by Erica Hoe | Aug 10, 2026 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Ultrasound
Gaspari et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Oct;86(4):328-336. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.04.014. Question: To identify the prevalence of non-shockable ECG rhythm but ventricular fibrillation (VF) by Echo in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). To determine the...
by Emily Cino | Jul 30, 2026 | Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
Acute valvular emergencies are uncommon, but when they present they can rapidly become life-threatening. Patients often arrive with undifferentiated respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, hypotension, or cardiogenic shock, and the initial diagnosis may not be obvious....
by Thariq Badiudeen, Rory Connolly | Jul 23, 2026 | Featured, Surgery, Ultrasound
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common ED presentation, and these patients are often in significant pain with persistent nausea and vomiting. While CT remains the gold standard to confirm the diagnosis, identify the transition point, detect complications such as...
by Thariq Badiudeen | Jul 16, 2026 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Ultrasound
Valvular heart disease is everywhere in emergency medicine, but it is sneaky. We see the older patient with recurrent dyspnea whose chest radiograph is unremarkable and BNP is only mildly elevated. We see the patient in shock whose physiology never quite fits sepsis....
by James Linton | Jun 29, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Transesophageal Echocardiography During CPR in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The EXECT-CPR Randomized Clinical Trial. Chu SE, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Mar 23. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.0102. Editorial: Can Transesophageal...
