Fri.Dec 01, 2023

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ECG Blog #406 — To Do Additional Leads?

Ken Grauer, MD

== CLICK HERE — for a V ideo presentation of this case! ( 19:40 min. ) Below are slides used in my video presentation. For full discussion of this case — See ECG Blog #351 — == The ECG in Figure-1 — was obtained from a previously healthy older man who contacted EMS ( E mergency M edical S ervices ) because of "chest tightness" that began ~1 hour earlier.

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Varilux® XR Series™ by EssilorLuxottica

Emergency Live

The First Eye-Responsive Progressive Lens Born By Behavioural Artificial Intelligence EssilorLuxottica, constantly engaged in the research and design of visual solutions increasingly performing, launched in May – Varilux® XR Series has, the new and innovative progressive lens: based on a predictive model and the analysis of behaviour profile and movements of the wearer.

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Medical Conservatives: Mixing Politics and Medicine is a Bad Idea, If I Disagree with Your Politics

Science Based Medicine

"I used to think medicine could be separated from politics. Gosh. That was super dumb." The post Medical Conservatives: Mixing Politics and Medicine is a Bad Idea, If I Disagree with Your Politics first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Theoretical Practical Emergency-Urgency Congress, A Memorable Event

Emergency Live

Innovation and Comparison at the Center of the Emergency-Urgency Theoretical-Practical Congress in Bari, Italy The two-day Emergency-Urgency Theoretical-Practical Congress has just concluded at the Hi Hotel in Bari, Italy, putting under a magnifying glass a number of issues to which physicians are subjected, transforming the Apulian capital into a hub of innovation and medical knowledge […] The post Theoretical Practical Emergency-Urgency Congress, A Memorable Event appeared first on Emerg

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Friday Reflection 34: Disagreement and Chagrin in Therapeutic Decision Making

Sensible Medicine

PP is a 67-year-old woman who comes to clinic with six weeks of progressive weakness. She feels aching in her buttocks, thighs, and shoulders. She is unable to rise from a chair unassisted and can walk only if supported by a companion. PP has a long history of hypertension and type II diabetes, both well controlled. She has coronary artery disease and had stable angina until she started an appropriate medical regimen.

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Rescuers and Patients with HIV: Essential Safety Protocols

Emergency Live

Guidelines for Emergency Management with HIV-Positive Patients: Precautions and Protective Tools The Importance of Training for Rescuers In the context of medical emergencies, first responders play a crucial role in providing immediate care. When it comes to intervening on HIV-infected patients, specific training and knowledge of safety procedures become even more important.

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Pediatric Toxic Ingestions

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the December 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Pediatric Toxic Ingestions in the Emergenc y Department. Need help now? Call the Poison Help Line at: 1‑800‑222‑1222 Epidemiology Prehospital Care ED History and Physical Exam Diagnostic Studies Labs EKG Imaging Urine Toxicology Testing Treatment Hemodialysis Activated Charcoal Whole Bowel Irrigation Gastric Lavage Ipecac Drug Specific Therapies Acetaminophe

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Are pre-intubation checklists superfluous?

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

The Bottom Line: Investigators studying the use of a pre-intubation checklist versus "usual care" found no differences in important outcomes su.

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The Not So Easy Firsts in Medicine

SheMD

There are a lot of “firsts” in medical training. Some are really positive things that we love to talk about like your first real patient encounter, your first delivery during obstetrics, or your first time diagnosing something right. But less physicians talk about the difficult “firsts” like failing your first test, losing your first patient, or being involved in your first code.

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Watch how Pendell and Smith teach the Queen of Hearts AI app on this video (45 minutes)

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Pendell and I have taught the queen on over 40,000 EKGs so far. Version 1 was bases on ~20,000. Version 2 will be coming out soon, also taught on an additional 20,000 EKGs. For version 3, we have started teaching her on yet more EKGs. These ones are EKG that the Queen's users uploaded, and on the comments and outcomes that they give. These EKGs are displayed on a platform with a pick list of diagnoses.

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Resuscitative Umbilical Vein Catheterization

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Face and Chest Rash

ALiEM

A 23-year-old female with a past medical history of asthma presented with a rash that began five days ago on her face and spread to her chest. The lesions are painful and pruritic, spreading slightly to her extremities. She noted a slight sore throat and nasal congestion. She denied any known fever and had no known vaginal or oral lesions. She has a 5-year-old daughter at home with no known symptoms.