COPD EMS Wellness 
RebelEM
JULY 1, 2024
AVAPS may be useful, but we still need a well conducted RCT to find out if it is (i.e AVAPS: 0.07 P = 0.015 PaCO2 Excretion in 1 st Hour BPAP S/T: 4.75 AVAPS: 10.20 Unfortunately, this RCT is too small with poor methodology which makes it difficult to draw any absolute conclusions. which patients and which conditions).
EM SIM Cases
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
He previously served as Deputy Medical Director at Andersen Simulation Center, the largest simulation center in the US Army as well as the Simulation Director for Madigan Army Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine Residency. His initial presentation will respond to traditional therapies for COPD exacerbation.
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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. to −0.66) and −1.66 (95% CI −2.09
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. Potassium resulted as 4.9, initial troponin I 0.05
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. En route, EMS administered aspirin 325mg by mouth, but withheld nitroglycerin due to initial hypotension. Answer below in the still shot.
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.
RebelEM
AUGUST 21, 2023
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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