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Resuscitated from ventricular fibrillation. Should the cath lab be activated?

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Then assume there is ACS. Therefore — recognition of DSI on ECG should prompt consideration of 2 Categories of diagnostic entities : Severe Coronary Disease ( due to LMain, proximal LAD, and/or severe 2- or 3-vessel disease ) — which in the right clinical context may indicate ACS ( A cute C oronary S yndrome ).

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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial

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mL/kg/hr for 2 consecutive hours OR Decrease in serum lactate by more than 10% from initial level Primary outcome – Early norepinephrine group vs. the control group demonstrated higher rates of shock control at 6 hours: 76.1% vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

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Opiate overdose, without chest pain or shortness of breath. Cognitive dissonance.

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Of course this depends on many factors: 1) duration of occlusion, 2) whether full or near occlusion with zero flow or some flow -- the flow in the artery is the critical factor, measured by "TIMI" flow, 3) presence of collateral circulation and others. 2 days later This is a typical LVH pattern, without ischemia Patient underwent 4 vessel CABG.

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2023 AHA Update on ACLS

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Calcium is associated with harm but is still necessary in certain situations (hyperkalemia, calcium channel blocker overdose) (Level 3 recommendation: no benefit). Editorial Comment: ECPR may be considered in patients refractory to standard ACS in the right situation. COR 2a, LOE B-R.

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Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians

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There have been documented cases of overdose, and of note, there is no known antidote. Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose. ACS chemical neuroscience molecule spotlight on Contrave. ACS Chem Neurosci. CNN website. 2011;2(9):484-486.

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A man in his 60s with syncope and ST depression. What does the ECG mean?

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Moreover, the Queen is only supposed to be used with a high pretest probability of ACS/OMI. A New Seizure in a Healthy 20-something More cases of long QT not measured correctly by computer (these are all fascinating ECGs/cases): Bupropion Overdose Followed by Cardiac Arrest and, Later, ST Elevation. Magnesium later resulted at 0.8

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Case Report: Acute Kratom Withdrawal

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He was admitted for a suspected kratom overdose and acute kratom withdrawal. 7 Most of the difficulty in identifying patients who have overdosed or are in acute withdrawal from kratom comes from the inability to test for it in commercial assays of blood or urine. Kruegel AC, Gassaway MM, Kapoor A, et al. Gold MS, Pottash AC.

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