A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine

Ferrari

Diuretics Versus Volume Expansion in the Initial Management of Acute Intermediate High‐Risk Pulmonary Embolism Ferrari E. Lung (2022); DOI:10.1007/s00408-022-00530-5 Clinical Question In adult patients with acute pulmonary embolism and right heart strain does a strategy of volume expansion or early diuretic therapy result in a more rapid resolution of troponin levels? Background Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cause […]

Continue reading »

Terminal QRS distortion

Terminal QRS distortion is present in anterior myocardial infarction but absent in early repolarization Lee. @smithECGBlog. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine;2016;34(11):2182-2185 Clinical Question In patients with benign early repolarisation, is there the absence of terminal QRS distortion on the ECG? Background For patients who present with chest pain, it can be difficult to distinguish between ECG findings of benign […]

Continue reading »
1 2 3 4 19