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STREAM-2: Half-Dose Tenecteplase vs Primary PCI in Older Patients with STEMI?

RebelEM

neoplasm, aneurysm, intracranial or spinal surgery) or recent trauma to head or cranium (i.e. neoplasm, aneurysm, intracranial or spinal surgery) or recent trauma to head or cranium (i.e. Primary PCI: 95.7% Stents Placed: Pharmaco-Invasive Treatment: 97.4% Primary PCI: 95.7% ECG Results: Repeat ECG 90min after tenecteplase indicated 70.3%

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Episode 20 - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations

EB Medicine

Nachi: Not only are they out, they actually worsen outcomes, so definitely don’t pursue any of them. Instead, since no treatment has been shown to improve outcome, you should prioritize prompt transport. Fasciotomies have not been shown to improve outcomes and are reserved only for those failing anti-venom treatment.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

EMDocs

2 Outcomes of patients presenting with ischemic stroke who received MRI as initial imaging modality have demonstrated similar outcomes to those with initial CTA, with Kim et al. demonstrating that functional outcome at 3 months did not differ between the CTA and MRI groups (38.5% 8 The data in Mayer et al.

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