Therapeutics: Pacing Through Skin and Vein
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Not every bradycardic patient needs a transvenous pacer… but some do! Join Dr. Sookdeo as she parses through when and how to transcutaneously and transvenously pace your bradycardic patients.
Read MoreBack on the Block - Heart Blocks Part 2
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Last week we introduced to you a primer on the interpretation and detection of heart blocks on EKGs. Now you can test out your knowledge with some cases based on the information in the previous post!
Read MoreGrand Rounds Recap 11.29.17
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This week Dr. Lagasse gave us a great M&M covering intra-ocular foreign bodies, empyema management in the ED and septic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Iparraguirre lead small groups in EKG case studies in heart blocks, followed by Drs Nagle and LaFollette squaring off in a CPC of an undifferentiated patient with aphasia. Drs Goel and McKee wrapped up this week with a clinical soapbox on patient turnover and a case follow up of lytics in massive PE.
Read MoreHeart Blocks: A Primer
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We order and interpret numerous EKG’s during our shifts in the emergency department. EKG interpretation is one of the skills we need to be competent in and comfortable with as an emergency medicine physician. STEMI’s, ischemic changes and arrhythmias are some of the most important findings we focus on, and although straightforward, heart blocks can be easily overlooked. The goal of this post is to go over some of the most common and clinically relevant conduction blocks, how to manage them and what their disposition are.
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