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The Expert Witness re-visits a chest pain Malpractice case using the Queen of Hearts

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Don't miss his analysis and assessment of the Queen of Hearts AI OMI ECG bot -- that assessment is at the very bottom of the post. Click here to sign up for Queen of Hearts Access Case A 58-year-old woman presented to the ED with burning chest pain that started 2-3 hours earlier while sitting on a porch swing. But which artery?

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CICM Second Part Exam Practice SAQs 22082024

Intensive Blog

Outline the initial assessment of severe burns injury, including how you will calculate fluid resuscitation requirements. Outline the key considerations for the early post-operative ICU care of a patient who had open surgery for Type A aortic dissection. Operative course? cerebral ox, ECG, TOE, differential BPs) Bleeding?

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Beyond the Burns: Toxic House Fire Gases

Northwestern EM Blog

Additionally, many chambers are not operated on nights and weekends, and of those available at off hours, many are unable to accommodate intubated patients. The benefit is thought to be highest when the treatment is performed early (ideally within six hours of exposure), which adds to the logistical burden.

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

ACEP Now

Per EMS, the patient was found at the bottom of a high voltage line with diffuse burns and amputation of his left forearm. FIGURE 1: Electrical burns of the patient’s bilateral feet. FIGURE 2: Traumatic amputation and electrical burn of the patient’s left arm. He was intubated by EMS due to the extent of his injuries.

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Grand Rounds Recap 7.31.24

Taming the SRU

The largest retrospective cohort study to date (Beyde et al.) shows that most will improve with empiric antibiotics.

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CASE #6 UPDATE – FIND THE BLEEDING, STOP THE BLEEDING

Rural Doctors Net

The visual confrontation of a man in pain with an obvious amputation and airway burns will induce a catecholamine surge in all but the psychopathic. He may need large amounts of fluid down the track as part of his burns management – we’ll calculate this a bit later. Airway compromised by burns. Keep him warm and covered.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

Pain can be associated with a friction rub on cardiac auscultation, a pericardial effusion on a bedside echocardiogram, or diffuse ST elevations on an EKG. 21 Case: A 40-year-old male presents to the ED with a burning epigastric pain that has been worsening over the past week. Pain can be improved or exacerbated with meals.