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Patients with unexplained Syncope: Does admission help?BlogCardiologySyncope

Patients with unexplained Syncope: Does admission help?

The clinical question We often reach the end of an ED syncope patient assessment without…
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The Crashing PE Patient

The Crashing PE Patient: What Works Acute management of the crashing PE patient involves bridging…
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Is Presyncope as Serious as Syncope?BlogSyncope

Is Presyncope as Serious as Syncope?

Is Presyncope as Serious as Syncope? Syncope has three components: (15 minutes read) Loss of…
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D-Dimer focused testing for PE

D-Dimer focused testing for PE Here is a common scenario: The resident presents a case…
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New AHA PE Guidelines 2026

The new Clinical Practice Guidelines by the AHA on the Evaluation and Management of Acute…
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Blunt Cardiac Injury

BLUNT CARDIAC INJURY When should we investigate the patient with suspected blunt cardiac injury (BCI)…
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The PREOXI Trial: NIV for PreoxygenationAirwayBlog

The PREOXI Trial: NIV for Preoxygenation

This is a review of the Pragmatic Trial Examining Oxygenation Prior to Intubation (PREOXI) trial(1).…
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Subsegmental Pulmonary EmbolismBlogCardiology

Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism

How do you manage the patient with subsegmental pulmonary embolism(SSPE) or the incidental finding of…
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Pulmonary Embolism

CASE A 64 yo patient is referred to the emergency department(ED) with a persistent tachycardia.…
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Can the ECG help us differentiate PE from ACS?BlogCardiologyECG Of The WeekUncategorized

Can the ECG help us differentiate PE from ACS?

Pulmonary embolism(PE) and Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS) causing ischaemia can sometimes be difficult to clinically differentiate.…
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Ventilation: Volume vs Pressure

Let’s start by looking at 3 patient presentations. Please write down the ventilator settings you…
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Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac DeathBlogCardiology

Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac Death

A 28 yo patient presents to the emergency department following a syncopal episode. The patient…
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Capnography to guide ventilation in cardiac arrest

The End tidal CO2 (ETCO2), is measured at the end of expiration and used to…
Right Ventricular Spiral of Death
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The Right Ventricular Spiral of Death

The right ventricular spiral of death in PE is very real and very scary. We…
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Why is the CO2 so high?ABGBlogRespiratory

Why is the CO2 so high?

A 29 yo female presents with tachycardia and shortness of breath and some pleuritic chest…
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5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with SyncopeBlogCardiologyECG

5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with Syncope

Patients who present to the emergency department following a syncopal episode can be a diagnostic…
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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of DVT and PEBlogCardiologyRespiratory

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of DVT and PE

This is a review of the updated guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of DVT and…
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Let’s MacGyver some equipment for COVID-19

We all remember MacGyver. He'd had a toothpick and a piece of thread and voila,…

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The clinical question We often reach the end of an ED syncope patient assessment without…
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Aslanger Pattern of inferior infarction

The Aslanger pattern is a non-contiguous lead pattern identifying inferior STEMI Guidelines require STE in…
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A 48 yo male presents with exertional squeezing central chest pain, with no radiation, of…
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The Crashing PE Patient

The Crashing PE Patient: What Works Acute management of the crashing PE patient involves bridging…