RebelEM

JULY 1, 2024

Comparison of BPAP S/T and Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support Modes for Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Comparison of BPAP S/T and Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support Modes for Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

COPD 129

COPD Emergency Department Outcomes EMS 129

EM SIM Cases

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Clinical Vignette Per EMS Report: Patient called 911 complaining of breathlessness and cough, progressively worsening over the last three days. His initial presentation will respond to traditional therapies for COPD exacerbation. The patient is coming from home, where he was found sitting in his couch in mild respiratory distress.

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COPD Military Emergency Department EMS 52

RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2024

It can be used to distinguish between various conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, acute heart failure (AHF), pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, pericardial effusion, pneumothorax, and pneumonia [2,3]. appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

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Ultrasounds Outcomes COPD Hospitals 125

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. Vital signs were within normal limits on arrival to the Emergency Department. or basilar ischemia.

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Emergency Department COPD 117

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 8, 2023

There have been many “temporary” rural emergency department closures during the past last year. In Ontario alone there have been approximately 160 emergency departments (ED) temporarily closed since the beginning of 2022. It was a stepped-wedge reconfiguration of the entire Danish emergency healthcare system.

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Stroke Emergency Department COPD Academics 56

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

8 However, it is not considered first line in treatment of anticholinergic toxicity and is not available in all emergency departments. In moderate to severe cases of anticholinergic toxicity, physostigmine may be used in the right patient scenario for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons. 9 Physostigmine dosing: 0.5-2

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning Seizures COPD 108

EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

4 In an emergency department (ED) presentation of cardiac arrest, the diagnosis of PE is challenging without the use of CT angiography. Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) is a bedside modality that can assist Emergency Physicians (EPs) in differentiating PE from other causes of cardiac arrest. 10,11 Vid 1.

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Ultrasounds Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) EKG/ECG Shock 97