Thanks for all the responses! Here is short version of the answer for those of you with ADD. Keep on reading for the details! Our patient had sick sinus syndrome with a sinus bradycardia on top of her malfunctioning pacemaker.…
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition…
Welcome back to another edition of Wednesday Wrap-up! We had some great conference topics today including Geriatric Trauma, Reversal of Anticoagulation, and Toxic Alcohols! The topic I wanted to talk more about was the approach to CAP which was raised…
The wilderness medicine division had an awesome fishing and camping trip out to Montauk last week. We went on a fluke fishing boat and caught a ton of fish. Four were large enough that we could keep them and cook them…
ED Critical Care Conference: August 2013 PULMONARY EMBOLISM Summary by Dr. Eugene Kang Diagnosis and EKG: -Most common EKG finding: non-specific ST-T changes (at least for our boards) -Other findings: sinus tachycardia, complete or incomplete RBBB, RAD, right atrial…
So for this post… we’re going to combine some EKG action with some good ole’ CXR reading… Since we’re not just doing Rhythm Nation or X-ray Vision… we’re going to call it Rhythm Vision! Here’s the case: Your patient is…