Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

4,5] We have now formally studied this question: Emergency department Code STEMI patients with initial electrocardiogram labeled ‘normal’ by computer interpretation: a 7-year retrospective review.[6] 2019 ; 54 : 79 - 81. have published a number of warnings about the previous reassuring studies.[4,5] J Electrocardiol. Am J Emerg Med.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

(Forster, 2021) Transmission is by Fecal-Oral route (Chiodini 2018) Incubation period 6-30 days after exposure (Chiodini 2018) Salmonella typhi produces an endotoxin although its clinical significance is not yet well understood (Gibani 2019) Two typhoid vaccines are available for those > 6 m/o and are 50-80% effective. Lancet Infect Dis.

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SheMD

MAY 11, 2023

Transcripts were coded to sort data into “leadership occurrences” or “unrelated to leadership” as well as critical treatment decisions. CPR-related performance items were coded by the second as present or absent. 2019; 47(1): e8- e13. How they measured things: Data was studied through video recordings collected for analysis.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 5, 2023

2019 Oct;26(7):442-450. Epub 2019 Oct 12. Vegan diet in children and adolescents. Recommendations from the French-speaking Pediatric Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group (GFHGNP). Arch Pediatr. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2019.09.001. 2019.09.001. PMID: 31615715.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 23, 2023

2016) “Implementation of a Post-Code Pause: Extending Post-Event Debriefing to Include Silence”. 2012) “Implementation of a Rapid Post-Code Debrief Quality Improvement Project in a Community Emergency Department Setting”. Please watch this video for a beautiful explanation from Jonathan Bartels of this initiative. & Liska, H.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Best Practices 98

Emergency Medicine Journal

MAY 23, 2023

We investigated the association between bystander CPR and the likelihood of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) as the first documented cardiac rhythm. The first documented cardiac rhythm was compared between patients who received bystander CPR and those who did not, using a 1:2 propensity score-matched analysis.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

link] Or use the QR code: 10 Cases: Case 1 Do you want to be interrupted to view what the computer calls normal or nonspecific ECGs? For my clarifying Figure illustrating T-QRS-D ( 2nd bullet ) — See My Comment at the bottom of the page in Dr. Smith’s November 14, 2019 post. = 2 cases at once! You can use it an unlimited amount.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Vot-ER has provided us with badges printed with QR codes, which patients can scan and check their voter registration in real time. We have also added a voter registration QR code to all discharge instructions printed from the emergency department. Published July 3, 2019. Updated February 2023. Accessed August 10, 2023.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

5 Hospitals commonly activate a “code” in response to agitated patients, alerting security personnel to the location of that patient. From the law enforcement perspective, hospital policies regarding behavioral codes were “vague” and the same patients are often seen multiple times with similar behavioral crises, he noted in an interview.

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Stop and Think

DECEMBER 10, 2023

This massive 156-page document updates the 2019 guidelines. (It’s The old 2019 recommendation to do AF ablation in the presence of heart failure was a 2b, which is the lowest level. I include the links at the end of this post. It’s open access.) Stop and Think is a reader-supported publication.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 11, 2019

Date: May 6th, 2019 Reference: Sceats et al. Date: May 6th, 2019 Reference: Sceats et al. Background: The first documented appendectomy was done by Claudius Amyand in 1735. Exclusion: Patients with co-occurring diagnosis or procedure codes consistent with complicated appendicitis and patients lacking appendectomy codes.

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RCEM Learning

MAY 20, 2022

Author: Rick Body / Editor: Govind Oliver / Code: / Published: 06/02/2020 In 2017 the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) published its Training Review. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) successfully applied to set up an NIHR Incubator for Emergency Care, which was launched at Octavia House in June 2019.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. 2019 Jul 22;20(5):690-695. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383. 10.1542/peds.2022-057383 2022-057383 Nordstrom K, Berlin JS, Nash SS, Shah SB, Schmelzer NA, Worley LLM. West J Emerg Med. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2019.6.42422.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

ABG and VBG Correlation The correlation between venous and arterial blood gases is well-documented for standard differences (Table 1), and the data obtained from the VBG can be acted on as if it were an ABG (1, 3-6). Journal of Trauma and Injury 2019; 32(4): 238-242. Epub 2019 Dec 30. Epub 2019 Jul 18. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The pathway was implemented in January 2023 and comparisons made with 4 weekly average data taken from June to December 2019. All DTS scans had documented senior review at radiology request to ensure governance. The pathway has reduced average waiting times for MRI scan in hours by 46% and in OOH period by 58%.There to 6.5%.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 2, 2020

July 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. July 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. The crew then asks if you want them to transport your father Code 3 with full lights and sirens.

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PulmCCM

JUNE 12, 2023

Elsevier boasted a 40% profit margin in 2019. Use code PULMCCM15 and get 15% off when you register online. Elsevier explained that their fees are justified to maintain open access (i.e. no paywalls) and because other publishers do it. Read in the Guardian Getting sued: not if but when?

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 105

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Academics Documentation/Coding Outcomes 105

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A recent article documents 56 additional U.S. Published November 24, 2019. The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. hospitals that are closing clinical departments or ending or reducing services. Published January 19, 2023. Accessed December 8, 2023. Forbes website.

Hospitals 98

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently settled three more investigations in the Right of Access Initiative it started in 2019. If a patient emails a request for their records, it is considered sufficient documentation for the practice to provide those records once the practice confirms the email address belongs to the patient.

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Dr. No

JANUARY 27, 2022

This matters, because of the way ONS codes the underlying cause of death when covid–19 appears in Part I of the MCCD, or Medical Certificate of Cause of Death. To understand what is going on here, we need to return again to how ONS codes causes of death.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

Then you hear the words coming out of the speaker, “ Paediatric code black. Paediatric code black ”. You’ve heard the phrase code black before – it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest. You know a paediatric code black means paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest. You’re just about aware of the tannoy in the background. Emerg Med J.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Etminan 2019) In Belgium between 2010 – 2013, of the 262 children treated with fluroquinolones while hospitalized, only 17% were used for labelled indications. There were 2523 children included. 451 pediatric patients were included. Clin Pediatr. 55(2):107-10.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2019, 14% of all child and adolescent mental health patients were treated in approved adult hospitals. Acknowledging the challenges associated with paediatric social admissions begins with documenting social issues and assessing their social history with the same level of detail as their medical history. What can clinicians do?

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Pediatrics 52

EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2023

Pre-enrollment calculations estimated that 400 enrollments would be necessary to provide the trial with 80% power to detect a 15% difference in the primary outcome, allowing for up to 90 patients to be lost to follow-up or to have insufficient data documented. 2019; 380:1795-1803. Reference: Ma H, Campbell BC, Parsons MW, et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 22, 2019

Date: March 20th, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr.Katie Walker is an emergency physician in Melbourne, Australia. Date: March 20th, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr.Katie Walker is an emergency physician in Melbourne, Australia. She is a clinical researcher at Cabrini Hospital and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at Monash University.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

This case was one of the 4% of true positive Code STEMI with an initial ECG labeled ‘normal’ by computer interpretation,[2] and there are dozens more such cases detailed here. Here you will sign up for the Queen of Hearts on the Telegram app: [link] Or, you can get the PM Cardio app with Queen of Hearts function through this QR code.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

May 1, 2019 , A5999-A5999. It is crucial for physicians to exercise clinical judgment and discretion when administering crystalloid fluids, avoiding indiscriminate fluid administration based on these nuanced considerations. CRITICAL CARE: HARD TIMES – RESUSCITATING MY PATIENT: FLUID, BLOOD AND OTHER STRATEGIES. 2020;4(5):537-541.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 11, 2024

A recent article documents 56 additional U.S. Published November 24, 2019. The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the United States. hospitals that are closing clinical departments or ending or reducing services. Published January 19, 2023. Accessed December 8, 2023. Forbes website.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Administration Documentation/Coding Research 52

RebelEM

JUNE 8, 2023

Epub 2019 Jul 3. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 2022 Sep 5. PMID: 36108346 Cole JB, et al. Human Errors and Adverse Hemodynamic Events Related to “Push Dose Pressors” in the Emergency Department. J Med Toxicol. PMID: 31270748 Maheshwari K, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2018;44(6):857–67. Am J Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

Document what you gave and why, as well as the impact. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. Epub 2019 Feb 19. 2019 May;20(3):537. 2019 Jul;20(4):688-689. Let’s look at management based on etiology: As always follow local procedures and recommendations. Summary All right, so that’s it for this episode. West J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Date: November 6th, 2019 Reference: Lascarrou et al. NEJM Oct 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Laura Melville (@lmelville535) is an emergency physician in Brooklyn, New York, is a part of the New York ACEP Research Committee, ALL NYC EM, and is the NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Resident Research Director. Do you continue with the ICE Code?

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 27, 2024

In 2019 I wrote enthusiastically about his new podcasts in a post entitled “ The Peter Attia Drive Podcast: Longevity, Lipidology, Fructose, and How To Keep Your Face And Joints Young.” I have long aimed for LDL-C and apoB levels/non HDL levels <60 in my patients with documented ASCVD (either by CAC, CCTA or ASCVD events).

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

These costs are compared to 2019 costs, adjusted for inflation, which is also calculated by the HSCRC. As an example, let’s say 14-day costs for chest pain–one of the included diagnoses—for a physician group were $3,000 on average in 2019. This includes the ED visit, hospital admission (should it occur), and any post-acute costs.

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

once conclusively shown to be a fungal infection heavyweights from the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (the ICNafp) weighed in and it became officially Jirovecii with “i”s at the end. 2019 Sep;33(9):e13587. Epub 2019 Jul 1. Clin Transplant. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13587. PMID: 31077616.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Date: February 22nd, 2019 Reference: Lane et al. Date: February 22nd, 2019 Reference: Lane et al. JAMA 2018 * Population: Patients with sepsis identified using the international Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10CA) coding that was modified to be consisten.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

A QIP performed in a paediatric intensive care unit aimed to reduce unnecessary LFT requests by implementing a blood test request form and a table of common investigations to facilitate and document discussion between the nursing and medical teams. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2019 Born K, Kool T, Levinson W. 2019 ;367:l6317.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 31, 2023

Identified cases were then screened further by looking at the medical notes to confirm whether the presentation was eligible for inclusion.

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