Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Circulation Assess heart rate, blood pressure, peripheral and central CRT, pulses and 3 lead ECG. These systemic effects can include central nervous system (agitation, seizures , and coma), as well as cardiac ( hypotension and dysrhythmias) [10, 11]. Administer high-flow oxygen if indicated and consider arterial blood gas ( ABG ).

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

STEP-UP Self Physical and Psycological IM-SAFE Illness Medications Stress Alcohol Fatigue Eating Psychological Cognitive Threat/Challenge appraisal: PERCEIVED demands vs. resources Threat appraisal - stress levels excessive, performance impaired – vapor lock (autonomic arousal, tunnel vision, auditory exclusion, loss of time awareness, impaired memory (..)

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

Electrocardiography (ECG) should be performed on any patient with significant blunt chest injury. A negative ECG is highly consistent with no significant blunt myocardial injury. Any patient with a new abnormality on ECG (dysrhythmia, heart block, or signs of ischemia) should be admitted for continuous ECG monitoring.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, million presentation to ED’s throughout the US Usually occur due to falls Also commonly occur due to sports, MVC’s, etc.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Initial echocardiogram (ECG) on arrival (see figure 2) to our emergency department revealed normal sinus rhythm, mild interventricular conduction delay (RSR’), and possible right ventricular hypertrophy. This ECG in combination with presenting symptom of cardiac arrest raised suspicion for Brugada syndrome. Figure 2: The initial ECG.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As part of the workup, she underwent an ECG. Thus, Brugada is the likely diagnosis _ A very nice explanation of this is given in the document quoted below on current ECG criteria for Brugada pattern. We repeated the ECG: Brugada pattern is mostly resolved. Is this Type 2 Brugada syndrome/ECG pattern?

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: Medicinally, cannabinoids are currently used in the treatment of chronic pain syndromes, complications of multiple sclerosis and paraplegia, weight loss due to appetite suppression in HIV/aids, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, seizures, and many other neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. Abnormal ECG – looks for cardiac syncope. If no previous ECG was available, ECG was classified as abnormal if any abnormality was present.

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