by Mark Froats, Josee Malette | Aug 3, 2023 | BHP Corner, cardiac arrest, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
Case You and your partner arrive at a scene where a 67-year-old male had a witnessed collapse 5 minutes ago and CPR is in progress; he is in cardiac arrest. The initial rhythm is ventricular fibrillation. You continue CPR with a King LT and provide 3 shocks, along...
by Rebecca Seliga, Alex Coutin | Sep 29, 2022 | Cardiology, EDI, Endocrinology
Clinical case: You are working an urgent care shift and your next patient to see is Jessica, a 35 yo female with an upper extremity injury. The one-liner on the EMR reads: ‘Jesse’. When you go to speak with them, you see a young masculine-presenting patient who...
by Hans Rosenberg | Mar 23, 2020 | Cardiology, Featured, Journal Club, Thrombosis
Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Schüpke S, et al N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 17;381(16):1524-1534. Editorial: Ticagrelor or Prasugrel in Acute Coronary Syndromes – The Winner Takes It All? Question and Methods: This open-label multicenter trial was the...
by Daniel Beamish, Richard Hoang | Aug 2, 2018 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Quality Improvement
Chest pain is a common presenting complaint to Emergency Departments (ED) worldwide. Massive resource investment is required to differentiate benign from sinister causes of chest pain, and for the treatment, referral, and risk stratification of chest pain patients. A...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 9, 2018 | Cardiology, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Peacock WF, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Dec 13 EDITORIAL: The Wait for High-Sensitivity Troponin Is Over-Proceed Cautiously Korley FK. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Dec 13 Question and Methods: This prospective,...
