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EM Quick Hits 22 Postpartum Hemorrhage, Phenobarbital in Status Epilepticus, Managed Alcohol Programs, Traumatic Cardiac Arrest, Cholangitis, ED Approach to ARDS

ECG Cases

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast, Anand Swaminathan on postpartum hemorrhage, Justin Morgenstern on phenobarbital in pediatric status epilepticus, Michelle Klaiman on managed alcohol programs, Andrew Petrosoniak on traumatic cardiac arrest, Brit Long on cholangitis pearls and pitfalls and Bourke Tillman on ED approach to ARDS.

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Abstract TP261: Stroke in pediatric heart transplant patients

Stroke Journal

Additionally, 38(45%) were ischemic and 34(40%) were hemorrhagic strokes.Of MCA was affected in 22(26%), PCA 8(9%), ACA 8(9%), MCA+ACA 5(6%), and MCA+PCA 2(2%).

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Young Man with a Heart Rate of 257. What is it and how to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

In this pediatric study, it was 71% successful and better than amiodarone. Procainamide is another reasonable solution to the problem. It does not block the AV node but does slow phase 0 of depolarization, which will also frequently break the re-entrant cycle.