Mount Sinai EM

AUGUST 7, 2024

Initially, data suggested that the use of ultrasound during arrest increased pauses between compressions which worsens outcomes. The ideal view depends on the patient’s comorbid conditions such as COPD, obesity, cachexia, etc. Ultrasound during cardiac arrest has quickly become standard. survival to hospital discharge rate.

Ultrasounds 235

Ultrasounds CPR Documentation/Coding COPD 235

Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Figure-2: I've color-coded P waves from Figure-1 according to P wave morphology ( See text ). NOTE: For clarity — I've color-coded P waves in the long lead II rhythm strip according to morphology. Applying the Above to Today's Case: In addition to being Covid-positive — the patient in today's case had longstanding COPD.

EKG/ECG 195

EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Sepsis COPD 195

Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 21, 2023

Administrative data sets are often collected for the purpose of billing, or costing, or administrative organization, and thus are extremely vulnerable to up coding or intentional or accidental omissions. This is a common probably insurmountable problem with morbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes , COPD , etc.

Administration 78

Administration Outcomes Research COPD 78

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Unless you’re documenting something hilarious, please keep it brief and to the point. History of Presenting Complaint In this section use SOCRATES to document the pain. Drugs/Allergies When documenting drugs – try to get the dose and frequency (this can be found on Summary Care Records from the GP if you have access).

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding COPD EKG/ECG Wellness 52

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 30, 2023

1] Would the outcomes be different? He had COPD and depended on home oxygen. ” I documented those words in my progress note that day. From a professional standpoint, there is no question that my answer to the final question would be, “the past.” Would some of the people still be here? Then, everything changed.

Hospitals 82

Hospitals Hospice Resuscitation COPD 82

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Louis); Marina Boushra, MD (EM-CCM, Cleveland Clinic Foundation); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case Emergency Medical Services brings in a 62-year-old male with COPD in acute on chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure (usually on 3 L nasal cannula, now on non-rebreather at 15 L/min). Notably, in the initial analysis of blunt chest trauma (i.e.

Emergency Department 94

Emergency Department Resuscitation COPD Shock 94

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Changing aetiology, clinical features, antimicrobial resistance, and outcomes of bloodstream infection in neutropenic cancer patients. Time to antibiotics and outcomes in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. Coding for Mucositis. Neutropenic enterocolitis in adults: systematic analysis of evidence quality. 2014;14:162.

Infectious Diseases 105

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 105