Damping is the influence within a system that is a dissipation of energy during an oscillation. In other words, think of damping like a shock absorber. Imagine a patient presenting with altered mental status. All we know about the patient ...
Background Information: Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation is regularly performed by emergency physicians, intensivists, and cardiologists. Although many approaches to performing this procedure exist, the most common electrode placement is the anterior-lateral compared to the anterior-posterior positioning.1 The literature backing ...
Take Home Points Consider AAA in patients with acute onset of back or abdominal pain particularly in patients > 50 and in those with a history of hypertension Consider ruptured AAA in patients (especially those > 50 years of age) ...
Now that I am working up in the ICU, one of the devices that I am frequently coming across is the Impella device. This is not something we get much training on downstairs in the ED. Below is a summary ...
Take Home Points Emergency medicine revolves around the differential diagnosis History and physical exam should significantly narrow your differential diagnosis Have an idea of what specific diagnoses are being ruled out when ordering diagnostic tests Always consider the most life-threatening and ...
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