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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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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Stroke 102

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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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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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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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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