Fri.Dec 01, 2023

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Episode 191: Rapid Atrial Fibrillation

Core EM

We go over the treatment of rapid atrial fibrillation (afib with RVR). Hosts: Brian Gilberti, MD Jonathan Kobles, MD [link] Download Leave a Comment Tags: Cardiology Show Notes Understanding AF with RVR Categories General AF with RVR: Definition and basic understanding. Rapid AF with Pre-excitation: Characteristics and complications. Chronic AF in Critical Illness: Identification and special considerations.

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Are pre-intubation checklists superfluous?

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

The Bottom Line: Investigators studying the use of a pre-intubation checklist versus "usual care" found no differences in important outcomes su.

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Watch how Pendell and Smith teach the Queen of Hearts AI app on this video (45 minutes)

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Pendell and I have taught the queen on over 40,000 EKGs so far. Version 1 was bases on ~20,000. Version 2 will be coming out soon, also taught on an additional 20,000 EKGs. For version 3, we have started teaching her on yet more EKGs. These ones are EKG that the Queen's users uploaded, and on the comments and outcomes that they give. These EKGs are displayed on a platform with a pick list of diagnoses.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Face and Chest Rash

ALiEM

A 23-year-old female with a past medical history of asthma presented with a rash that began five days ago on her face and spread to her chest. The lesions are painful and pruritic, spreading slightly to her extremities. She noted a slight sore throat and nasal congestion. She denied any known fever and had no known vaginal or oral lesions. She has a 5-year-old daughter at home with no known symptoms.

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