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Journal Review

Prehospital Beta-Blockers in Anterior STEMI

Filed Under: Tags: , , July 2nd, 2015 Leave a Comment

Long-term oral beta-blocker use decreases mortality after myocardial infarction (MI). Our guidelines recommend initiation of this within 24 hours of acute MI. The benefit of IV beta-blockade is less clear.
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Journal Review

Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for Pre-Hospital Respiratory Distress

Filed Under: Tags: , , June 18th, 2015 Leave a Comment

Acute dyspnea is a common Emergency Department complaint; in 2003 this chief complaint comprised about 3.5% of more than 115 million emergency department visits nationwide. A subset of these patients will present in respiratory distress,
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Amy Panzenbeck, MD