ACEP Now

JUNE 6, 2023

A medical student reports a murmur, not documented by either the emergency physician or the cardiologist. POCUS: Point-of-care ultrasound for AD is highly specific, but operator-dependent, and lacking in sensitivity—although late–model units can have sensitivity as high as 80-85 percent. Then what? He denies back pain.

EKG/ECG 85

EKG/ECG Stroke Documentation/Coding Operations 85

Resus Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

The patient is positioned and prepped in the same way as for the standard operative tracheostomy. Elimination of scheduling difficulty associated with operating room and anesthesiology teams for critical care patients. Use ultrasound to identify an large vessels in the area. Only then should the endotracheal tube be removed.

Operations 52

Operations Documentation/Coding Ultrasounds Wellness 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

The largest retrospective cohort study to date (Beyde et al.) shows that most will improve with empiric antibiotics.

Dislocations 85

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

Taming the SRU

MAY 30, 2023

hours earlier Free fluid in the RUQ has been shown to have a LR of 112 of requiring operative management Risk Factors for Ectopic Pregnancy prior ectopic pregnancy surgery infection assisted reproductive technologies IUD However, 50% of patients with ectopic pregnancy have no risk factors High and Lows w/ Dr. Airline companies have been sued.

OB/GYN 52

OB/GYN Ultrasounds Pediatrics Resuscitation 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Farrington] Rebuilding of outdated hospitals put emergency rooms on ground level with nearby X-ray service, and, ideally, sometimes closer to the Blood Bank and the Operating Rooms. Advances in Medical Imaging (CT, MRI, and Ultrasound) facilitating rapid, accurate, diagnosis affording new potential to save additional lives. Sakran, J.

Emergency Nursing 40

Emergency Nursing EMS Resuscitation Military 40

EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2019

Post opiate hypotension in prehospital trauma patients is a rare but documented complication. Jeff: Interestingly, the system I work in has prehospital physicians, who do carry US, but I can’t think of a major trauma where ultrasound changed any of the decisions we made. for pericardial effusion.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Operations Fractures 40

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Nachi: Unfortunately this procedure is associated with a relatively high re-operation rate – one study found 20% of patients required removal or revision. Jeff: Even more shockingly, some series showed a 52% repeat operation rate. Vitamin D, B12, Calcium, foate, iron, and thiamine deficiencies are all well documented complications.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

CT is good but you really should learn ultrasound, and lastly, sick patients need prompt consultation and resuscitation, not rapid trips to radiology. Nachi: Diagnosis of appendicitis, in a pregnant patient, ultrasound vs. mri. Jeff: Next we have everybody’s favorite, the ultrasound. Jeff: Indeed. Sounds familiar.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Sepsis 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The best documented cormorbidity is sickle cell disease, although other pro-thrombotic conditions also put the child at risk. Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle. Cardiovasculr Ultrasound. Take the child seriously who has disproportionate symptoms to what should be a minor injury. References Congenital AboulHosn JA et al.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics EKG/ECG Wellness Seizures 52

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

It was peer-reviewed by Joseph Habboushe, assistant professor at NYU and Nadia Maria Shaukat, director of the emergency and critical care ultrasound at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. In fact, cannabis use has been documented for medical use dating as far back as 600 BC in West and Central Asia.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. Good History and Physical exam, including a. 95% CI = 1.9

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jeff: Perhaps most importantly, no history or physical alone can rule in or out an ectopic pregnancy, for that you’ll need testing and imaging or operative findings. So to get us all on the same page, the discriminatory zone is the b-HCG at which an IUP is expected to be seen on ultrasound. Jeff: Up first is the urine pregnancy test.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Undocumented migrant: Someone who enters or stays in a country without the documents required under immigration regulations. MVI offers essential outreach services to refugee camps as well as operating a central clinic in Athens, providing undocumented migrants, refused asylum seekers, and the homeless with regular medical care.

Documentation/Coding 59

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Wellness Operations 59

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

There is very scarce documentation, but the next ECG was obtained around 1 PM. Nevertheless, the operator performed intravascular ultrasound and saw erupted calcium nodule consistent with plaque erosion. There was no repeat ECG. ECG 2 Diagnostic for inferoposterior reperfusion. Echocardiogram showed inferior hypokinesis.

EKG/ECG 81

EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Burns Research 81

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Afro-Caribbean patients should be screened for sickle cell before anaesthesia for possible pre-operative transfusion. However, there are documented adverse events such as haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents or recurrence of VOC after drug withdrawal, which represent a drawback in its regular use.

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Initial Management (whilst Urology team are on their way) Bloods FBC, U/Es, CRP, Coagulation screen, Blood glucose levels, Blood cultures IV Antibiotics as per Trust guidelines (may be under section for Necrotising fasciitis) Urethral catheter- this will help with monitoring urine output and help identify the urethra during the operation.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Operations Ultrasounds Hospitals 52