EMergucate

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The patient has a background of COPD and … Continue reading → A 60 year old female presents to ED after a heroin OD.

COPD 40

COPD EKG/ECG 40

RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2024

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]. 2021 June 8;118:20219. to −0.66) and −1.66 (95% CI −2.09 to −0.78) and -1.97 (95% CI −2.70

Ultrasounds 129

Ultrasounds Outcomes COPD Hospitals 129

EB Medicine

JULY 2, 2021

EMplify – July 2021 Announcements: Be on the lookout for an announcement regarding the new EB Medicine app, coming to an App Store near you this month !! Are people with HIV more likely to develop: CAD, COPD, DVT and why? Are people with HIV more likely to develop: CAD, COPD, DVT and why?What What about chronic infection ?The

COPD 52

COPD Psychiatric 52

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Daily duration of long-term oxygen therapy and risk of hospitalization in oxygen-dependent COPD patients. Reason , July 2021 2016 Sep 20;11(9):e0163293. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163293. PMID: 27649490; PMCID: PMC5029935. Sundh J, Ahmadi Z, Ekström M. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2018 Aug 28;13:2623-2628.

COPD 52

COPD Research Academics Hospitals 52

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

7,10 Contraindications include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), genitourinary or gastrointestinal obstruction, or if there is suspected or confirmed tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) overdose. 2021 Aug;59(8):698-704. Physostigmine does not reverse seizures or dysrhythmias. 9 Physostigmine dosing: 0.5-2

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 111

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning Seizures COPD 111

RebelEM

AUGUST 21, 2023

Epub 2021 Feb 8. 2021 Feb 18. A score of 5 refers to “Low Moderate Disability”; patients have some disability including hemiparesis, epilepsy, aphasia, or deficits in personality or memory but are able to look after themselves. Resuscitation. PMID: 33571603 Part 9: Post–cardiac arrest care | circulation – aha/ASA journals.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Resuscitation Outcomes CPR 98

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Date: September 20th, 2021 Reference: Litell et al. Date: September 20th, 2021 Reference: Litell et al. He has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension (HTN), congestive heart failure (CHF), and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). He’s afebrile.

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Emergency Department COPD Hospitals 40

PulmCCM

JUNE 10, 2024

3 days for anoxic encephalopathy to regain pupillary responses after cardiac arrest, 4-7 days for a DNR/DNI patient to receive NIPPV for COPD exacerbation, etc.) 2021 Jun 1;181(6):786-794. They proposed disease-specific intervals for TLTs (e.g., Wildman MJ, Sanderson C, Groves J, Reeves BC, Ayres J, Harrison D, Young D, Rowan K.

COPD 45

COPD Outcomes Hospitals EMS 45

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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]. Published 2021 Jun 24. Smoking is a known risk factor, as is cannabis use [2,5, 7-8]. Respir Med.

Fractures 96

Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96

EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

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. 2021 Apr;40(2):100852. Epub 2021 Mar 26. 10,11 Vid 1. SubX4 Asystole RV > LV. SubX2 Asystole RV > LV.

Ultrasounds 98

Ultrasounds Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) EKG/ECG Resuscitation 98

Emergency Medicine Ireland

JANUARY 23, 2023

Let’s say a COPD patient is emerging from propofol and fentanyl induced haze of 3 or 4 days on the vent for pneumonia. Anesthesiology 134, 760–769 (2021). Anaesth Intens Care 49, 86–97 (2021). A hand on the sternocleidomastoid or tummy might make patient generated effort easier to recognise. – Oto, B., Annesi, J. &

COPD 52

COPD 52

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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). 2021 Aug 1;133(2):374-378. 2021 Apr;47(2):365-372.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Resuscitation COPD Shock 98

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

August 2021-February 2022) took place in a very different environment than the prior studies, after vaccines and natural immunity were widespread, with the Delta and Omicron (BA.1.1) This study included a true blinded placebo control arm. Enrollment for ACTIV-6 (in the U.S variants predominating.

COPD 95

COPD Stroke Academics Urgent Care 95

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 22, 2022

Lancet 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called First10EM.com. Lancet 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called First10EM.com. However, the most likely explanation was not causal.

Urgent Care 40

Urgent Care COPD Outcomes Emergency Department 40

PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

About 544,000 99292 codes were billed to CMS in 2021, according to ACCP , reportedly stable at about 10% of the total bills. You probably don’t ever see this–you bill as usual, but CMS reportedly doesn’t pay your hospital for any of your 99292s until billed time goes over 104 minutes.

Hospice 52

Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2024

In business it sells sham and frustration as luxury and satisfaction” —Wendell Berry, The Unsettling of America In December 2021, I found myself working in the ICU for the first time as a family medicine intern. ” In 2021, we had decent data to support vaccination at that precise moment.

CDC 143

CDC Allergic Reactions Hospitals COPD 143