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Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest

ACEP Now

One operator should perform defibrillation in the anterolateral position, followed by another operator providing a second shock in the anteroposterior position after a delay of less than one second. Resuscitation. Resuscitation. Resuscitation. Resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2022;175:105-112.

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emDOCs Revamp: Esophageal Perforation

EMDocs

ECG – May show tachycardia or rate related ST depressions Laboratory evaluation: CBC w/ differential – may reveal leukocytosis with left shift CMP, Lipase – can reveal alternative intra-abdominal diagnoses as well as show findings of end-organ hypoperfusion (elevated serum creatinine, transaminitis, etc.)

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CICM Second Part Exam Practice SAQs 22082024

Intensive Blog

Outline the initial assessment of severe burns injury, including how you will calculate fluid resuscitation requirements. Outline the key considerations for the early post-operative ICU care of a patient who had open surgery for Type A aortic dissection. Operative course? cerebral ox, ECG, TOE, differential BPs) Bleeding?

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The fire department, who operate at an EMT level in this municipality, arrived before us and administered 324 mg of baby aspirin to the patient due to concern for ACS. Our first 12 lead ECG was then recorded at 0926. Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

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How a pause can cause cardiac arrest

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Below is the presentation ECG. The above ECG shows sinus rhythm. While on telemetry monitoring he suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated. What ECG finding may have contributed to (or precipitated) the cardiac arrest? After resuscitation and defibrillation , there were no more episodes of TdP.

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Grand Rounds Recap 7.24.24

Taming the SRU

morbidity and mortality - faculty case follow-up - R4 Capstone - high-risk, low prevalence diseases in pediatrics morbidity and mortality WITH dr. moulds Syncope Complete heart block is a rare but important cause of syncope P waves outnumbering QRS complexes should clue to you to high grade heart block Triage EKGs are often obtained to screen for cardiac (..)

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Episode 26 – Blunt Cardiac Injury: Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management (Trauma CME)

EB Medicine

Again, no standard definition exists, with some diagnostic criteria including simply chest pain and increasing cardiac enzymes, and others including cardiac dysfunction, ecg abnormalities, wall motion abnormalities, and an elevation of cardiac enzymes. New EKG findings requires admission for monitoring. of those patients.