Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Written by Sean Trostel MD I returned to my desk after seeing a patient and saw this screening ECG sitting on my desk to be read. The patient was a man in his 80s with chief complaint listed as: "hyperglycemia, weakness, ground level fall." ECG #1 @ 15:30 What do you think? Slow, irregular rhythm - likely slow atrial fibrillation Very wide QRS measuring ~180 ms in some leads, not fitting LBBB morphology and wider than vast majority of LBBB No signs of OMI, no modified Sgarbossa criteria Peaked T

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Science Based Medicine

MAY 22, 2024

Imagine if we could save over 8 million lives per year globally through public policy. Many of these preventable deaths are in younger people and fall disproportionately on the poor and disadvantaged. This is the estimate of a recent observational and modelling study on the effects of air pollution (fine particulate and ozone pollution). Of these death, over 5 million could be […] The post The Health Costs of Fossil Fuel first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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St. Emlyn

MAY 22, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Paediatric Stroke, Bronchiolitis, and tips and tricks for paediatric procedures The post Paediatric Emergencies Update – Noosa Day 1 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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The Evolution & Medicine Review

MAY 22, 2024

Call for Writing-Up Fellows in Evolutionary Medicine The Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI) in Klosterneuburg, Austria, is an international center for advanced studies in the life sciences, with a focus on conceptual, philosophical, historical, and mathematical approaches in evolutionary biology and biomedicine.

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American Medical Compliance

MAY 22, 2024

Workplace violence is a significant concern across various industries, affecting employee safety, productivity, and overall organizational morale. Moreover, it encompasses a range of harmful behaviors, including physical assaults, threats, harassment, and verbal abuse, occurring within a work setting. As stated in OSHA’s fact sheet , each year, 2 million American workers fall victim to workplace violence.

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NRC Health

MAY 22, 2024

When 70% of your patients are younger than ten years old, and 75% percent of them experience preoperative anxiety, you need to get creative about personalizing patient experiences to ease fears—especially for children with special needs. So that’s just what Dayton Children’s Hospital leaders accomplished in their perioperative environments, by developing sensory-friendly environments to aid in individualizing their patient experience for children.

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AED Leader

MAY 22, 2024

In today’s fast-paced world, the safety and well-being of employees and customers are paramount for any business. When it comes to cardiac emergencies, having an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on-site can be a lifesaver. However, purchasing brand-new AEDs can be a significant investment for small and medium-sized enterprises. That’s where refurbished AEDs come into play.

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