Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
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EM physician and Associate Prof at UofT. #ECG blog/podcast for @emcases.bsky.social, an associate editor of Dr Smith’s ECG Blog, and teacher of heartsECGcourse.com 🫀(he/him) #ECGsky
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Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
· Jun 24
Art of Occlusion MI Part 4: Sequence Photos | ECG Cases | Emergency Medicine Cases
Like sequence photography, serial ECGs correlated with patient symptoms can identify occlusion MI and reperfusion at risk for reocclusion on this month's ECG Cases blog at Emergency Medicine Cases
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Anton Helman
@emcases.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Whole Blood Transfusions, Calcium Before Diltiazem in Afib, Thoracotomy Pearls, Uterine Casts, OMI Scale & Proportionality | EM Cases | EM Quick Hits
Whole blood transfusion in trauma, calcium pre-treatment to prevent diltiazem-induced hypotension, dynamic LV outflow tract obstruction, resuscitative thoracotomy, uterine casts, scale & proportionali...
emergencymedicinecases.com
Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
· Apr 9
Reevaluating STEMI: The Utility of the Occlusive Myocardial Infarction Classification to Enhance Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
The current classification of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) into ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) has limitations in i...
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Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
· Mar 23
Equity Gaps in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Occlusion Myocardial Infarction
Patients with occlusion myocardial infarction (OMI) who meet the ST-elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) criteria experience inequitable delays in care, because of sociodemographic
factors, such as...
www.cjcopen.ca
Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
· Mar 12
Safety and accuracy of the computer interpretation of normal ECGs at triage - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background ECGs performed at ED triage are mandatorily assessed by an emergency physician contributing to task interruptions, decreased quality of care and increased error risk. Recent literature sugg...
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Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
· Mar 12
Chest pain and computer ‘normal’ ECG. Wait for troponin? And what is the reference standard for ECG diagnosis? Cardiologist or outcome?
Emergency cardiac care, cardiology, EKGs, ECGs, electrocardiography, echocardiography, dysrhythmias, arrhythmias, STEMI, NonSTEMI, NSTEMI, cardiology
hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com
Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
· Feb 18
The Art of Occlusion MI: Scale and Proportionality | ECG Cases | EM Cases
In this ECG Cases blog we use visual concepts of scale and proportion to identify false positive and subtle Occlusion MI...
Written by Jesse McLaren; Peer Reviewed and edited by Anton Helman. Februa...
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Anton Helman
@emcases.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Optimizing RSI medication timing, nutrition tips for shift workers, ED boarding challenges in older patients, managing prolonged tourniquet application, rural peer support programs, reciprocal changes...
Topics in this EM Quick Hits podcast
Anand Swaminathan on optimizing RSI medication timing (1:08)
Brittany Ellis on ED boarding challenges in older patients and improving ED overcrowding and ED flow ...
emergencymedicinecases.com
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Willy Frick
@willyhfrick.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Should we wait for troponin when the ECG does not show "diagnostic" ST Elevation?
Emergency cardiac care, cardiology, EKGs, ECGs, electrocardiography, echocardiography, dysrhythmias, arrhythmias, STEMI, NonSTEMI, NSTEMI, cardiology
hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com
Jesse McLaren
@ecgcases.bsky.social
· Jan 13
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Reposted by Jesse McLaren
