EMS 12-Lead
APRIL 21, 2022
David Didlake, NRP, APRN, ACNP-BC @DidlakeDW Peer review provided by Dr. Steve Smith @smithECGblog A 55 y/o Male presents to a freestanding urgent care center with chest discomfort, left arm pain, nausea, and diaphoresis. He reports to staff that for the past two months, approximately, he has experienced intermittent dyspnea on exertion when walking the dog, particularly when scaling an incline.
EMergucate
APRIL 20, 2022
The following ECG is from a 52 year old male with a history of bipolar mood disorder and cardiomyopathy. He presents to ED complaining of increasing shortness of breath and leg swelling.
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
APRIL 16, 2022
Date: April 16th, 2022 Reference: Blom et al. Common elective orthopaedic procedures and their clinical effectiveness: umbrella review of level 1 evidence. BMJ 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Matt Schmitz, Pediatric Orthopedics, Adolescent Sports Medicine and Young Adult Hip Preservation Surgeon at San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas. Disclaimer: The views and opinions of this blog […] The post SGEM#365: Stop!
Critical Care Scenarios
APRIL 17, 2022
A practical approach to choosing and escalating vasopressors for patients in shock. A practical approach to choosing and escalating vasopressors for patients in shock.
Best Practice Medicine
APRIL 22, 2022
Travel paramedics are part of the workforce solution healthcare desperately needs. Best Practice Medicine (BPM) created and is rapidly scaling the nation's first dedicated travel paramedic agency in support of ambulance and hospital operations nationwide.
EMergucate
APRIL 16, 2022
The chest x-ray shows : There is consolidation involving the left upper lobe with silhouetting of the left cardiac border … Continue reading →
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 22, 2022
Written by Jesse McLaren, with comments from Smith and Grauer A 60 year old presented with three weeks of intermittent non-exertional chest pain without associated symptoms. ECG was labeled ‘normal’ by the computer (confirmed by the overreading cardiologist) and the high-sensitivity Troponin I was normal at a value of 11 ng/L (Abbott Alinity assay, where normal is S in V2.
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The EMS Educator
APRIL 20, 2022
Learn how to create effective, meaningful learning experiences for students in your EMS classroom. Hear from fellow educators about creative ways to implement FOAMed. Benji McCollum, NRP, RN, Paramedic Program Director at Midlands Technical College describes teach-back presentations, using SMEs, and teaching hands-on skills in a virtual environment.
EMergucate
APRIL 19, 2022
Following wrist x-rays are from a 38 year old with wrist pain and swelling after a fall on outstretched hand.
EMergucate
APRIL 17, 2022
The following ECG is from a 52 year old male with a history of bipolar mood disorder and cardiomyopathy. He presents to ED complaining of increasing shortness of breath and leg swelling.
EMergucate
APRIL 19, 2022
65 year old lady presented with drowsiness and bradycardia, her venous blood gases showed the following: PH = 7.
EMergucate
APRIL 17, 2022
Question 1: PH = 7.28, that is mild acidaemia HCO3 = 17 mmol/L. So we have metabolic acidosis.
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