@precordialthump I totally forgot about the EKG library! Awesome stuff. Keep up the great work (when do you sleep?!)
259 days ago
@emeducation Perfect, thanks for the suggestions! Turns out one is co-authored by Jeff Tabas. He already gave them all books.
259 days ago
Recommendations for an EKG resource to review bread & butter cases for senior residents? Pre-graduation panic setting in for our residents.
259 days ago
@danipedia Good point. I use the studies to convince the trauma consults NOT to get c-spine imaging on EVERYONE (citing distracting injury)!
264 days ago
@doctorflash Hi there. Just wanted to drop a note to thank you for all the extra traffic you're sending to blog. Much appreciated!!
275 days ago
"Should I get a D-Dimer test or CT chest angiogram on my patient with atypical chest pain to rule-out a pulmonary embolism?" This is a common question asked by emergency physicians on a routine basis.
Here are 3 clinical prediction rules: PERC, Wells, and Simplified Geneva Score. Personally, I've never used the Geneva Score, but it's worth looking at.
NOTE: These rules should be used with caution, because none of these scoring protocols are perfect. For instance, in a very recent publication in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, the authors found that the PERC rule does not actually safely exclude PEs . Big bummer for us clinicians.
Thanks to Dr. Kit Tainter (Mount Sinai PGY-4 EM resident) for coming up with the idea for this card!
"Should I get a D-Dimer test or CT chest angiogram on my patient with atypical chest pain to rule-out a pulmonary embolism?" This is a common question asked by emergency physicians on a routine basis.
Here are 3 clinical prediction rules: PERC, Wells, and Simplified Geneva Score. Personally, I've never used the Geneva Score, but it's worth looking at.
NOTE: These rules should be used with caution, because none of these scoring protocols are perfect. For instance, in a very recent publication in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, the authors found that the PERC rule does not actually safely exclude PEs . Big bummer for us clinicians.