Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

The patient was tremulous and severely hypoglycemic by point-of-care testing. The September 27, 2019 post — for the Rowlands & Moore article with the above-noted formulas for recognizing the “culprit” extremity. The September 22, 2019 post — intermittent ST-T wave artifact. The January 30, 2018 post — for PTA.

EKG/ECG 65

EKG/ECG Wellness Point-of-Care Testing Shock 65

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

The 2019 Journal of Arthroplasty practice guidelines to screen for periprosthetic joint infections recommend using ESR at 30mm/hr and CRP at 10mg/L, citing pooled sensitivities and specificities ranging from 75%-86% and 70-72.3%, respectively, for ESR and 88% and 73-74%, respectively, for CRP [32]. 2019 Feb;34(2S):S187-S195.

Infectious Diseases 88

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 88

EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jeff: With that, let’s get into the first episode of 2019 – the topic this month is first trimester pregnancy emergencies: recognition and management. Jeff: With that, let’s get into the first episode of 2019 – the topic this month is first trimester pregnancy emergencies: recognition and management.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

However, results may take some time and, as such, rapid point-of-care tests are increasingly used. 2019 Nov 15;16(22):4515. 2019 May;19(5):477–86. Pediatr Emerg Care [Internet]. 2019 Feb 28 [cited 2022 Dec 28];Publish Ahead of Print. Int J Environ Res Public Health. Banerjee S, Ford C.

Emergency Department 143

Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143