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Chemical Burns

Mind The Bleep

Circulation Assess heart rate, blood pressure, peripheral and central CRT, pulses and 3 lead ECG. Establish IV access and begin fluid resuscitation with 250ml boluses of 0.9% This includes adequate pain control, fluid resuscitation, and stabilization of any systemic complications. Acute Crit Care. doi: 10.4266/acc.2019.00647.

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Anterior OMI. What does the angiogram show?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His ECG is shown below. How does RCA occlusion fit with the ECG? The answer is that the ECG really shows right ventricular OMI. We've highlighted a considerable number of acute RV MI cases in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ( See the October 7, 2019 and May 10, 2024 posts , to name just two ). There is non-obstructive disease here.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

EMDocs

ECG: Evaluate for ischemia, right heart strain. Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Hypervolemia – leads to pulmonary edema: Consider diuresis If euvolemic – start maintenance fluids of D5 in 0.45%NS Published 2020 Feb 12. times maintenance.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

EMDocs

ECG: Evaluate for ischemia, right heart strain. Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. If euvolemic – start maintenance fluids of D5 in 0.45%NS American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support. times maintenance.

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Another deadly and confusing ECG. Are you still one of the many people who will be fooled by this ECG, or do you recognize it instantly?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Fluid resuscitation was initiated. Here is the initial ED ECG: What do you think? The ECG shows peaked T waves, QRS widening, a coved-type ST segment with inverted T waves most prominent in V1 and V2 consistent with Brugada pattern. They opined that the ECG could instead be "metabolic." Creatinine elevated at 3.09

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emDOCs Revamp: Esophageal Perforation

EMDocs

ECG – May show tachycardia or rate related ST depressions Laboratory evaluation: CBC w/ differential – may reveal leukocytosis with left shift CMP, Lipase – can reveal alternative intra-abdominal diagnoses as well as show findings of end-organ hypoperfusion (elevated serum creatinine, transaminitis, etc.) McGraw-Hill Education; 2020.

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EM@3AM: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

EMDocs

ECG shows ST-segment elevation in V3-V6 only with depression in aVR. Initial vital signs include BP of 157/80, HR of 96, RR 14, SpO2 of 97% on RA, T 37.5. On exam, she is clutching her chest and is in acute distress due to pain with no other remarkable findings. Initial troponin is mildly elevated.

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