Mount Sinai EM

AUGUST 7, 2024

The ideal view depends on the patient’s comorbid conditions such as COPD, obesity, cachexia, etc. Ultimately, given the heterogeneity of studies in terms of timing & application and definition of cardiac motion, ultrasound is considered an adjunct to CPR with a class 2b recommendation in the 2020 AHA guidelines.

Ultrasounds 235

Ultrasounds CPR Documentation/Coding COPD 235

EMDocs

APRIL 2, 2024

Today on the emDOCs cast Brit Long interviews Zachary Aust on the use of a mental model in post ROSC patients. Episode 98: Post ROSC Mental Model What’s the problem?

Documentation/Coding 93

Documentation/Coding CPR EKG/ECG Sepsis 93

EMergucate

JANUARY 1, 2019

85 years old lady with history of COPD, brought to ED with low GCS after VF cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation after 3 minutes of CPR and a single DC shock. Her VBG on arrival sho…

COPD 40

COPD CPR Shock 40

EMergucate

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

85 years old lady with history of COPD, brought to ED with low GCS after VF cardiac arrest followed by return of spontaneous circulation after 3 minutes of CPR and a single DC shock. Her VBG on arr…

COPD 40

COPD CPR Shock 40

RebelEM

AUGUST 21, 2023

With that said, it’s important to note that narrow population consisted of patients who had a witnessed cardiac arrest with a shockable rhythm and bystander CPR performed. Thus the results of this trial may not be generalizable to unwitnessed cardiac arrest with non-shockable rhythms and/or a lack of bystander CPR.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Resuscitation Outcomes CPR 98

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A 45-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, amphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) use, and coronary vasospasm presented to triage with chest pain. During initial assessment, an ECG was obtained and revealed ST-segment elevation (STE) in the inferior leads with ST depression anteriorly.

Resuscitation 52

Resuscitation EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding COPD 52

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]. Smoking is a known risk factor, as is cannabis use [2,5, 7-8].

Fractures 96

Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96