia and episodes of syncope, the patient was judged to be in compensated obstructive shock with very high risk of imminent decompensation. 2017 Nov;35(4):525-537. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Sep;26(9):965-1012.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.06.023. 2013.06.023. PMID: 23998693. Appleton C, Gillam L, Koulogiannis K.

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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

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This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. And sepsis-3 redefined septic shock as “hypotension not responsive to fluid resuscitation” with the added requirement of vasopressors to maintain a MAP greater than or equal to 65 and with a lactate > 2. That’s where we’re at.

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

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Epub 2017 Nov 22. 2017 Jun;69(6):755-764. Give appropriate fluids, vasopressors, and antibiotics. Default to using whichever score your oncologist is more comfortable with. Support Care Cancer. 2018 May;26(5):1465-1470. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3985-0. Clarke, R. Warnick, J., Stretton, K., Littlewood, T. British Journal of Haematology.