by Chirag Bhat, Hans Rosenberg | Nov 2, 2021 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Desch S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Aug 29. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2101909. Question and Methods: This multi-center, open label RCT of 558 patients with OHCA without ST elevation on their ECG compared 30-day all-cause mortality...
by Omar Anjum, Alex Coutin | Sep 2, 2021 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is considered the most severe form of acute heart failure. It is an important and often under-recognized clinical entity in the emergency department (ED). The difficulty in diagnosis lies in its diverse presentations, overlap with other shock...
by Zach MacDonald, Josee Malette | May 6, 2021 | Cardiology, Grand Round Summaries
ECG interpretation is a core and fundamental skill of emergency medicine. Emergency physicians are expected to provide expert ECG interpretation quickly in a busy emergency department environment and initiate emergent and life-saving interventions base on those...
by Simon Wells, Pascale King | Oct 22, 2020 | Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
A 65-year-old male self-presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with sudden-onset severe chest pain. The pain was sharp, lasted 30 minutes, and has now resolved. His vitals and ECG are normal, and his high-sensitivity troponin testing is negative. He has a normal...
by Michael Wong | Jul 30, 2020 | Featured, Slider
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