A Cook County Hospital Emergency Medicine Blog for up-to-date medicine and more.
We start this lovely Wednesday with EMS bringing in a 70-year-old man who just had a v-fib/v-tach arrest. After 5 rounds of CPR, 4 shocks, and 3 doses of epi, they’ve got him back! You prep airway equipment and the ultrasound, and in a few minutes, the patient arrives.
Samson Frendo MD and Eric Leser MD
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Clinical Question: How does Neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) compare to the Epinephrine autoinjectors?
Joanne Routsolias, PharmD
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We frequently discuss and teach the diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of pulmonary embolism (PE). Beyond that, many learners will treat patients as either sick or not sick. In reality, the nuances of the middle ground can be the differences between life and death. Here, we discuss the evaluation and management of PEs in the ED.
Josué Rodriguez, MS4
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