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36 year old with chest pain after chest wall surgery

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Discussion: Patient is a 36 year old with a history of hypothyroidism and recent bilateral breast reduction who was admitted to the MICU for acute hypoxic respiratory failure with acute pulmonary edema and new reduced EF30%. Recommendations: 1. Close monitoring on telemetry for arrhythmias e. Continue present pain management.

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

Success at intubation likely takes more time and practice than other procedures, as shown in recent research on ED residents and their success rate at intubating, measured as a function of their total number of intubations (See Figure 1). This is reassuring as the uvula points towards the epiglottis (See figure 19) E.

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