Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , Radiology

Critical Care Alert: The CT FIRST Cohort Study

6/26/2023 Annemarie Daecher, MD , Dustin Slagle, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

While it didn’t improve survival to hospital discharge or neurologic recovery vs the current standard of care, the sudden death CT (SDCT) protocol significantly improved the time and diagnostic abilit

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Device Series: Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIED)

6/5/2023 Logan Brich , Brendan Innes, MD , Achyut Kamat, MD, FACEP

Given the prevalence of cardiac implantable electronic devices in the United States, it is important for emergency physicians to understand the basic operation and be able to recognize and address com

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Device Series: LVADs

5/2/2023 Christian Kasianko, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

Initially meant to improve survival and bridge patients in the outpatient setting from their diagnosis of heart failure to donor transplantation, mechanical assistance of the left ventricle has evolve

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Wilderness Medicine , EMS , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: ICE-CRASH Study

5/2/2023 Sara Twadell, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

The ICE-CRASH Study examined the effects of ECMO on neurological outcomes among patients with severe hypothermia. Get the summary and the take-home points pertinent to emergency medicine.

Cardiology

VF Arrest: Prolonged CPR in an Electrical Storm

4/15/2023 Brenda Sokup, DO , Dulari Patel, DO , Nirav Patel, DO , Alexander Ostrovsky, MD

VF arrests can occur after days of symptoms and can proceed into a ventricular storm. This may require prolonged resuscitation with defibrillators, the definitive therapy of VF. Early dual sequence de

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: April-May-June 2023

4/15/2023 Hayden Schenker , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 58-year-old male with a PMH of alcohol use disorder presents to the ED due to multiple falls. What is your interpretation of his ECG?

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Duration of Device-Based Fever Prevention After Cardiac Arrest

3/28/2023 Alex Lucas, MD , Christine Yang, MD , Gabriel Colon, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

A new study evaluates whether the duration of device-based targeted temperature management can affect mortality among cardiac arrest patients.

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology , EMS , Prehospital Care

Critical Care Alert: INCEPTION Trial

3/7/2023 Gabriel Colon, MD , Brian Sumner, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - ECMO - as an adjunct to CPR following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has gained a lot of attention. The INCEPTION Trial takes a closer look at the evid

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: CLOVERS Trial

2/28/2023 Brendan Innes, MD , Alex Lucas, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

The CLOVERS trial underscores the fact that fluid resuscitation strategies remain a highly debated and complex topic. It is still possible that specific patients may benefit from a restrictive fluid

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: January-February-March 2023

1/30/2023 Graham Clifford, DO , Pooja Mysore, MD , Raema Mimrod Jean, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 62-year-old male presents with chest pain that has been gradually worsening over the past 2 weeks. What is your interpretation of his ECG?

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