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Elbow Dislocations

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PMID: 32644703 Robinson PM, Griffiths E, Watts AC. PMID: 27227986 Glover NM, Black AC, Murphy PB. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan–. Simple elbow dislocation. Shoulder Elbow. 2017 Jul;9(3):195-204. PMID: 28588660 Donohue KW, Mehlhoff TL. Chronic Elbow Dislocation: Evaluation and Management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg.

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Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis: Is Lactated Ringer’s the Superior Choice?

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saline (NS) solutions are both isotonic crystalloids widely used for intravenous fluid resuscitation across many contexts and disease states ( Myburgh 2013 ). Paper: Alwang AK, Law AC, Klings ES, Cohen RT, Bosch NA. PMID: 28106307 Alwang AK, Law AC, Klings ES, Cohen RT, Bosch NA. Lactated Ringer (LR) and 0.9% JAMA Intern Med.

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Chest Pain and Cardiogenic Shock with Profound ST Depression & STE in aVR. Activate the Cath Lab?

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It is important to note that these findings, if due to atherothrombotic acute coronary syndrome (ACS), are NOT due to occlusion of the left main, as is frequently stated in online postings and in literature. It is most commonly due to demand ischemia, not due to ACS! If it were ACS, what reperfusion options were available?

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A patient with chest pain. (post on Normal ECG)

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Article on STEMI vs. BER

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