Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2024

Written by Bobby Nicholson, MD 67 year old male with history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance with midsternal nonradiating chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. Accessed May 28, 2024. looked at consecutive patients with PE, ACS, or neither. What do you think?

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2024 Mar 12;14(1):5978. Am J Emerg Med. Chinawa JM, Ubesie AC, Chukwu BF, Ikefuna AN, Emodi IJ. 2024 Jul;71(7):e31002. Epub 2024 Apr 21. 2024 Apr 5. 2024 Feb;71(2):e30781. C or 100.4 2 mcg/kg, max 100 mcg) while obtaining IV access 20 IV/IM ketorolac (1 mg/kg, max 15 mg) Morphine (05-0.1

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Written by Jesse McLaren A 70 year old with prior MIs and stents to LAD and RCA presented to the emergency department with 2 weeks of increasing exertional chest pain radiating to the left arm, associated with nausea. Int J Cardiol 2024 3. Eur Heart J Digital Health 2024 5. But only 6.4% Amsterdam et al. Alencar et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

Written by Colin Jenkins and Nhu-Nguyen Le with edits by Willy Frick and by Smith A 46-year-old male presented to the emergency department with 2 days of heavy substernal chest pain and nausea. Usefulness of automated serial 12-lead ECG monitoring during the initial emergency department evaluation of patients with chest pain.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

It has been well over a year since the controversial publication of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report on diagnostic errors in the emergency department (ED). Diagnostic errors in the emergency department: a systematic review [internet]. Published 2024 Jan 19. BMJ Qual Saf. JAMA Intern Med.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

, tells us that we physicians do not need to even look at this ECG until the patient is placed in a room because the computer says it is normal: Validity of Computer-interpreted “Normal” and “Otherwise Normal” ECG in Emergency Department Triage Patients I reviewed this article for a different journal and recommended rejection and it was rejected.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 22, 2024

2024 Mar 22 [cited 2024 Mar 25];0(0) Methods – What is an IPD meta-analysis? A Randomized Trial of Single-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Versus Multidose Prednisolone for Acute Exacerbations of Asthma in Children Who Attend the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2024 Mar 22 [cited 2024 Mar 25];0(0).

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