Sinus tachycardia is the most prevalent cardiac dysrhythmia in critically ill patients, yet it often receives less attention than it warrants. While the rhythm itself is not inherently dangerous, it serves as a crucial indicator of underlying physiological disturbances that ...
Chest pain is one of the most common—and anxiety-inducing—presentations in the Emergency Department. With millions of visits each year, clinicians face the constant challenge of identifying who is having a major cardiac event and who can safely go home. While ...
Bottom Line Up Top: A negative D-Dimer likely excludes significant pulmonary embolism (PE) in all patients but the low chance of getting a negative result makes a D-Dimer first approach of low clinical utility in the high pre-test probability ...
Background In 1979, Hiroshi Natori was the first to appreciate the sonographic changes that occur in the inferior vena cava (IVC)’s diameter with ventilation in spontaneously breathing patients, mechanically ventilated patients, and those with carcinogenic and tuberculoid cardiac tamponade.1 They ...
Background: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a critical condition requiring rapid diagnosis and intervention. While ECGs play a central role in detecting STEMI, misinterpretations often occur, leading to unnecessary catheterization or missed diagnoses. With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), ...
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