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ECG Blog #367 — Recognize The KEY Finding?

Ken Grauer, MD

You are given this ECG to review. No history is provided — except knowing that this patient was seen in the ED ( E mergency D epartment ). QUESTION: Is there a potential problem with this ECG? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. == N OTE : Many of us are charged with reviewing ECGs that have been interpreted by other clinicians — often without the benefit of much ( or any ) history.

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EMCrit 345 – I Guess We Need to Talk about CLOVERS and Fluids in Sepsis (Hopefully for the Last Time Ever)

EMCrit

CLOVERS Trial Primer and Fluids in Septic Shock EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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A man in his 50s with chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 50s with no prior known medical history presented to the Emergency Department with severe intermittent chest pain. He had episodes of chest pain off and on all night, until about 1 hour prior to arrival when the pain became constant, crushing, 10/10 chest pain that radiated to both arms. He denied any lightheadedness, shortness of breath, vomiting, or abdominal pain.

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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

RebelEM

Background: Acute alcohol intoxication is often identified early in a patient’s visit by behavioral changes accompanied by slurred speech, ataxia, nystagmus, or the smell of alcohol. However, evaluating and managing patients with acute alcohol intoxication in the emergency department can be challenging. Patients may be agitated or altered, hindering their initial evaluation and diagnostic workup.

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The interesting connection between pediatric outcomes and DEI

NRC Health

Recently, the Becker’s Healthcare Podcast interviewed Dr. Peggy Greco, Chief Patient Experience Officer at Nemours Children’s Health, and NRC Health Customer Success Manager Cami Mitelman to discuss what diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes look like in patient experience. The post The interesting connection between pediatric outcomes and DEI appeared first on NRC Health.

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Imaging Case of the Week 544

EMergucate

Chest x-ray from an adult female with dry retching. What can be seen? Answer will be posted later.

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What Causes Heart Palpitations at Night?

AED Leader

You’re lying there, all is quiet, and suddenly you notice a feeling of heart palpitations—it might feel like your heart flutters, does flip flops, pounds, or races. Is this something you should be worried about? Should you call 9-1-1? Usually, heart palpitations at night aren’t anything to worry about, but they can be an indication Read More "What Causes Heart Palpitations at Night?

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How an influx of patients helped pediatric care teams discover new tools to humanize care

NRC Health

“While our number-one priority was providing safe and effective care for our patients and meeting the needs of children who needed our care, there was also a focused attention by our leadership on supporting our team members.” The post How an influx of patients helped pediatric care teams discover new tools to humanize care appeared first on NRC Health.

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Announcing Our NordstrandBlack PC 2023 College Scholarship

Medical Law

College is a wonderful place to meet a diverse group of people while you develop essential skills and discover knowledge that will benefit you for a lifetime. It takes a lot of hard work, but earning your college degree will put you on the road to success. At NordstrandBlack PC, we’re proud of the work we do to help our friends and neighbors in the Santa Barbara area.

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What do you think of this ECG?? Is this during pain, or after pain resolution? Also, see the CT image of the heart.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

If you saw this ECG only knowing that it is an acute chest pain patient, what would be your interpretation? This is a trick question, as you will see below. But you can make a diagnosis here, and Pendell and I do this all the time when reading ECGs from databases. I sent this to Pendell without any information at all, and he replied "Postero-lateral Reperfusion.

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SGLT2 Inhibitors for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction - Clinical Correlations

Clinical Correlations

By Raymond Barry Peer Reviewed A 2020 report published by the American Heart Association (AHA) in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an estimated 6.2 million American adults had heart failure between.

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168. ACLS Meds: do any actually help?

Board Bombs

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com. ACLS drugs for the pulseless patient are always frustrating to learn. They are tested on, but in real life they leave much to be desired for. Let’s quickly review what’s you need to know for the boards, but also emphasize what’s more important when running a code.

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Fake HyperK, Repeat? | Salvage PE Tx

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 27 – Oct 3, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Fake HyperK, Repeat? Spoon Feed There is rarely any need to repeat potassium testing when the laboratory reports hyperkalemia on a hemolyzed sample in a child with a normal blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr).

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A 30-something with Chest pain and SOB

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 30-something with h/o DM and HTN presents with CP and SOB and cough. The ECG is rather classic for pulmonary embolism, and indeed this was a large acute PE. This is a classic S1Q3T3. Most S1Q3T3 is not due to PE. This one is far more specific, as it is combined with sinus tachycardia and some T-wave inversion in V1-V3. So this entire ECG is very high probability for PE in a patient with acute dyspnea.

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Metformin Toxicity

Kings County Downstate EM

Author: Ryan Walsh, MD Editor: Nicole Anthony, MD THE CASE A 33-year-old woman with unspecified developmental delay is brought to the ED after her friend called EMS for a wellness check and for poor living conditions. There is no collateral information available and the friend (the patient’s only listed contact) […] The post Metformin Toxicity appeared first on County EM.

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The Brain is Connected to The Heart?

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

Title: Electrocardiographic Changes at the Early Stage of Status Epilepticus: First Insights From the ICTAL Registry. As the s.

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Intravenous Haloperidol

Emergency Medicine Education

This is a good controversial review in favor or against Intravenous haloperidol. It is important to know that IV haloperidol is not FDA approved. QT Prolongation, Torsades de pointes, and alternative agents for sedation always should be considered.

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SGEM#395: Too Much Blood from My Nose – Will TXA Help?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: March 3, 2023 Reference: Hosseinialhashemi et al. Intranasal Topical Application of Tranexamic Acid in Atraumatic Anterior Epistaxis: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Dominique Trudel is a CCFP-EM resident in Ottawa, Ontario. Her interest is serving French minority communities delivering care at the Montfort Hospital in Ottawa.

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Paramedic clearance of cervical spine injuries

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

Applying a cervical collar to all patients involved in motor vehicle collisions and mechanical falls has been shown to add to patient disco.

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