ECG of the Week – 10th February 2014 – Interpretation
EMergucate
FEBRUARY 15, 2014
Interpretation of last week’s ECG case can be found here: ECG of the Week – 10th February 2014 – interpretation
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Interpretation of last week’s ECG case can be found here: ECG of the Week – 10th February 2014 – interpretation
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2014, (Ch) 125: p 1636-53. Pfenning CL, Slovis CM: Electrolyte Disorders; in Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al (eds): Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, ed 8. Louis, Mosby, Inc., Swaminathan, A. 2016, January 27). Hypocalcemia. Retrieved April 29, 2022, from [link] Vantour L, Goltzman D.
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Acetaminophen ( Williams et al Lancet 2014) * Muscle relaxants ( Friedman et al JAMA 2015) * NSAIDs ( Machado et al Ann Rheum Dis 2017) * Steroids ( Balakrishnamoorthy et al Emerg Med J 2014) * Benzodiazepines ( Friedman et al Ann Emerg Med 2017) Many non-pharmacologic therapies have also been tried with limited efficacy.
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Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.
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Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Reference: Easter JS et al. Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. Reference: Easter JS et al. Reference: Easter JS et al.
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