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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

ALiEM

Our experience: Traditionally, ED physicians do not like ordering urine drug screens (UDS). In our study, we used COWS alone in the ED, which does utilize restlessness, anxiety, and tachycardia as part of the formula, as the sole evaluation tool for tranq dope withdrawal. Some patients require re-dosing in the ED. 2023 [book].

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Target Acquired

EMS 12-Lead

Anecdotally, had there been symptoms unequivocally consistent with ACS then one could justifiably make the case for a potential D1 occlusion. So, when I first began teaching ECGs and writing my books (in the early 1980s) — I decided to synthesize my impressions of the literature into what I felt (e.g. 2] Surawicz, B. & Knilans, T.

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An elderly male with shortness of breath

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ECG 1 at time zero EARLY REPOLARIZATION ABNORMAL ECG ED final official overread: "early repol vs hyperacute T, minimal changes from previous (previous shown below)" What do YOU think? No wall motion abnormality This shows that significant ACS can have ZERO WMA!! A 70-something y.o. male presents to triage with shortness of breath.

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A 60-something with Syncope, LVH, and convex ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Note 2 other similar cases at the bottom that come from my book, The ECG in Acute MI. To the ED providers, the patient denied CP, SOB, or drug use. This is the ED bedside echo, recorded during ST elevation: Parasternal short axis shows huge concentric LVH. I remained unconvinced that this was due to ACS. This is very low.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

EMDocs

ED Evaluation Transport to the ED from the refugee reception center takes 1 hour. Labs Laboratory workup in the ED is notable for a leukocytosis of 41,000/L, hemoglobin of 6.5 She is sent to the medical ward after three days in the ED with the diagnoses of resolving septic shock, severe malaria, and AKI.

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