Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

A man in his 90s with a history of HTN, CKD, COPD, and OSA presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive at home. With EMS, patient had a GCS of 3 and was saturating 60% on room air. Preliminary findings documented in the cath lab were “Anterior STEMI and no significant coronary artery disease.” (!!!)

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Emergency Department COPD 115

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. Clinical Course The paramedic activated a “Code STEMI” alert and transported the patient nearly 50 miles to the closest tertiary medical center. What do you see?

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EKG/ECG Shock Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Cardiology emergently came down to see the patient and took her immediately to the cath lab for a pericardiocentesis (if the cardiologist and cath lab had not been immediately available, then the EM team would have needed to perform pericardiocentesis). A pericardiocentesis was performed by the subxiphoid approach with fluoroscopy.

EKG/ECG 40

EKG/ECG Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding COPD 40

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Epub 2011 Apr 22 Coyne CJ, Le V, Brennan JJ, Castillo EM, Shatsky RA, Ferran K, Brodine S, Vilke GM. Coding for Mucositis. Rezaie, MD (Twitter/X: @srrezaie ) The post REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. British Journal of Haematology. 2011 Jun;153(6):773-9.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Sepsis is coming in at a higher readmission rate and cost per admission than acute MI, CHF, COPD, and PNA. Jeff : I’m an EMS fellow, what can I say… Anyway, on to my favorite section -- prehospital care. Another study, however, showed knowledge gaps by advanced EMS providers in diagnosis and management of sepsis. vasopressin.

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Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD ( EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital); Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St.

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Emergency Department Resuscitation COPD Shock 98