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Amiodarone Versus Digoxin for Acute Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department

RebelEM

Small sample size limits the power of the study and increases margin of error A patient-oriented outcome such as mortality was not included Follow-up beyond disposition to evaluate hospitalization recurrences related to atrial fibrillation was not included. Sepsis, hyperthyroidism, dehydration, heart failure, ACS, etc).

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Consider IV access and early IV fluids in those at risk for dehydration and intra-abdominal infections. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)]. Cardiac Syncope ("True Syncope") Independent Predictors of Adverse Outcomes condensed from multiple studies 1. These premonitory symptoms were negative predictors of adverse outcomes in EGSYS. Sivilotti, M.,

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Taming the SRU

Academic Press; 2014:39-64. InHospital Outcomes of Tumor Lysis Syndrome: A PopulationBased Study Using the National Inpatient Sample. paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cisplatin) high-risk monoclonal antibody treatments (i.e. In: Finkel KW, Howard SC, eds. Renal Disease in Cancer Patients. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-415948-8.00004-0 2.