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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects > 300,000 people in the US each year and most of these patients are transported to the Emergency Department (ED) for further care.
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Tagged ‘POCUS’
Journal Review
ED POCUS in OHCA – The REASON Study
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Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
DVT is a common ED presentation. This post reviews the diagnosis and up to date treatment recommendations.
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Journal Review
Identification of High-Risk ACS Patients Using POC Echo
Current American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations suggest that high-risk patients with unstable angina or NSTEMI should undergo early invasive intervention. Risk stratifying these patients generally relies on serial EKGs and troponins,
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Journal Review
The Predictive Ability of the FAST Examination in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) performed in the Emergency Department (ED) is a potentially life-saving procedure in patients with traumatic cardiac arrest. However, the procedure does have the potential to harm providers (i.e.
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