This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights from Dr. Pilcher evaluates a tough case where potential over-simplification was harmful. Risks factors can significantly change your evaluation and management.
Medical Malpractice Insights: Don’t over-simplify a complex case Read More »
A 18-year-old male presents with chest pain and shortness of breath for several days. Approximately one week prior he was suffering from myalgia, congestion, sore throat, and fever and was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection. Today his vitals are HR 132, RR 28, BP 92/48, T 37.8 C, and Sats 95% on RA. What should you consider, and what are your next steps?
EM@3AM: Myocarditis Read More »
Welcome to this week’s EM Educator Series. These posts provide brief mini-cases followed by key questions to consider while working. The featured questions provide important learning points for those working with you, as well as vital items to consider in the evaluation and management of the specific condition discussed. Today…Syncope!
The EM Educator Series: Why does my patient keep passing out? Read More »
Ready for some updates on the evaluation and management of syncope? Read on for the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy updates.
Syncope: ED Updates from the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy Read More »
Welcome to this week’s ECG Pointers, an emDOCs series designed to give you high yield tips about ECGs to keep your interpretation skills sharp. This week we discuss how to identify a posterior STEMI, which can commonly be mistaken as a NSTEMI.
ECG Pointers: Posterior MI Read More »
Welcome to this week’s EM Educator Series. Today we have a case of the sick aortic stenosis patient, followed by questions and key references.
The EM Educator Series: The Aortic Stenosis Patient Read More »
This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights from Dr. Pilcher details a case of EKG subtleties. Who’s smarter: the EKG computer or the ED physician?
Medical Malpractice Insights: So you think you’re smarter than the EKG computer… Read More »
Welcome to this week’s ECG Pointers, an EMDocs series designed to give you high yield tips about ECGs to keep your interpretation skills sharp. This post is the second of a two part series looking at atrioventricular blocks.
ECG Pointers: AV blocks – Part II Read More »
Welcome to this week’s ECG Pointers, an EMDocs series designed to give you high yield tips about ECGs to keep your interpretation skills sharp. This post is one of two looking at atrioventricular blocks.
ECG Pointers: AV Blocks – Part I Read More »
Often, when we see a RBBB in a chest pain patient, looking for ischemic changes may seem difficult as secondary repolarization abnormalities may be normal findings in V1-V3. So what can we do to help us in picking up ACS changes on the EKG in the setting of a RBBB?
ECG Pointers: RBBB in ACS Read More »
