Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an electronic shock team alert, according to a study published Dec. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.

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CardiacWire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Researchers were not able to assess unmeasured confounding factors such as biomarker levels, socioeconomic factors, nursing care level, and medication adherence. Beyond in-hospital mortality, weekend patients faced a 3.27x higher risk of death following the procedures.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A cardiovascular specialty hospital in north Texas decreased time to diagnosis for patients with cardiogenic shock by more than half, according to a study published in Critical Care Nurse.

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Ken Grauer, MD

AUGUST 16, 2024

PEARL # 2: In the absence of associated heart failure ( cardiogenic shock ) — sinus tachycardia is not a common finding in acute MI. For now — Let's continue with ECG signs consistent with and suggestive of acute RV "Strain". Sinus Tachycardia and RAD — as already noted above. To emphasize — Count the respiratory rate yourself !

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Triage is backed up, and 10 minutes into your shift one of the ED nurses brings your several ECG s that has not been overread by a physician. The patient died of cardiogenic shock within 24 hours despite mechanical circulatory support. Imagine you just started your ED shift. It's a busy Friday afternoon.

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The Beat Blog

APRIL 8, 2022

For patients without easy access, we work closely with family members, nurses, and medical assistants who can facilitate virtual visits. As physicians, we know the value of placing a hand on someone’s calf, detecting a subtle drop in body temperature, and knowing that they have decompensated into a low output cardiogenic shock.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 30, 2014

One of my most talented readers is a health care assistant (a nursing assistant) who has taken a keen interest in ECGs. Then the notes mention "cardiogenic shock" but without any reference to a cardiac echo or to a chest x-ray. And they teach me a lot. He can beat nearly anyone. So you don't have to be highly trained.

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