Browsing: Cardiology

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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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
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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
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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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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: PEACH Trial

12/22/2022 Emily D. Geyer, MD , Brittney I. Gordon, MD , Mustafa Rasheed, MD , Taylor Miller, MD
Spontaneous (non-traumatic) intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with high patient morbidity and mortality. In this Critical Care Alert, we review a study designed to assess whether prophylact
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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

12/12/2022 Alex Lucas, MD , Taylor Miller, MD
Alternative defibrillation techniques might be worth a second look. In this Critical Care Alert, we evaluate the largest and most rigorous study of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) and
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Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound , Critical Care , Cardiology

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: The 60/60 Sign, Let's Be Specific

10/24/2022 Dustin Slagle, MD , Parth S. Gandhi, DO , Ashley Panicker, MD, FACEP
The 60/60 sign is an ultrasound finding that can help increase specificity in diagnosing right ventricular dysfunction in the setting of an acute pulmonary embolism.