Thanks for the responses! Here is the answer and case discussion EKG Interpretation – Rate – 70-80s Rhythm – no discernable P waves. Regular rhythm. No fusion or capture beats to suggest AIVR. Thus, the most likely diagnosis is an…
The ABCs of the Pregnant Trauma Patient.
“Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside.”—Rita Rudner Thankfully, these teeny kicks don’t cause trauma!! Critical illness, including trauma, actually affects less than 1% of all pregnancies in the US. However, this patient population can…
Rhythm Nation: Case 6 – Part Deux
Our original case was that of a 59YO F with CP and SOB. She had a significantly abnormal EKG. Here are some additional pieces of information you obtain as part of her workup… Does this affect your interpretation of the…
Lightning Strikes!
This months wilderness medicine club meeting discussed a great paper talking about lightning strikes. You can download the paper here: lightning Zina was also nice enough to put together a fast summary of the highlights of this article. Here they…
Rhythm Nation: Not Just the EKG
The Yellow Scorpion
This is my first attempt to post the papers from our monthly wilderness medicine meetings so please bear with me. Last month Dr. Grock reviewed a nice paper discussing the dangers of messing around with the yellow scorpion. Lucky for…