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The EvK Trial: Ketamine vs Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation

REBEL EM

Sharda 2022) Etomidate and ketamine act distinctly from each other. In contrast, patients in the ketamine arm had higher rates of MICU admissions. 2022 Jan;48(1):78-91.Epub A recently published meta-analysis found etomidate to be the safer induction agent. Yet, both agents provide the same outcome, sedation. Intensive Care Med.

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Don’t stress, it’s just an ECG…

Core EM

Upon transfer to the MICU, she remained hypotensive and CXR revealed multifocal pneumonia. 2022, September 13). She was taken urgently to cardiac catheterization, which revealed mild diffuse coronary artery disease without occlusion and an estimated Ejection Fraction (EF) of 45%. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL.

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

Section 12: Appendices, Algorithms, and Trivia 1) ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm (For OR patients): Figure 62: The difficult airway algorithm from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (Apfelbaum 2022) for use in the OR. Our esteemed MICU colleagues have endorsed this opinion) How about asthma? et al (2022). 2017): 1-6.

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