

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): Tachycardia With Pulse
PALS: Tachycardia 1. The initial evaluation is as follows: [1, 2, 3, 4] Assess appropriateness for clinical condition (pulse present)....


Supraventricular Tachycardia With Wenckebach Conduction
This ECG was obtained from a patient in a walk-in health clinic. We do not have any other information on the patient. We thank Joe...


Deep, Symmetrical T Wave Inversions
This ECG is from a 50-year-old man with chest pain. Unfortunately, we don’t have any other clinical information. This tracing is a...


The Oxygenator Assessment – Part 2
In Part 1 of ‘The Oxygenator Assessment’ we learnt what the oxygentor is. In Part 2 we are going to look at the 6 big issues that need to...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Background Since World War I, it has been recognized that some patients with nonthoracic injuries, severe pancreatitis, massive...


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Abordaje del Shock en urgencias
Definición Disminución de la perfusión tisular sistémica y por consiguiente del oxígeno liberado a los tejidos (TO2). Inicialmente se...


Instructors' Collection ECG of the WEEK: Complete AV Block With Junctional Escape Rhythm
This ECG is from a 78-year-old woman. We do not know any clinical details. We break from our usual habit of removing the ECG machine’s...


Effect of Conservative vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Mortality Among Patients in an Intensive Ca
Key Points Question Among critically ill patients, is a conservative oxygenation strategy aimed to maintain arterial saturation within...


POR QUÉ SE RETRASA EL TRATAMIENTO ANTIBIÓTICO EN EL SHOCK SÉPTICO
REMI 2168. ¿Por qué se retrasa el tratamiento antibiótico en el shock séptico? ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL: Patient and Organizational Factors...