Emergency Live

AUGUST 5, 2023

Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital heart disease characterized by narrowing or constriction of the aorta The post Congenital heart disease: coarctation of the aorta appeared first on Emergency Live.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 5, 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: CT FIRST – Full Body CT Post-OHCA – Does CT Help? Spoon Feed A full-body CT protocol in resuscitated adults with out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) more often – and more quickly – found the cause of a

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ECG Guru

AUGUST 5, 2023

We see the EKG of an 81-year-old patient with a pacemaker; the PM was briefly deactivated to assess the patient's intrinsic heart rhythm. At the beginning of the EKG, there is already a prolonged AV conduction time, which progressively lengthens from beat to beat. The last conducted P-wave has a PR interval of nearly 800 ms (!). The next P-wave is blocked, but the subsequent displayed P-waves are conducted again, with the PR interval increasing from beat to beat.

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 5, 2023

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most common neonatal surgical emergencies and is a potentially life-threatening condition. Introduction NEC is characterised by variable intestinal damage, including inflammation , cellular death and sometimes perforation of the intestinal walls. The morbidity and mortality associated with severe NEC is high.

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JournalFeed

AUGUST 5, 2023

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 31 to August 4th, 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: In a retrospective study of 331 low risk acute pulmonary embolism patients, concerning CTPA findings were not associated with adverse clinical outcomes.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 5, 2023

Reference: Easter JS et al. Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Date: July 10, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Joe Mullally is a paediatric trainee in the Welsh paediatric training program and interested in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. He is a […] The post SGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction Rules first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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