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Emergency Medicine Alert archives from December 2004
Bedside ultrasound to confirm pediatric endotracheal tube placement.(Abstract & Commentary)
December 1, 2004... Source: Hsieh KS, et al. Secondary confirmation of endotracheal tube position by ultrasound image. Crit Care Med 2004; 32:S374-377.
VERIFICATION OF ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE PLACEMENT IN THE AIR WAY following intubation is critical in the emergent...
Subcutaneous lispro insulin for diabetic ketoacidosis.(Abstract & Commentary)
December 1, 2004... Source: Umpierrez GE, et al. Efficacy of subcutaneous insulin lispro vs. continuous intravenous regular insulin for the treatment of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. Am J Med 2004; 117: 291-296.
THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR THE TREATMENT OF...
ED thoracotomy indications in the trauma patient.(Abstract & Commentary)(emergency department)
December 1, 2004... Source: Powell DW, et al. Is emergency department resuscitative thoracotomy futile care for the critically injured patient requiring prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation? J Am Coll Surg 2004;199:211-215.
THE ROLE OF RESUSCITATIVE...
ACE-inhibitor angioedema: how common? How serious?(Abstract & Commentary)
December 1, 2004... Source: Sondhi D, et al. Airway compromise due to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema: Clinical experience at a large community teaching hospital. Chest. 2004;126:400-404.
IN THIS RETROSPECTIVE STUDY FROM A COMMUNITY...
Heparin use in acute coronary syndromes.(Special Feature)
December 1, 2004... HEPARIN HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE A PROFOUND synergistic effect with aspirin in preventing death, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and refractory unstable angina. Heparin, either unfractionated or as the low-molecular-weight version, should be...
Physician CME questions.
December 1, 2004... Physician CMW Question
1. One advantage of low-molecular-weight heparin over unfractionated heparin is:
a. there is no need to monitor the activated partial thromboplastin time.
b. it can be shut off if excessive bleeding occurs....
A three-beat run in lead [V.sub.1].(ECG Review)
December 1, 2004... Clinical Scenario: The electrocardiogram (ECG) in the Figure was obtained from a 57-year-old woman with palpitations. Is there a short run of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in lead [V.sub.1]? What else may be wrong with the tracing?
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