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How Not To Miss Posterior Circulation Stroke

ACEP Now

Posterior circulation strokes make up 20 percent of all strokes but account for 40 percent of stroke misdiagnoses. Dizziness is especially tricky, with up to 40 percent of strokes presenting with dizziness being missed. His neurological exam on arrival is documented as normal. His blood pressure is 190 over 115.

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Seizure in a 30 something

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I therefore feel it relevant to document ( in your dictation/on the medical chart ) when significant artifact potentially impairs the accuracy of your interpretation. Regarding my Systematic assessment of ECG #1: There is significant baseline artifact , as well as baseline wander.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

EB Medicine

Next, schedule a follow up appointment, ideally within a week of discharge, and lastly, document the patient’s preferred follow up resources and steps taken to get them there. PA’s and NP’s - make sure to use the code APP4 at checkout to save 50%. And this doesn’t even have to be something as time consuming as a phone call.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

In fact, cannabis use has been documented for medical use dating as far back as 600 BC in West and Central Asia. First up is the link between cannabis use and stroke or TIA. times higher risk of stroke or TIA. times higher risk of stroke or TIA. Cannabis users who smoked at least once weekly had a 3.3

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

Taming the SRU

for detecting major injuries Abnormal CXR Rapid deceleration mechanism Presence of a distracting injury Chest wall tenderness Sternal/thoracic spine/scapular tenderness There are limited decision-making rules for thoracic spine imaging Yet a study (Inaba et al., 2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9%

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