Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 19, 2023

Written by Jesse McLaren A 75 year-old patient with diabetes and end stage renal disease was sent to the ED after dialysis for three days of nausea, vomiting, loose stool, lightheadedness and fatigue. RR18 sat 99% HR 90 BP 90/60, afebrile. Below is the 15 lead ECG. What do you think? There’s normal sinus rhythm, normal conduction, normal axis, normal R wave progression and normal voltages.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 19, 2023

We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. It’s time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: SCOUT RCT | 5 or 10-day Treatment for Pediatric UTI? Spoon Feed This multi-center, double-blinded, non-inferiority trial found that short-course antimicrobial therapy had relatively low treatment failure rates compa

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 19, 2023

Date: August 14, 2023 Reference: Ma et. al. The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Mike Pallaci is a Professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) for the Northeast Ohio Medical University, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of […] The post SGEM#413: But Even You Cannot Avoid…Pressure – Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reductio

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Emergency Live

AUGUST 19, 2023

Cholecystitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the gallbladder (also called gallbladder) frequently caused by the presence of a stone wedged in the infundibulum of the gallbladder The post Acute and chronic lithiasic and alitiasic cholecystitis: causes, therapy, diet and natural remedies appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Life in the Fast Lane

AUGUST 19, 2023

Chris Nickson SAS2023 SAS2023 is the Safe Airway Society's annual education event happening in Sydney on Saturday 28 October 2023.

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EMergucate

AUGUST 19, 2023

The supine chest x-ray shows a lucent right lung field. There appears to be mild mediastinal shift to the left.

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JournalFeed

AUGUST 19, 2023

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 14 to 18, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed: This multi-center, double-blinded, non-inferiority trial found that short-course antimicrobial therapy had relatively low treatment failure rates compared to standard-course in children diagnosed with UTI who showed clinical improvement after 5 days of antibioti

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Medical Law

AUGUST 19, 2023

Although I often hear people complain when they get summoned for jury duty it truly is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to participate in our democracy. Our legal system relies on citizen jurors. This is a serious and important civic duty, and it provides the bedrock of justice for everyone. All persons who are accused of a crime or involved in a civil dispute have a constitutional right to have their case decided by a jury.

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EMergucate

AUGUST 19, 2023

The chest x-ray shows right upper lobe collapse consolidation.

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