Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Written by: Sasha Becker, MD (NUEM 27) Edited by: Mara Bezerko (NUEM 25) Expert Commentary by : Aaron Wibberley, MD Expert Commentary This is a very nice summary by Dr. Becker and Dr. Bezerko of a troublesome-appearing rhythm occasionally encountered in the emergency department. Thankfully, the majority of presentations are benign. Our role as emergency providers is to risk-stratify for, or rule out, dangerous underlying etiologies of AIVR.

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Emergency Department Wellness 98

St. Emlyn

JANUARY 14, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The monthly update podcast from November 2024, including learning culture, chest drains in haemothorax, arterial lines in cardiac arrest and bad behaviour. The post Podcast – Monthly Round Up November 2024 – Learning culture, chest drains, arterial lines and more appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Resuscitation 84

EMergucate

JANUARY 14, 2025

The following ECG is from a 60-year-old male who has presented with 5 days of central chest pain and epigastric pain which radiates between his shoulder blades.

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EKG/ECG 52

NRC Health

JANUARY 14, 2025

In healthcare, the pursuit of exceptional patient care is paramount. However, a fundamental yet often overlooked component in delivering the highest-quality care is the experience of healthcare employees. The post Prioritizing the employee experience to transform healthcare appeared first on NRC Health.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 14, 2025

A 2023 systematic review published in BMC Nursing revealed a strong connection between clinical nurse competence and patient safety culture, underscoring the transformative impact of comprehensive training on nursing skills. Restorative nursing stands as a cornerstone of healthcare, dedicated to enhancing patients’ quality of life by helping them regain or maintain their highest levels of function and independence.

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Best Practices Evidence-Based Practice Teamwork Patient Safety 105

EMDocs

JANUARY 14, 2025

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we cover the management of Guillain-Barr syndrome. For the presentation and ED evaluation of GBS, please see Part 1. Episode 112: Guillain-Barr Syndrome Part 2 ED treatment: IVIG and plasma exchange are the main treatment modalities. Both seem equally effective, but combining them does not improve outcomes.

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Outcomes Hospitals 89

ECG Guru

JANUARY 14, 2025

What can we learn from this 3-channel ECG? A sinus rhythm can be seen in the left half of the image, which merges into a ventricular tachycardia on the right. The QRS complexes of the VT change their shape and polarity, this is called polymorphic. The question is: can this be called TdP (Torsade de Pointes) tachycardia or not? The clear answer is: no!

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EKG/ECG 67

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 14, 2025

Last month, the White House floated the idea of a prophylactic Presidential pardon for former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci and several other officials. Dr. Fauci came under fire in 2021 for his answer to a direct question from Senator Rand Paul regarding alleged NIH funding for gain-of-function (GOF) research on coronaviruses performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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