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You are working at Clerkship General when you hear an EMS call on the base command radio. “Clerkship General. We are bringing you a minimally responsive 79 year-old female found lying on the floor inside her apartment. ETA 5 minutes” Initial Vitals: HR: 143 BP: 160/105 Temp: 106. ... Show More

Introduction: You are working at Clerkship General when the next chart is handed to you. It’s a 35-year-old female with a chief complaint of dizziness and fatigue. She is here accompanied by her husband. Initial Vitals: HR: 118 BP: 150/91 Temp: 100.4F RR: 20 O2: 99% Room Air Crit ... Show More

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD] Guest: Katie A. Young, MD We now have a variety of tests to assess patients who present with chest pain. These tests include such basic assessment tools such as a resting ECG to the most invasive of cardiac tests, a coronary angiogram. But ... Show More

Dr Retesh Bajaj and Dr Bunny Saberwal, both interventional cardiologists, join Sam in discussing patients presenting with chest pain. This episode is jam-packed with learning points, not just for PACES but your clinical practice too! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Sign up for Paste ... Show More

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Chest pain is a common chief complaint. It may be caused by either benign or life-threatening aetiologies and is usually divided into cardiac and non-cardiac causes. James E. Brown, Professor and Chair, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Kettering, Ohio, gives ... Show More

Do you know what can cause chest pain and difficulty swallowing? Both, distal esophageal spasm (DES) and hypercontractile esophagus (HE). DES causes spasms of the lower esophageal sphincter, while HE causes contractions of the esophagus that are stronger than normal, also known a ... Show More

Annnnnnnnd We are back. Sorry, but after Andor has finally finished we have now got time to discuss the old type 1 MI, aka STEMI aka Occlusive Myocardial Infarction. Come listen for all those basics and some nuances around myocardial infarction in critically unwell patients. We t ... Show More

If you just felt the pain of a heart attack, putting your ticker through a blood-pumping workout seems like a big ask. But exercise is key to recovery – if you do it right. Let’s take a closer at physical activity after a heart attack with sports cardiologist Tamanna Singh. 

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: How does an automated blood pressure cuff work? Automated blood pressure cuffs work differently than taking a manual blood pressure. While taking a manual blood pressure, one typically listens for Korotkoff sounds (turbulent flow) ... Show More

Normal blood pressure keeps us alive. It’s the force that moves blood throughout our circulatory system, ensuring that oxygen and nutrients reach our organs and tissues and that waste products are eliminated. When we hear the word hypertension—high blood pressure—we know this des ... Show More

The following question refers to Sections 6.1 and 7.4 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. The question is asked by University of Colorado internal medicine resident Dr. Hirsh Elhence, answered first by University of Chicago advanced heart failu ... Show More