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These results are not definitive, but considering the rarity of demyelination, and the magnitude of the mortality results, this should probably influence clinical practice until we get the proper RCTs. WOMAN are so negative WOMAN-2 Trial Collaborators. Emerg Med J. 2019 Jan;36(1):2-3. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2018-208151. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
However , this patient is having chest discomfort, and by definition then she should be considered not to be stable. Ischemia from ACS causing the chest discomfort, with VT another consequence (or coincidence)? If the patient is hemodynamically stable, iv amiodarone could be considered in such a clinical situation. Is this: 1.
After developing encephalopathy and hypoxemic respiratory failure, the patient was transferred to the ICU. Further diagnostic testing in the ICU identified salicylate toxicity. The diagnostic error was therefore classified as relating to the delays associated with testing and its effect on subsequent definitive management.
They found NO difference in drain failure rates ( 11% pigtail vs 13% chest tube P=0.74), total daily volume drained or length of ICU stay between groups. REBOA increased deaths due to bleeding at three hours and 90 days and substantially delayed time to definitive haemorrhage control. c) Or, do both? Trauma Surg Acute Care Open.
Smith comment: We have shown that use of opiates is associated with worse outcomes in ACS: Bracey, A. The facility was not pressed to activate emergent transfer for PCI since the pain was improving and suggested we optimize pain control and admit to the Cardiac ICU. OMI is not just an ECG diagnosis.
The definition of massive hemoptysis is variable across publications with expectorated blood volumes ranging from 100 to 1,000 mL per 24 hours, as these volumes are difficult to estimate for any given patient. References Deshwal H, Sinha A, Mehta AC. Portable chest X-ray may help determine from which lung the bleeding originates.
2 Amiodarone is commonly known for its anti-arrhythmic properties and a commonly used agent in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Sepsis, hyperthyroidism, dehydration, heart failure, ACS, etc). Therefore, no definitive conclusions can be made about this trial.
1 The American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Massive Transfusion in Trauma Guidelines leave a good amount of flexibility for hospitals regarding transfusion protocols, focusing more on systems-level aspects of designing and implementing MTPs.2,3 ACS TQIP Best Practice Guidelines. 248(3):447-58.
She did not receive any opioids (which would mask her pain without affecting any underlying ACS). Lead I has a definitively hyperacute T-wave without STE. By the time the patient arrived at our facility, she had received aspirin and nitroglycerin, and her pain had apparently completely resolved. V2 still has STE and hyperacute T-waves.
Also known as Facilitated intubation (FI), the use of intubating with only a sedative was an accepted alternative intubation technique prior to those definitive studies in the late 1990s but quickly was abandoned for RSI in all emergent endotracheal intubations (ETI) (8,9). References: Heffner AC et al. PMID: 23911630 Kim WY et al.
Garabon JJW, Gunz AC, Ali A, Lim R. This explorative review described insertion success rates, time to first insertion, and duration of IO function (time from insertion to IO failure, IV access insertion, transfer to ICU, or death). Prehosp Emerg Care. 2023;27(2):221-226. doi:10.1080/10903127.2022.2072553 What’s it about?
The patient was managed in the ICU and had serial troponins. An angiogram confirmed ACS as the etiology. Finally — there has been further evolution of the subtle ST-T wave abnormalities in leads V2, V5 and V6 — which now all show definite ST-T wave flattening in ECG #2. He had no more ECGs recorded. First was 2.9
10 Although this is not the same pathophysiology seen in ACS from an acute plaque rupture leading to coronary artery occlusion, patients can have relatively abrupt coronary ischemia causing ACS due to acute, concentric vessel narrowing. 3 Many will experience vague, nonspecific symptoms such as weakness or fatigue.
6 Prolonged down time from falls, usually in the elderly Incidence is difficult to ascertain due to broad definition and that events that cause crush injuries are rather rare. Goodman AD, Got CJ, Weiss AC. A systematic review on the definition of rhabdomyolysis. Crush syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
In this situation, an ABG should be obtained periodically for correlation, though this is more relevant for the intensive care unit (ICU) setting than in routine ED care (5, 9). 11) Webb RK, Ralston AC, Runciman WB. proning patients, ECMO) (12). PMID: 11685301. (10) 10) Jubran A. Pulse oximetry. Intensive Care Med. Epub 2004 Jul 24.
Haemoglobin electrophoresis: To reach a definitive diagnosis, Hb electrophoresis is used. Opioids do not cause ACS but they can exacerbate hypoxia in patients with ACS. The treatment for ACS is mainly supportive: Oxygen : supplemental oxygen should be given only when the patient is hypoxic (saturation of oxygen < 94%).
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