Browsing: Cardiology

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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: October 2019

10/10/2019 Benjamin Golden, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 22-year-old male with a history of sickle cell disease is brought to the ED by police after he was found altered and naked outside on a rainy night.
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Critical Care , Cardiology

Mini Review: Blunt Cardiac Injury

9/26/2019 Mina Ghobrial, MD
Blunt chest trauma may be more prevalent than you realize. Sharpen your clinical gestalt by understanding the most helpful diagnostic tools, such as troponin, EKG, and echocardiography.
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Critical Care , Cardiology , Deep Dive in CritCare

Deep Dive into the Evidence: Cardiac Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest

9/5/2019 Sean M. Hickey, MD , Bryan Beattie, MD , Susannah Empson, MD , Mina Ghobrial, MD , Jaskirat Gill, MD , Emily Gillespie , Meghan Gorski, DO , Omid Manoochehri, MD , Joshua Novy, MD, MBA, MS , Jonathan Pickos, DO , Mark Ramzy, DO, EMT-P , Yanika Wolfe, MD
Will transesophageal echocardiography become the first imaging incorporated into ACLS protocols?
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: August 2019

8/14/2019 Sarah Frantz, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
An 87-year-old female presents with generalized weakness for the past several days after a recent increase in her diuretic medication by her cardiologist.
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Ultrasound , Cardiology

Differentiating Acute Versus Chronic Right Heart Failure with Bedside Echocardiography

8/13/2019 Andrew Pellet, MD , Amy Zeidan, MD , Jacob Avila, MD
While there are a number of quantitative and qualitative assessments that can be used to evaluate right heart function, 2 measurements in particular can help differentiate acute versus chronic right h
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Cardiology , Toxicology

Naloxone in Cardiac Arrest

8/13/2019 Kasha Bornstein, MSc Pharm, EMT-P , Tim Montrief, MD, MPH
Naloxone is a potent opioid receptor antagonist with an excellent safety profile and ability to reverse opioid-associated respiratory depression. Is it as effective when you're faced with patients in
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Cardiology

What to Consider with Double Sequential Defibrillation in Refractory VF

8/13/2019 Patrick McCarville, MD , Natalie Sullivan, MD , Evan Kuhl, MD , David Yamane, MD
Are you considering double sequential defibrillation in patients with refractory VF?
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Cardiology

A Quarrel, a Broken Heart, and a Dissection Walk into an ED…

8/13/2019 Sara Urquhart, MA, RN , Ashlee Barker, MD , Matthew Flannigan, DO, RDMS , William Merhi, DO, FACC
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection and Takotsubo syndrome rarely occur in the same patient at the same time - but when that patient appears, will you be able to act decisively?
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Critical Care , Cardiology

A Review of ECMO in the ED: History, Mechanics, Common Indications, and Future Implications

8/12/2019 Mina Ghobrial, MD , Katherine Nugent, MD
As the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation becomes more prevalent, emergency physicians should understand the history of ECMO, how it works, when it's indicated, and what role it plays in the e
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: June 2019

6/10/2019 Paige Ostahowski, MD , Mahesh Polavarapu, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 62-year-old female presents with 1 hour of crushing substernal chest pain. What is your interpretation of this EKG?