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ECG Blog #366 — Diltiazem didn't work.

Ken Grauer, MD

These 2 settings are: i ) In patients with severe , often longstanding pulmonary disease ; and / or , ii ) In acutely ill patients with multi-system disease ( ie, sepsis, shock, electrolyte and/or acid-base disorders ). Applying the Above to Today's Case: In addition to being Covid-positive — the patient in today's case had longstanding COPD.

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SGEM#346: Sepsis – You Were Always on My Mind

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. She is also an Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Mayo […] The post SGEM#346: Sepsis – You Were Always on My Mind first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. He’s afebrile.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 98: Post ROSC Mental Model

EMDocs

Check the pulse RSI= Resuscitation Sequence Intubation Hypoxia, Hypotension, and Acidosis are the reason patients code during/post intubation These patients are super high risk for all 4 Optimize first pass success – Induction agent + paralytic Unconscious patients will still have muscle tone Induction Ketamine or Etomidate at half doses (i.e.,

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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

EB Medicine

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. We have a special episode for you this month… We’ve brought Dr. Jeremy Rose, one of the peer reviewers, and a sepsis expert, on with us to talk through the content this month. Jeff : Sepsis chair. Sepsis-3!!

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 056 | Aspergillosis

Emergency Medicine Ireland

So a common clinical context might be a haematological cancer patient in the ICU as part of a neutropaenic sepsis process. COVID-19 as a risk factor is almost certainly a risk factor. That being said if you find that the whole airway is covered in plaques on bronch then you’ve probably established a diagnosis.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 3/11/24 (Issue #33)

PulmCCM

Palliative care consults fired on those over 65 with: ESRD on dialysis COPD on home oxygen or with 2 hospitalizations in the past year Dementia with nursing home residence, PEG tube, or 2 hospitalizations in the past year Attendings could cancel the pre-written consult order, but had to provide a reason to the study administrators.

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Atrial fibrillation? Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia? Don't look at computer read until AFTER you interpret!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This 60-something with h/o COPD and HFrEF (EF 25%) presented with SOB and chest pain. Here is the ECG: What do you think? Computer interpretation is below. Providers FORGET to “ U se t he O dds”. Q UESTION : Is there a d ifference between sinus rhythm with multiple PACs vs MAT?

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