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Rebel Category: REBEL Core

REBEL Core Cast 99.0 – Bundle Branch Blocks

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Cardiovascular

REBEL Core Cast 98.0 – AVNRT

Take Home Points AVNRT is a common tachydysrhythmia that results from a reentrant loop within the AV node. Unstable patients with AVNRT should be considered for immediate synchronized electrical cardioversion. Stable patients with AVNRT can have a trial of vagal ...

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Cardiovascular

Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

Background: Acute alcohol intoxication is often identified early in a patient’s visit by behavioral changes accompanied by slurred speech, ataxia, nystagmus, or the smell of alcohol. However, evaluating and managing patients with acute alcohol intoxication in the emergency department can ...

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Toxicology

REBEL Core Cast 97.0 – Acute Vision Loss II

Take Home Points: Assess patients with floaters or flashers for retinal or vitreous detachment. Rapid diagnosis and emergency referral improves outcomes of ophthalmologic interventions. CRAO is a stroke of the eye; patients should be considered for a complete stroke work ...

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Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

REBEL Core Cast 96.0 – Acute Vision Loss I

Take Home Points: Suspect glaucoma in any patient with an acute change in vision and get an intraocular pressure measurement First line treatment in acute angle closure glaucoma is a topical beta blocker Consider giant cell arteritis in patients with ...

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Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

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