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The Young Cardiac Arrest Patient

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Managing the patient in cardiac arrest is both frightening and exhilarating. The majority of arrests in older patients is due to CAD. The young cardiac arrest patient presents a difficult situation for the emergency provider. In general, younger patients are healthier than their geriatric counterparts. There are differences in physiology which may contribute to different prognosis and care. This post reviews the literature behind cardiac arrest in the younger patient.

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BNP Level in the Emergency Department: Does it Change Management?

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BNP (Brain Natriuretic Peptide) is a commonly used biomarker for detecting heart failure in the emergency department. It’s levels can be affected by various extraneous factors such as obesity and renal failure. This article reviews the potential uses of BNP, including its pros and cons, in the emergency department.

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Identifying Complete Heart Block and the use of Temporary Cardiac Pacing in the Emergency Department

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Third degree, or complete, heart block indicates complete dissociation between the atria and the ventricles. It is a cardiac emergency that has numerous causes including primary cardiac, electrolyte and medication toxicity. It needs to be managed with emergent pacing, either trancutaneous or transvenous. This article describes complete heart block and its management.

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Subtle ECG Findings in ACS: Part III Benign Early Repolarization vs. Anterior STEMI

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Welcome to the third blog post in a series on subtle ECG findings in ACS. This post about mimics: benign early repolarization (BER) and the anterior STEMI. Each of these can mimic the other. The problem is that one of these diagnoses is deadly and the other is a normal variant.

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