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LBBB: Using the (Smith) Modified Sgarbossa Criteria would have saved this man's life

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case submitted and written by Dr. Jesse McLaren (@ECGcases), of Emergency Medicine Cases Reviewed by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith An 85yo with a history of hypertension developed chest pain and collapsed, and had bystander CPR. The paramedics found the patient with ROSC and a GCS 7, and an ECG showing LBBB with possible lateral ST elevation. The patient was brought to the ED as a possible Code STEMI and was seen directly by cardiology.

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ECG of the Week 9th June 2021 Interpretation

EMergucate

86 year old male with a background of CRF, PPM and AF presents to ED with SOB Answer Rate: Ventricular … Continue reading →

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Not a Stab in the Dark - Mastering the Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV

Downeast Emergency Medicine

This lecture was presented at the 2021 Maine Medical Center Winter Symposium. For more information on the symposium click here. Key concepts for Ultrasound Guided IV placement LENGTH Always use long IV (1.88 inches) catheters or it will pull out of the vessel. FLASH Do NOT look for flash, you should watch the needle all the way into the vessel to ensure your location.

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 044 | Calcium Disorders

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. It is with trepidation that I approach any topic that involves the negative feedback loops of endocrine control as I really struggle to keep it all straight in my head, Read More » Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. It is with trepidation that I approach any topic that involves the negative feedback loops of endocrine control as I really struggle to keep it all straight in my head, but today I’m going to t

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

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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SpO2 Black Patients | AHA Opioid OHCA | EMS Ped C-spine | CTA Penetrating Neck | Podcasts While Driving

JournalFeed

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of May 31 - Jun 4, 2021. We cover pulse oximeter inaccuracies in Black patients, the AHA statement on opioid-associated OHCA, EMS predictors of c-spine injury, usefulness of CTA to diagnose aerodigestive tract injury in penetrating neck trauma, and the efficacy of listening to educational podcasts while driving vs with no distractions.

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Imaging Case of the Week 468

EMergucate

The following chest x-ray is from a 42 year old with chest pain. What can be noticed?

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Still Alive!

EM Literature of Note

While the blog has become a bit sparse – owing to the demands of a new environment down in New Zealand – I’ve got plenty of new content to share. I’m still writing bimonthly for ACEP Now : Should We Use New Blood Test to Rule Out TBI? Insights from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Then, every month there’s a new Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club : Stop the MABness!

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Imaging Case of the Week 466 Answer

EMergucate

The left hip x-ray shows an avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity.

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Imaging Case of the Week 467 Answer

EMergucate

The coronal CT face image shows ‘tear drop sign’.

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Lab Case 328 Interpretation

EMergucate

A 35 year old male presents to ED confused and combative. No further information is known. VBG: pH 7.

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Lab case 329

EMergucate

28 year old man presented to ED with nausea and vomiting for 5 days. His venous blood gases showed the following: PH = 7.82 PaCo2 = 28.

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ECG of the Week 9th June 2021

EMergucate

86 year old male with a background of CRF, PPM and AF presents to ED with SOB Describe and Interpret … Continue reading →

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