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Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest

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2 Standard management for VT and VF involves the use of electrical defibrillation, high-quality chest compressions, and epinephrine. 5 More recent literature defines “refractory” as VT or VF that is persistent or recurrent despite three shocks from a defibrillator, three rounds of epinephrine, and use of an antiarrhythmic (i.e.,

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What are treatment options for this rhythm, when all else fails?

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It shows a proximal LAD occlusion, in conjunction with a subtotally occluded LMCA ( Left Main Coronary Artery ). Epinephrine infusion was begun. Upon contrast injection of the LMCA, the patient deteriorated, as the LMCA was severely diseased and flow to all coronary arteries ( LAD, LCx and RCA ) was compromised.

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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

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The supposition that beta blockade in the presence of cocaine intoxication would lead to unopposed alpha constriction is not based in accurate pharmacology, and the study that showed this effect with human intracoronary administration was done, as mentioned in the article, with propranolol, a nonselective beta blocker. Cigarroa, R.G.

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Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

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He underwent CPR, and regained a pulse after epinephrine, with an organized narrow complex rhythm at 140, but still with severe shock. And so it is wise to look at the coronary arteries. This ECG certainly looks like myocarditis, and was due to myocarditis, but missing acute coronary occlusion is not acceptable.

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TEG-Guided Resuscitation of Patients with Cirrhosis and Non-Variceal Bleeding

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Article: Kumar M et al. It’s unclear whether interventions such as cauterization, clip placement, epinephrine injection, etc., This paper explicitly studies the efficacy of TEG-guided transfusion in a specific patient population—patients with advanced cirrhosis with nonvariceal upper GI bleeding. Hepatology. 2020;71(1):235-246.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

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The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. Author continued : STE in aVR is often due to left main coronary artery obstruction (OR 4.72), and is associated with in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (OR 5.58).

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The 76th Bubble Wrap

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With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Our team have scoured the literature, so you don’t have to… or it might spark an interest to go and have a look at the full article. Article 1: What is adherence like in young people with ulcerative colitis? Crocker, B.C.S.,

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