Reading Time: 3 minutes CPVT is a life-threatening condition that results in sudden death in young children and adults. It is often undiagnosed and untreated. This post discusses the presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment options for CPVT.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Post-resuscitation hypotension is associated with high mortality unless promptly intervened on. Epinephrine is generally used to mitigate hypotension after ROSC. But is there a role of norepinephrine?
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A recently published study examines a potential correlation between neurologically intact survival of OHCA and early administration of epinephrine.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief Modern-day medicine doesn’t quite utilize intracardiac epinephrine, however, every now and then it resurfaces during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Intracardiac injection…
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The Pre-brief Management of the hypotensive patient is critical knowledge in the emergency department (ED) This population represents some of…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes This post discusses the utility and safety of push dose pressors in the critical care setting. It is accompanied by a visual summary of the preparation steps of the two most commonly administered push dose pressors in the Emergency Department.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which access is better, IV or IO? Does one access result in a favorable patient outcome over the other?
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Cardiac Arrest management can be a daunting task with so many moving pieces. Here is part two of the series of managing cardiac arrest.