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TAME Trial: Mild Hypercapnia vs Normocapnia in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

RebelEM

It’s important to be able to initiate these treatments while also creating the opportunity to investigate possible therapeutic interventions for these patients within the confines of a well designed trial.

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Case Report: Coronary Vasospasm-Induced Cardiac Arrest

ACEP Now

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. Cardiac arrest secondary to myocardial ischemia from coronary vasospasm is well documented.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

This topic is additionally complicated by the development of multiple diagnostic tools now available for diagnosis as well as variable sizing algorithms used around the world. There are many different types of pneumothorax (PTX), and the management paradigm has shifted in recent years as the research has exploded on this topic.