The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Date: November 10th, 2021 Reference: Andersen, et al: Effect of Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone vs Placebo on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 7, 2018

A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Case: A 51-year-old man experiences a cardiac arrest on the street. A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Case: A 51-year-old man experiences a cardiac arrest on the street. He is unsuccessfully shocked.

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PulmCCM

JUNE 5, 2023

veterans’ hospitals did not show a mortality reduction from low-dose methylprednisolone. Patients receiving hydrocortisone required more insulin, but did not have higher observed rates of hospital-acquired infections or gastrointestinal bleeding. iatrogenic or hospital-acquired) were excluded.

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EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

1-3 VTE is responsible for hospitalizing over 250,000 Americans every year, and there are an estimated 100,000 deaths annually associated with these conditions. 1-3 As many as 25% of acute PE cases present as sudden cardiac death. EMS verbalized concern to EPs that an “intracranial bleed” may have precipitated the event.

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Ultrasounds Advances Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) EKG/ECG Shock 81