Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 18, 2013

These patients have worse outcomes: higher mortality, more CHF, higher biomarkers, and worse ejection fractions than the NonSTEMI patients with open arteries. Usefulness of automated serial 12-lead ECG monitoring during the initial emergency department evaluation of patients with chest pain. Ann Emerg Med 1998;31(1):3-11.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 2, 2025

To tell an accurate story, when it comes to patient care in the emergency department (ED), you need much more, according to ED data experts and emergency physicians James Augustine, MD, FACEP, and Stephen Epstein, MD, MPP, FACEP. Thats where ACEPs Emergency Medicine Data Institute (EMDI) comes into play.

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Best Practices Stroke Emergency Department Research 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

You are working in the paediatric emergency department of a busy District General Hospital. These centres have a close relationship with their patients, but this does not mean they may not turn up at your emergency department! Obesity: Obesity, whether before or after transplant, is linked to worse outcomes.

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Pediatrics Fractures Dehydration Sepsis 52