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County Coronaries: Considering Cook County ECG Cases
Case:
A 55YO man with history of hypertension and lung cancer presents after an episode of syncope. Patient states he has been feeling a bit lightheaded intermittently over the past week and reports some diarrhea.
His initial ECG is shown:
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ED pharmacology pearls
Clinical Conundrum:
You have a patient in SVT and need to administer adenosine quickly, what can you do?
Ortho Cases for the EM provider
The Case:
A 15-year-old boy presented to the ED with pain in his right hand after punching a television. On exam, he had pain to palpation and swelling over the ulnar side of the hand. Radiograph below
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