Cardiology

Law & Medicine

Inappropriate Use of Proparacaine

Author:
Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among this month’s cases is an alleged inappropriate use of proparacaine.

Law & Medicine

Testicular Torsion...

Author:
Commentary Francis L. Counselman, MD
Associate Editor-In-chief
Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD

Among the cases is testicular torsion in a young man.

Article

Evaluation of Core Vascular Volume

Author:
Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS
Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC

A woman with a history of CHF presents with dyspnea and chest pain. The authors explain how to use the RUSH protocol to evaluate this patient.

Article

The Value of Echocardiography in the RUSH Protocol

Author:
Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS
Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC

The RUSH protocol is used to evaluate a renal failure patient showing signs of decompensation, with the parasternal long-axis view of the "pump"...

Clinical Review

Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain

Author:
James H. Jones, MD

Given the broad differential diagnosis for cardiovascular conditions as well as patients' reluctance to admit to cocaine use, managing cocaine-...

Article

The Subxiphoid and Apical Views

Author:
Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS
Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC

Discussion of the rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) protocol continues, and the authors describe how to achieve the subxiphoid and apical views of...

Article

Evaluation of the Pump

Author:
Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS
Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC

The authors continue their discussion of the rapid ultrasound in shock (RUSH) protocol, detailing how to obtain optimal parasternal cardiac views...

Clinical Review

Right vs Left Bundle Branch Block in Acute MI

Author:
Antoine Chaanine, MD
Andrew Najovits, MD
Daniel A. Waxman, MD, FACC

Myocardial infarction in the setting of bundle branch block is a clinical challenge that may have a significant impact on patient management. The...

Article

Chest Pain, Cough, and General Weakness

Author:
Phillips Perera, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS
Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC

Based on a case illustrating enigmatic presentation of shock, the authors describe the Rapid Ultrasound in Shock (RUSH) protocol, a method of...

Article

Burning Chest Pain

Author:
Keith D. Hentel, MD

What diagnosis do these CT scans of a man with burning chest pain radiating to the back suggest?

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