The EM Educator Series: Heart Failure and Flash Pulmonary Edema
The EM Educator returns with a look at heart failure and flash pulmonary edema!
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Pediatric Small Talk – Heartache When Kids Don’t Thrive: Finding the 1 in 100,000
What do you need to know about pediatric cardiomyopathy and heart failure?
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emDOCs Podcast: Episode 51 – Acute Heart Failure Disposition
Welcome back to emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD. Today we have the last in the podcast series evaluating acute heart failure: disposition.
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Heart Failure Mimics: When should you suspect something else?
Many conditions can mimic heart failure exacerbation. What can you use to help in the ED setting?
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – E/e’ for Acute Heart Failure
Point of care ultrasound protocols for acute heart failure are a dime a dozen these days – for good reason. Ultrasound has made this diagnosis way easier in the acute care setting. The question now is who can come up with the best protocol – something easy, accurate, and fast. These authors put their spin on the traditional heart and lungs protocol by including a measurement of the left atrial pressure. How does it hold up?
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Evidence Based Disposition in Heart Failure – Who needs to be admitted and who can be discharged?
Do all patients with heart failure in the ED need admission? Are there any tools we can use for risk stratification?
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy – ED Presentation, Evaluation, and Management
What do you need to know in the evaluation and management of peripartum cardiomyopathy? This post gives you the needed information and literature updates.
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Myths in Heart Failure: Part II – ED Management
Welcome to Part II of our evaluation of acute heart failure myths versus facts. This post will look at ED management of heart failure exacerbation.
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Myths in Heart Failure: Part I – ED Evaluation
We see heart failure on a daily basis. Where could we go wrong? This post will examine some myths and misconceptions in heart failure evaluation.
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Heart Failure: “Sneaky” Triggers and Clinical Pearls
Emergency clinicians are well-versed in the evaluation and management of heart failure, but sometimes the underlying cause of the heart failure exacerbation isn’t so easy to determine.
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