Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

The patient was tremulous and severely hypoglycemic by point-of-care testing. Tachycardia is unusual for OMI, unless the patient is in cardiogenic shock (or getting close). This suggests thrombus (since the contrast does not penetrate the formed thrombus very well). We again see the L A D coursing anteriorly.

EKG/ECG 66

EKG/ECG Wellness Point-of-Care Testing Shock 66

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. The authors recommended against the use of biomarkers or clinical symptoms stand-alone tests to diagnose bacterial pneumonia given the poor test characteristics. Intensive Care Med. The American journal of gastroenterology.

Infectious Diseases 81

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 81

EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jeff: Great starting point since there is certainly a lot of debate about the discriminatory zone. So to get us all on the same page, the discriminatory zone is the b-HCG at which an IUP is expected to be seen on ultrasound. A 2010 Meta-Analysis found a NPV of 99.96% when an er doc identified an IUP on bedside ultrasound.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases 40