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Medical Category: Cardiovascular

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA): The Holy Grail of “Low Risk” Chest Pain Evaluation?

Background: CCTA has become a popular modality in the ED setting to assess anatomic atherosclerotic disease in patients presenting with chest pain.  Advocates of CCTA feel that CCTA has a greater accuracy in identifying obstructive coronary artery disease and identification of ...

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Cardiovascular

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA): The Holy Grail of "Low Risk" Chest Pain Evaluation?

Background: CCTA has become a popular modality in the ED setting to assess anatomic atherosclerotic disease in patients presenting with chest pain.  Advocates of CCTA feel that CCTA has a greater accuracy in identifying obstructive coronary artery disease and identification of ...

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Cardiovascular

LOMAGHI Trial: Magnesium Sulfate for Rapid Atrial Fibrillation?

Background: Currently, several medications are recommended for the management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response in the emergency department including calcium channel blockers, beta blockers and digoxin (the optimal choice is still up for debate). Magnesium sulfate may play a role ...

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Cardiovascular

Why we Should Consider Not Using Morphine in Acute Heart Failure

Background/Introduction: Acute heart failure is a common diagnosis encountered among patients presenting to the Emergency Department with complaints of shortness of breath. The emergency treatment of these patients has traditionally focused on alleviation of their symptoms of breathlessness and anxiety in ...

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Cardiovascular

The Approach To The Most Common Cardiac Dysrhythmia: 8 Causes of Sinus Tachycardia

Have you ever heard an entire lecture on sinus tachycardia? Neither have I. It is the most common cardiac dysrhythmia seen in critically ill adults and kids, but it is the least frequently talked about. Sinus tachycardia may not be ...

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Cardiovascular

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