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David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review provided by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @SmithECGblog A 72 y/o Male experiences a syncopal episode while seated. This occurred in a public place, so bystanders rushed to his aid and provided immediate assistance to protect against any associated fall or head strike.
Date: May 24th, 2022 Reference: Broder et al. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE) 2: Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department. AEM May 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called First10EM.com Case: A 33-year-old male presents to […] The post SGEM#367: GRACE2 – Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
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A 40-something male with no previous cardiac disease presented with chest pain. Here is his ECG: There is no clear evidence of OMI or ischemia. There is a tiny amount of STE in aVL, but it is NOT in the context of a tiny R-wave. There is a tiny amount of STD in lead III, with some non-specific T-wave flattening. I am glad that Ken Grauer (below) brings up the issue of whether the presence of "T-wave in V1 taller than T-wave in V6" is evidence for OMI.
A 40-something male with no previous cardiac disease presented with chest pain. Here is his ECG: There is no clear evidence of OMI or ischemia. There is a tiny amount of STE in aVL, but it is NOT in the context of a tiny R-wave. There is a tiny amount of STD in lead III, with some non-specific T-wave flattening. I am glad that Ken Grauer (below) brings up the issue of whether the presence of "T-wave in V1 taller than T-wave in V6" is evidence for OMI.
Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Today we’re going to talk about some of the basics of some of our favorite drugs intensive care – the diuretics. As always this is planned to be a brief overview of the essentials rather than the deep dive. Click for source As a starter pretty much all diuresis is conducted by convincing the kidney to lose more Na.
One and a half years ago, a landmark study by Sjoding et al. found that critically ill Black patients were more likely than White patients to have falsely reassuring pulse oximetry measurements (discussed here).?1? Subsequently, six sizable studies have been published on this topic. Since this is of critical importance to acute care medicine, it's […].
Written by Christopher Hart, DO This post first appeared on REBEL EM Introduction: Acetaminophen, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, or APAP, is one of the most commonly used medications worldwide. While it is generally safely used, overdose can result in the development of liver failure due to APAP’s hepatotoxic metabolites. Hepatic necrosis is preventable in overdose with timely administration of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) which restores glutathione reserves, allowing for safe excretion of these hepatotoxic
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Mike and Ritu welcome back Dr. Jarvis and since we were all together at ESO WAVE2022, we carved out a few minutes to get caught up, share a bourbon and discuss what delegated practice means and why it sounds pretty great!
Mike and Ritu welcome back Dr. Jarvis and since we were all together at ESO WAVE2022, we carved out a few minutes to get caught up, share a bourbon and discuss what delegated practice means and why it sounds pretty great!
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