Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We just today published this very important article in the Journal of the American Heart Association: Ischemic ST‐Segment Depression Maximal in V1–V4 (Versus V5–V6) of Any Amplitude Is Specific for Occlusion Myocardial Infarction (Versus Nonocclusive Ischemia) full text: [link] However, if the patient has atrial fibrillation with RVR, one must first cardiovert and then re-assess.

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PDC Healthcare

JANUARY 4, 2021

Driving Confidence and Compliance Similar to Flu Shot Stickers, using COVID-19 Vaccine Stickers can help healthcare facilities promote employee vaccinations while also encouraging patients to get vaccinated. The CDC published a full COVID-19 Vaccination Communication Toolkit, which includes sticker templates, to help build confidence about the COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare teams and other staff.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

I’m big on eye contact with patients. It’s how we show ourselves as humans. The eyes are the windows to the soul. Through them, we build trust, empathy and reciprocity. When I’m with a patient face-to-face it isn’t always possible but I do my best. Like the IRL experience I try to achieve some level of eye contact during telemedicine encounters. But care through a screen presents challenges to eye contact.

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NIOSH Science Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Respirator design is constantly improving and evolving to meet new challenges. Manufacturers have recently developed innovative NIOSH-approved elastomeric half mask respirator (EHMR) designs that both protect the wearer as well as provide adequate source control – protecting others by filtering the wearer’s exhaled air that may contain harmful viruses or bacteria.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Medical Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

While enjoying the scenic highways that run through California, you may have noticed traffic signs that read, “Speed Limit Enforced by Radar,” or even some signs that say, “Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft.” Neither sign gives much description as to how the process works, however, and may leave you wondering how your speed is actually monitored. Here’s a snapshot of how it works: Radar-Enforced Speed Limits.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 4, 2021

In this month's ECG Cases blog, Dr. Jesse MacLaren guides us through 10 cases of patients whose ECGs show tall T-waves and gives us the tools to distinguish the hyperacute T-waves of occlusion MI from other causes of tall T-waves. The post ECG Cases 21: Hyperacute T-waves and Occlusion MI appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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EMergucate

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The following facial OM x-ray is from an 18 yo with swelling around left cheek post face vs cricket ball … Continue reading →

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JournalFeed

DECEMBER 25, 2021

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of December 20-24, 2021. We cover Surviving Sepsis 2021, BOUGIE RCT, the role of humor in medical education, the age old question of rocket science vs brain surgery (who is smarter), and a Christmas reflection.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Date: December 21st, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Spencer Greaves is an Emergency Medicine resident at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University and his Masters in Public Health from Dartmouth College. Spencer completed his medical doctorate at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He and his wife live in Boynton Beach, FL […] The post SGEM#353: At the COCA, COCA for OCHA first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Ultrasound Gel

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Ultrasound in cardiac arrest is a favorite topic of the GEL Team and thus, we are back to crack open a radical new concept in the field. Does the left ventricular function actually matter in patients that are arresting?? Current practice for many is to assess for the binary presence or absence of cardiac activity, but these audacious authors suggest that a higher LV systolic function could be associated with a greater likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation!

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

3948083 A 40-something with a pacemaker due to sick sinus syndrome presented with chest pain. The pain was reproducible on exam. Here is the first ECG: This appears to be fib/flutter. Since the QRSs are irregular and do not occur at the same part of the "flutter" cycle, one must suspect that it is atrial fibrillation that looks like flutter One week earlier: Atrial paced rhythm with normal AV conduction and normal QRS Previous ECG from weeks ago: The patient was in Atrial Flutter Later, this ECG

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PDC Healthcare

AUGUST 24, 2021

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, an important time to bring attention to a disease that 1 in 8 women have a chance to develop. Raising awareness helps educate women on the warning signs and symptoms of breast cancer, promotes regular cancer screening, and raises funding for research to help save lives. From identification and […]. The post 5 Easy Ways to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Your Healthcare Organization appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This past weekend the storied medical meeting DotMD sold out in two days. How did this happen and what does DotMD deliver that no other meeting does? Experiences. People are desperate for experiences. And the future of meetings is about the creation of human experiences. Sound, sensory, and emotion. These define DotMD. Like minds. Beyond the power of the programming and a remarkable culture, DotMD draws the most fascinating people in healthcare.

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NIOSH Science Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Some occupations are known to have higher rates of suicide than others (see related blogs). Job factors – such as low job security, low pay, and job stress – can contribute to risk of suicide, as can easy access to lethal means among people at risk—such as medications or firearms. Other factors that can influence the link between occupation and suicide include gender, socioeconomic status, the economy, cultural factors, and stigma.

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Board Bombs

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com This episode we are jumping into the Holiday Season and New Year with everything you need to know about C-spine injuries. We know this is a slightly longer episode than usual for us at EMBB, but we think this one is a New Years Special.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Emergency medicine (EM) was first recognized as a specialty by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 1972. Since that time, EM residencies have grown and evolved to provide academic support and training for graduating medical students interested in pursuing a career in the field. Since its early days of small and scattered residency programs, EM has burgeoned to nearly 3,000 residency positions according to the 2021 Report on Residents published by the Association of American Medical College

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Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Written by: Tommy Ng, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Patricia Bigach, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert review by : Terese Whipple, MD '20 So your kid won’t walk One of the most common complaints in a pediatric Emergency Department is a child refusing or inability to ambulate. For normal development, a child is typically able to stand at 9 months, walk at 12 months, and run at 18 months.

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EMergucate

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The combined chest & abdominal x-ray in this paediatric patient shows a right middle lobe consolidation silhouetting the right heart … Continue reading →

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JournalFeed

DECEMBER 18, 2021

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of December 13-17, 2021. We cover ETCO2 and trauma outcomes, ORIF vs cast for adult distal radius fractures, high or low/ 3 or 7 day treatment for pediatric community acquired pneumonia, a new pediatric CAP severity prediction tool, and how emergency physicians are coping with COVID stress.

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Critical Care North Hampton

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve been delivering Tweetorials on various aspects of ultrasound over the year. So, here’s a festive Tweet (sad!), for you. All in one post! Enjoy and happy scanning… look after yourselves. Jump links: Heart Lung Diaphragm Liver Gastric Aorta DVT Airway JW HEART 1/13 Today’s Tweetorial for you! We look at basic cardiac #POCUS views?

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Emergency Medicine Cases

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In this Part 1 of our two-part series on acute heart failure, Anton is joined by Dr. Tarlan Hedayati and Dr. Bourke Tillman to answer such questions as: how does PoCUS compare with clinical assessment and CXR in diagnostic accuracy for acute heart failure? How do we best integrate PoCUS in the our assessment and management of the patient with acute heart failure?

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Medical Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Trauma to the head is common in motor vehicle, bicycle accidents, and falls. A person may suffer injury to the brain that goes undetected by medical professionals, with symptoms that begin to appear during the first 72 hours after the injury. This condition, known as subtle brain injury (SBI), can have life-altering consequences for victims and their families.

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Dr. No

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Covid — the perfect public health emergency that just keeps on giving. Each new scariant is only ever one step away from the next new scariant — an endless flow of new worries, Fergie forecasts and government responses, forever clogging up the mainstream media, like logs in a log jam. Behind the puppetry, for an authoritarian government hell bent on passing draconian laws and regulations with the minimum of scrutiny, covid is the perfect enabling epidemic, because it allows the government to get

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

This sounds like a crazy question. But it really isn’t. What does a doctor do? What’s my job with my patients. What is a doctor’s role? Some of what I do is transactional. Simple stuff with clear end-points. Some of it involves critical conversations and deeper kinds of thinking, planning, and translating. Breaking my job down into different roles I got to thinking about what I do on a daily basis.

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ED ECMO

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In this short episode, Zack makes two points. One, it was tough to get to where we are with ECMO acceptance. Two, cardiac arrest patients in PEA should be considered for ECPR. Below is the full editorial Zack and Alice did recently in the Journal of Resuscitation on the topic. It was born out of a fantastic German article centered looking at registry outcomes for PE and ECMO.

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Board Bombs

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com This episode we are jumping into the Holiday Season and New Year with everything you need to know about C-spine injuries. We know this is a slightly longer episode than usual for us at EMBB, but we think this one is a New Year’s Special.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Case presentation A 37-year-old female with a history of mild intermittent asthma, hepatitis C, and opioid abuse disorder (in remission for the past year being maintained on buprenorphine) presents to the emergency department after being called due to positive blood cultures. She was seen at urgent care the day prior for a worsening progressive cough, shortness of breath, and pleuritic right anterolateral chest pain.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

EMplify – December 2021 Announcements: The EB Medicine app is live and available for free in the Apple Store. Coming to Google Play soon. It is in Beta and your feedback is welcome. , This month get a $50 Amazon Gift Card with all orders over $300 at [link] Check out the newly redesigned FOAMed blog at [link] Thoracic Aortic Syndromes in The Emergency Department: Recognition and Management Interview with author: Anthony Hackett, MD Thoracic Aortic Syndromes Dissection, Intramural Hematoma, and P

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EMergucate

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following x-ray is from a 3 year old with chief complaint of abdominal pain. What can be seen?

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JournalFeed

DECEMBER 11, 2021

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of December 6-10, 2021. We cover patient-centered diagnostic excellence, alteplase before endovascular stroke treatment, steroids for pediatric retropharyngeal abscess, LP for febrile seizure, and the new AHA chest pain guideline.

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Critical Care North Hampton

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Here is another in our review series, and one with the most reviews we’ve ever had! 6 clinicians rate the device. There are 2 detailed reviews from myself and then the fantastic Philipe Rola (he of VExUS fame and top Ultrascoundrel). We then get overall thoughts from us all (Myself, Philipe Rola, Segun Olusanya, Adrian.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In this months EM Quick Hits podcast: The mighty return of Carr's Cases! Sarah Reid on differentiating septic arthritis from transient synovitis in pediatric limp, Anand Swaminathan on managing tracheostomy complications in the ED, Nour Khatib on rural medicine and ethylene glycol poisoning, Justin Morgenstern on RCTs for ketamine in patients with severe agitation.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It seems like just yesterday summer was on the scene, bringing warm weather, family vacations and an array of outdoor sporting activities. However, winter will be here soon, with the season starting in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21.

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Dr. No

DECEMBER 6, 2021

There have been some crackles in recent days on twitter, as the Bangladeshi mask trial caught light again. The crackling started with the publication of a ‘ short note ‘ that provided a ‘simple analysis’ of the recently released raw data from the Bangladeshi trial that claimed that, given the new ‘simple analysis’, the trial failed to show any covid protection benefit from mask wearing.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

Medicine is facing a crisis of information. Beyond the increase of biomedical information are rising demands for physician response to portal messaging (MyChart messages) and review of wearable generated data. More recently health professionals have seen a rise in MyChart messages coming in through the Epic patient portal. According to Epic, the number of patient messages spiked 151 percent nationally from the period covering the first 11 weeks of 2020 through the end of the year.

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