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REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

RebelEM

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below).

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Episode 22 - Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department An Evidence-Based Review

EB Medicine

Thankfully, that gentleman was successfully resuscitated despite no bystander CPR, and if you listen carefully, we hope to arm you with the tools to do so similarly. These aren’t your standard arrest patients though, they typically have many fewer comorbidities – so CPR tends to be more successful.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

Taming the SRU

Lane & Mcdonough Definition of an immediate whole body CT (iWBCT) scan Shortly after patient arrival. 2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9%

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

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ECG Pointers: Pacemakers, Magnets, and Hiding Under the Charge Nurse’s Desk

EMDocs

The patient has no pulse so you start CPR. This can be caused by lead fracture or Oversensing. In residency, the example our chiefs banged into our heads was a painter whos painting a house and every time he paints large brush strokes, his pacemaker interprets his pec firing as his heart firing. You yell at him, Are you ok?

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