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ECG Pointers: STEMI Equivalents from the American College of Cardiology

EMDocs

As we all know, a critical concern for emergency physicians is identifying patients with heart tissue-threatening ischemia that could benefit from percutaneous catheterization via stent deployment by an interventional cardiologist. The chosen vernacular for these ECG findings has been traditionally called “STEMI equivalents”.

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Three patients with chest pain and “normal” ECGs: which had OMI? Which were normal? And how did the Queen of Hearts perform?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Jesse McLaren Three patients presented with acute chest pain and ECGs that were labeled by the computer as completely normal, and which was confirmed by the final cardiology interpretation (which is blinded to patient outcome) also as completely normal. It is well known that NOMI usually has a normal ECG or nonspecific ECG.

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Proning for ARDS

Northwestern EM Blog

While a randomized control trial should be done to evaluate the effect of early proning in a controlled environment, these studies suggest that we should consider using this in our Emergency Department for patients who present with hypoxia and concern for mild to moderate ARDS without urgent need for intubation. Suction as needed.

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SGEM#344: We Will…We Will Cath You – But should We After An OHCA Without ST Elevations?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Stephen Meigher is the EM Chief Resident training with the Jacobi and Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program. He heads curriculum and conference for the academic year and is passionate about resident […] The post SGEM#344: We Will…We Will Cath You – But should We After An OHCA Without ST Elevations?

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Seeing Double

ALiEM

A 53-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of double vision on leftward gaze. Laboratory Data CBC , CMP , EKG , and Troponins were normal. Lipid panel : Cholesterol 241 (H) CSF : No oligoclonal bands, Protein 197 (H), Albumin 57 (H), IgG 16.3 (H)

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SGEM#215: Love Will Tear Us Apart – Diagnostic Challenges of Aortic Dissection

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AEM April 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM). Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM). Reference: Ohle R et al.

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Grand Rounds Recap 7.31.24

Taming the SRU

to teach you and your learner something new on shift skin adhesives WITH dr. hill Dermabond is a polymer (octyl cyanoacrylate) that can be used to repair lacerations in the Emergency Department faster than sutures, allowing the ED physician to be more efficient.