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ECG Blog #457 — Is Anything Conducting?

Ken Grauer, MD

I was sent the ECG shown in Figure-1 — told only that that it was from an acutely ill patient on a ventilator, who was being evaluated for bradycardia. His providers thought this rhythm was complete AV block. QUESTIONS: How would you interpret the ECG in Figure-1 ? Is the rhythm complete AV block? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ).

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The NIH Needs Reform: Here are 10 Sensible Suggestions

Sensible Medicine

It is my pleasure to introduce this article by Joseph Marine, MD. Mr. Marine has 10 sensible suggestions for reform at the NIH. I love them all, but particularly #3, 6, and 8, which I have railed about for years. Vinay Prasad, MD MPH The NIH needs reform The recent news that Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya is being considered for the post of Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was received with enthusiasm by many of us who opposed the US pandemic response.

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Any Doctor Who Enabled RFK Jr. In Any Way Is Anti-Vaccine No Matter How They Describe Themselves

Science Based Medicine

If you associate yourself with Sensible Medicine, you are anti-vaccine no matter how you describe yourself. The post Any Doctor Who Enabled RFK Jr. In Any Way Is Anti-Vaccine No Matter How They Describe Themselves first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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SGEM#461: If You’re Appy and You Know It…Do You Need a Clinical Prediction Score?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: November 13, 2024 Reference: Lee WH, et al. Study of Pediatric Appendicitis Scores and Management Strategies: A Prospective Observational Feasibility Study. Academic Emergency Medicine. Dec 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Dennis Ren is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. He’s also the host of SGEMPeds.

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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up

EMDocs

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: Could Paralyzing Before Sedatives Increase First Pass Success? Spoon Feed This study utilized Bayesian analysis and found that when paralytic medications were administered before sedatives during ED intubation, the

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Chest (or abdominal?) pain and ECG artifact.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

An elderly woman presented with one day of chest and right arm pain, and also abdominal pain. There was associated tingling and numbness in the right hand and generalized weakness, worse on the right side. A triage ECG was recorded: Smith : there is widespread artifact, except in lead III. Since lead III is not artifactual, one can deduce that t he artifact is caused by movement of the right arm electrode, so that electrode should be moved and the ECG re-recorded.

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240. A Salty Solution: SCARY Hyponatremia

Board Bombs

We have a short attention span in the ED….so it’s okay to defer hyponatremia to the real nerds (psst internal medicine). But there are a few indications when we need to jump into action to save the day. Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind at here. Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake. 240.

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Italian guidelines on critical care in austere environments

PHARM

Management of critically ill patients in austere environments: good clinical practice by the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI)