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Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society

Circulation

The critical care management of patients after cardiac arrest is burdened by a lack of high-quality clinical studies and the resultant lack of high-certainty evidence. Critical care management is crucial in patients after cardiac arrest and affects outcome. Circulation, Ahead of Print. Voting was anonymous and web based.

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2025 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

This educational event covers coding specific to cardiothoracic surgery, with concentrations in Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery (Esophagus, Mediastinum, Pulmonary), and Vascular Surgery. Discuss the 2025 changes to the E/M modifiers and guidelines.

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STS 2025 Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

This educational event covers coding specific to cardiothoracic surgery, with concentrations in Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery (Esophagus, Mediastinum, Pulmonary), and Vascular Surgery. Discuss the 2025 changes to the E/M modifiers and guidelines. 

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2024 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

This educational event covers coding changes specific to cardiothoracic surgery, with concentrations in Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery (Esophagus, Mediastinum, Pulmonary), and Vascular Surgery. Post-pandemic changes to telehealth will be discussed. ET – 11 a.m.

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2023 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

ET – E/M, Critical Care Q&A 10:45 a.m. Summarize the necessary documentation and regulations relevant to critical care and cardiothoracic surgery E/M services for 2023. ET – Adult Cardiac Q&A 5:15 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET – Congenital Cardiac Q&A 6:00 p.m. ET – 6:45 p.m. ET – 10:45 a.m. ET – 11:30 a.m.

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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Bedside ultrasound showed no effusion and moderately decreased LV function, with B-lines of pulmonary edema. It would be difficult to get a nurse to give it faster! Crit Care Med. 1991 May;19(5):694-9 Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of potassium replacement infusions in critically ill patients.

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