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Back to Basics
2011
Dr. Brian Weitzman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Ottawa Hospital
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University of Ottawa April 2011
Review of 14 Common Emergency
Medicine Topics
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Acute Abdominal Pain
Acute Dyspnea
Hypotension/Shock
Syncope
Coma
Cardiac Arrest
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Emergency Medicine Topics
April 7
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Malignant Hypertension
Animal Bites
Burns
Near-drowning
Hypothermia
Poisoning
Urticaria/Anaphylaxis
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Abdominal Pain
MCC Objectives
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Common causes of pain
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intra and extra abdominal, metabolic
Localized vs diffuse
Neurologic basis of pain
Perform focused detailed hx
Focused examination: vitals, abd, rectal, pelvic GU
Interpret clinical and lab data
Management plan for pts with abd pain
Which patients need immediate attention and
treatment/surgery
Manage common causes of abdominal pain
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Case 1:
Sally is an 18 year old woman who presents with a 2
day history of dull periumbilical pain which now
localizes to the RLQ.
What disease process is this typical for?
What causes the change in the pain pattern?
What other diseases must you consider?
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Neurologic Basis of Abdominal Pain
• Visceral
• Somatic
• Referred
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Visceral vs Somatic Abdominal Pain
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Where are these fibers located?
What stimulates them?
Where is pain perceived with stimulation?
What are associated symptoms or signs?
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Visceral Abdominal Pain
• Stretch receptors in walls and capsules of
hollow and solid organs
• Stimulated by distention, inflammation, or
ischemia
• Unmylinated fibers return to both sides of
the spinal cord at multiple levels
• Brain cannot localize source
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Visceral Abdominal Pain
• Pain felt as crampy, dull, achy, poorly
localized
• Associated with autonomic responses of
palor, sweating, nausea, vomiting
• Patients often writhing around
– Movement doesn’t alter pain
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Somatic Abdominal Pain
• Receptors located in parietal peritoneum
• Returns to ipsilateral dorsal root ganglion at
1 dermatomal level
• Sharp, localized pain
• Causes tenderness, rebound, and guarding
• Patients lie still, movement increases pain
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Referred Pain
• What is it?
• What are some examples?
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Referred Pain
• Pain perceived in an area that is distant
from the disease process
• Due to overlapping nerve innervations
• Ex. Shoulder pain with diaphragm
stimulation
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Examples of Referred Pain
• Shoulder pain with diaphragm stimulation
– C 3,4,5 stimulation
• Back pain with biliary colic, pancreatitis, or
PID
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Differential Diagnosis
• Diffuse vs Localized
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Diffuse Abdominal Pain
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Peritonitis
AAA
Ischemic Bowel
Sickle cell
Gastroenteritis
Diabetes
Perforated viscus
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Causes of Abd Pain - Localized
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Upper Abdominal
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Lower Abdominal
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Localized Abdominal Pain
Colic/Cholecystitis Gastritis,GERD/PUD
 Hepatitis / Hepatic Abscess Pancreatitis
 Pneumonia / Pleurisy
MI
 Biliary
 Appendicitis
 Mesenteric lymphadenitis
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Splenic Infarction
 Splenic Rupture
 Pneumonia
Inflammatory bowel disease
Diverticulitis
Ectopic
Ovarian(torsion or cystA)
Salpingitis/PID
Renal Stones/UTI
Testicular torsion
Incarcerated Hernia
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Case 1:
Sally is an 18 year old woman who presents with a 2
day history of dull periumbilical pain which now
localizes to the RLQ.
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Case 1: Questions
1. What further history do you need from the patient?
2. What would you do in your physical exam?
3. What are you looking for on physical examination?
4. What initial stabilization is required?
5. What is your differential diagnosis?
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History
 Onset / Duration
 Nature / Character / Severity
 Radiation
 Exacerbating / Relieving Factors
 Location
 Associated Symptoms
 Nausea / Vomiting
 Diarrhea / Constipation / Flatus
 Fever
 Jaundice / other skin changes
 GU (dysuria, freq, urgency, hematuria…)
 Gyne (menses, contraception, STDs,,,)
 PMHx
 Prior Surgery
 Medical Problems
 Medications
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High Yield Questions
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High Yield Questions
1. Age Advanced age means increased risk.
2. Which came first—pain or vomiting?
1. Pain first is worse (i.e., more likely to be caused by
surgical disease).
3. When did it start? Pain for < 48 hrs is worse.
4. Previous abdominal surgery? Consider obstruction.
5. Is the pain constant or intermittent? Constant pain is worse.
6. Previous hx of pain? A report of no prior episodes is worse.
7. Pregnant? consider ectopic.
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High Yield Questions cont’d
8. History of serious illness: cancer, diverticulosis,
pancreatitis, kidney failure, gallstones, or inflammatory
bowel disease? All are suggestive of more serious disease.
9. HIV? Consider occult infection or drug-related pancreatitis.
10. Alcohol? Consider pancreatitis, hepatitis, or cirrhosis.
11. Antibiotics or steroids? These may mask infection.
12. Did the pain start centrally and migrate to the right lower
quadrant? High specificity for appendicitis.
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High Yield Questions, cont’d
13. History of vascular or heart disease, hypertension, or
atrial fibrillation? Consider mesenteric ischemia and
abdominal aneurysm.
Reference from:
Colucciello SA, Lukens TW, Morgan DL: Emerg
Med Pract 1:2, 1999.
Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical
Practice, 5th ed., Copyright © 2002 Mosby, Inc.
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Physical Examination
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Physical Examination
• MCC objectives: understand signs of
peritonitis
• Guarding
• Rebound
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Physical Examination
• Vitals
• General appearance: writhing/motionless, diaphoresis,
skin, mental status
• Always do brief cardiac and respiratory exam
• Abdominal exam: inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate
• Pelvic, genital and rectal exam in ALL patients with
severe abdominal pain
• Assess pulses!
• Remember: very young and very old patients may present
atypically - don’t get mislead by this!
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Abdo Exam: Specifics
• Always palpate from areas of least pain to areas with
maximal pain
• ?Organomegaly, ?ascites
• Guarding: voluntary vs. involuntary
• Bowel sounds: increased/decreased/absent
• Rectal exam: occult/frank blood, ?stool, ?pain, ?masses
• Pelvic exam: discharge, pain, masses
• Peritonitis:
– suggested by: rigidity with severe tenderness, pain with
percussion/deep breath/shaking bed, rebound
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Risk Factors for Acute Disease
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Extremes of age
Abnormal vital signs
Severe pain of rapid onset
Signs of dehydration
Skin pallor and sweating
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Initial Stabilization
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Initial Stabilization
All patients with acute abdominal pain:
Assess vital signs
Oxygen
Cardiac Monitoring/12 lead ECG
Large bore IV (may need 2)
250-500 cc bolus of NS in elderly with low BP
500-1000 cc bolus in younger patients with low BP
Consider NG and Foley catheter
Brief initial examination : history and physical
Consider analgesics
??Do they need immediate
surgical consultation?
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Pain: ER Management
• Is it OK to give a patient pain medications
before you determine their diagnosis?
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Abdominal Pain: ER Management
• Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs):
– po/pr/iv; very effective, esp. for MSK pain
– ensure no allergy, renal disease, CHF, concurrent
NSAIDs, active bleeding; recent hx of PUD is relative
contraindication
– Ex. Ketorlac (Toradol) 30 mg IV
• Narcotics
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sc/im/iv; wide range of doses, strengths
care re: sedation, confusion, addiction, etc.
very effective, esp. for visceral or undifferentiated pain
Ex. Morphine 2.5-10 mg,
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Nausea/Vomiting: ER Tx
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Nausea/Vomiting: ER Tx
• Ondansetron (Zofran) : iv 4-8 mg
– very useful in patients with refractory vomiting
– No longer expensive!
• Gravol: po/pr/im/iv 25-50 mg
– beware of anticholinergic side effects
– sedating, may cause confusion
• Maxeran/prochlorperazine (Stemetil): 10 mg iv
– beware of possible EPS
– less sedating; may help with pain control
• Domperidone: po/iv
– especially useful with diabetic gastroparesis
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Investigations
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Investigations
Most patients with acute abdominal pain require:
- CBC, differential; may need type and cross-match
- electrolytes, BUN, creatinine
- liver enzymes, liver function tests
- amylase/lipase
- beta-hCG
- urinalysis; stool for OB
They may also need: ECG, cardiac enzymes, ABG, lactate
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Investigations
Imaging
ultrasound
CT scan
plain Xrays
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What is the cause of this 45 y.o.
man’s LLQ pain?
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What is the cause of this 45 y.o.
man’s LLQ pain?
• Renal stone
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What is the cause of this man’s pain?
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Why is this woman vomiting?
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• Central location, plica circularis (valvulae coniventes)
• Small bowel obstruction central, stack coins,
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Why is this woman vomiting?
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Large bowel, haustra, air LLQ
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Sigmoid Volvulus
massive
bowel
dilation
single loop
“bent rubber
tube”
34yr female: cerebral palsy,
BM’s,
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What is the cause of this man’s
abdominal pain?
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What is the cause of this man’s
abdominal pain?
• Free air
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Summary: Approach to
Abdominal Pain in the ER
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Stabilize the patient, and refer early if unstable
Careful, detailed history
Focused physical examination
Early, thorough work-up:
– Appropriate laboratory investigation
– Diagnostic imaging where indicated
• Continuous reassessment
• Consider patient circumstances (age, pmhx, reliability,
home situation)
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Summary: Common Causes of
Abdominal Pain
MCC Categorization
• Is it diffuse or localized?
• Do they need immediate referral or surgery?
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Acute Dyspnea (minutes to hours)
MCC Objectives
• Differentiate dyspnea from hyperpnea,
tachypnea and hyperventilation
• Differentiate cardiac and pulmonary causes
• Focused efficient hx
• Interpret clinical and lab data
– Select and interpret heart and lung investigation
(ECG< ABG, lung imaging)
• Diagnose and manage acute dyspnea
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What drives us to breath?
• Chemoreceptors in medulla, carotid and
aortic bodies respond to increased CO2 or
H+ ion or decreased 02.
• Stretch receptors from lungs
• Baroreceptors
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Definitions
• Dyspnea:
– sensation of shortness of breath
• Hyperpnea:
– increase in rate or depth of breathing
– Ex. Metabolic acidosis, ASA
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Definitions
• Tachypnea:
– rapid, shallowing breathing
• Hyperventilation:
– breathing in excess of metabolic needs of body
lowering C02
– Need to rule out organic disease
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• A 55 year old woman comes into the ED in
obvious respiratory distress. She is very
agitated, sitting forward, using her
accessory muscles.
What is her problem?
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Most Common Causes of Acute
Dyspnea
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COPD
Asthma
CHF
PE
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
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Acute Dyspnea-Cardiac Causes
1. Acute coronary syndrome
2. Myocardial dysfunction
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Ischemic/hypertensive cardiomyopathy
Valvular dysfunction
Pulmonary edema
Dysrhythmia
3. Pericardial disease-tamponade
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Acute Dyspnea-Respiratory Causes
• Upper airway:
– FB, epiglottis, angioedema, trauma
• Bronchi:
– asthma, bronchitis/iolitis, tumor
• Alveoli:
– Pneumonia, emphysema, contusion, toxic inhalation,
ARDS
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Acute Dyspnea-Respiratory Causes
• Interstitium and Vasculature:
– PE, fibrosis
• Thoracic Cage/lung interface:
– Pneumo/hemothorax, effusion
• Respiratory Muscles and Thorax
– Rib #, flail, MS, Guillain Barre, Myasthenia
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Acute Dyspnea Misc. Causes
• CNS stimulation:
– head trauma, ASA, sepsis, mass lesion
• Decreased O2 carrying: anemia, CO, methem
• Metabolic acidosis
– MUDPILES
• Hyperthyroidism, Pregnancy, Psychogenic
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• Our 55 year old woman is still in respiratory
distress.
What will you do?
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Rapid Assessment
• ABC’s : 5 vitals: P, RR, BP, T, 02 sat.
• O2, IV, Monitor, ECG
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Rapid Assessment-General
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Ability to speak
Mental status, agitation, confusion
Positioning
Cyanosis:
– Central: Hgb desats by 5 g. Not evident in
anemia
– Peripheral: mottled extremities
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Rapid Assessment
• Airway:
– Is the patient protecting it?
– Is the patient able to oxygenate and ventilate
adequately?
– Is there stridor
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Oxygen
• Nasal prongs max. 4-5l/min
– Increase FIO2 by 4%/L
• Venturi: up to 50%
• 02 reservoir: 90-95%
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5 Reasons to Intubate
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Protection
Creation
Oxygenation
Ventilation
Pulmonary toilet
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Breathing
• Look, listen, feel, or IPPA
• Wheezes, rales, rubs, decreased air entry
• Is it adequate? O2 sat?
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Circulation
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Pulse, BP,
Heart sounds ? Muffled
JVP
Edema
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Rapid Assessment
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Does this person need immediate treatment?
Ventolin
Nitroglycerin
ASA
Furosemide
BiPap
Needle decompression
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History-What are the key questions?
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Previous hx of similar event
How long SOB
Onset gradual or sudden
What makes it better or worse
Associated symptoms:
– Chest pain, cough, fever, sputum, PND,
orthopnea, SOBOE
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History-What are the key questions?
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Medications, home 02
Allergies
What has helped in the past
Past medical history:
– Cardiac, pulmonary, recent surgery
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Labs/Investigations
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ABG
CBC, Lytes, Cardiac enzymes
D dimer
ECG
Pulmonary Function Tests
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Imaging
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CXR
VQ
Helical CT
Pulmonary angiogram
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COPD
hyperlucent
lung fields
increased
retrosternal
air
low set
diaphragm
increased AP
diameter
flat
diaphragm
vertical
heart
72yr female: chronic SOB, worse x few days
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Principles of Management
COPD
• Oxygen
– Titrate with 02 sat:
– Monitor pC02, avoid loss of hypoxic drive
• Beta agonists and anticholinergics
– Ventolin 1 cc in 2 cc atrovent or MDI
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Steroids ex. Solumedrol 125 mg IV
Theophylline: poor bronchodilator
Antibiotics
BiPap
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Status Asthmaticus
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100 % oxygen
continuous ventolin in atrovent
solumedrol 125 mg IV
magnesium S04 2 gm over 2 min
isoproterenol 0.1-6.0 microg/kg/min
epinephrine 0.2 mg IV over 5 min then
1-20 microg/min
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diaphragm
obscured
lat confirms
post location
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58yr female: weakness,
cough,
SOB
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Principles of Management
Pneumonia
• Oxygen to maintain 02 sat at 92-94%
• Antibiotics:
– Macrolides
– Fluroquinolones
– 2nd or 3rd generation cephalosporin
• Beta agonists and BiPap as required
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Pulmonary edema
increased
cephalic
blood flow
increased
periph blood
flow
alveolar
infiltrates
prominent
hilar vessels
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cardiomegaly
69yr male: past MI, SOB, orthopnea, PND
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Principles of Management
Pulmonary Edema
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Oxygen
BiPap
Nitroglycerin SL, IV
Furosemide 40-160 mg IV
Morphine 2-4 mg IV
ECG-rule out ACS
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A 25 year old with dyspnea
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Pneumothorax
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Principles of Management
Pneumothorax
• Tension: 14 gauge needle 2nd ICS, MCL
• 30 Fr chest tube
• Pigtail catheter
• Small spontaneous pneumothorax: @20%
– May observe, discharge, repeat CXR 24 hrs
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Ruptured Aorta
widened
superior
mediastinum
loss of aortic
knuckle
34yr male: MVC hit tree, unrestrained, c/o chest pain
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Hyperventilation Syndrome
• Must rule out organic causes
– PE, myocardial ischemia
• ABG: pH 7.30 CO2 25 HCO3 24 O2 100
• Avoid rebreathing from paper bags
• Treatment: reassurance, mild anxiolytic ex.
Lorazepam 1 mg
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A 75 y.o. with a history of CHF
comes in drowsy, gasping for air. :
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pC02
HCO3
P02
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A 75 y.o. with a history of CHF
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– pC02 increase by 10 decreases pH by .08
– HC03 increases 1 meq/l per 10 C02 rise
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A 75. y.o. with COPD and dyspnea x
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HC03
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A 75. y.o. with COPD and dyspnea x
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– C02 rise by 10 decrease pH by .03
– HC03 rises by 4 per 10 mmHg C02 rise
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A 25 y.o. diabetic, vomiting x 2
days, looks dyspneic
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A 25 y.o. diabetic, vomiting x 2
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• C02 decreases 1.2 per 1 HCO3 decrease
• Change of HC03 of 10 changes pH by 0.15
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Guidelines for ABG
• 10 mmHg change in C02 changes pH .08 opposite
direction
• C02 decreases by 1 for every 1 decrease in HC03
• Change HCO3 of 10 changes pH 0.15 same
direction
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An anxious woman
• Our 55 y.o. woman, recent mulitple
stressors, comes in to the ED,
hyperventilating. Feels short of breath and
thinks she is having an anxiety attack.
• What else will you do?
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Our 55 year old woman in distress…
Pericarditis or Acute Inferior MI
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Acute Inferior MI
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Admission Criteria for Dyspnea
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Abnormal vitals including 02 sat
Abnormal level of consciousness
Significant illness ex. Pneumonia
Patient fatigue
No improvement despite treatment
Home situation
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Syncope
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Syncope-MCC Objectives
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Definition
Physiology
Distinguish from Seizure
Causes: serious or not, cardiac or not
Initial Management Plan
Hx, Px, Investigations
Who needs referral, pacing, fitness to drive
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Syncope
• A 73 y.o. man collapsed in the bathroom and had a 30
second episode of unresponsiveness at 0430. He awakes
fully, and is brought to the Emergency Department by his
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Is this a syncopal episode?
What are the causes of syncope?
What is the likelihood he had a cardiac cause of syncope?
What is your workup and management of this patient?
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What is syncope?
• Sudden, transient loss of consciousness
• Rapid and complete recovery
• May have minor myoclonic jerks or muscle
twitching
• No postictal state
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How is a generalized seizure
different than a syncopal episode?
• Aura (parasthesia, noises, light, vertigo)
• Tonic-clonic movements and loss of
consciousness
• Post ictal confusion for minutes-hours
• Tongue biting
• Incontinence bowel or bladder
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What are the common causes of
syncope? (MCC)
• Cardiovascular (80%)
– Cardiac arrhythmia (20%)
– Decreased cardiac output
– Reflex/underfill (60%)
• Cerebrovascular (15%)
• Other
– metabolic
– psychiatric
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Cardiovascular Causes of Syncope
• Cardiac arrhythmia (20%)
– Tachy or bradycardia
– Carotid sinus syndrome
• Decreased cardiac output
– Inflow obstruction (to venous return) ex. PE
– Squeeze: Myocardial ischemia (decreased contractility)
– Outflow obstruction (Aortic stenosis, hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
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Cardiovascular Causes of Syncope
• Reflex/Underfill (60% of syncope)
– Vasovagal (common faint)
– orthostatic/postural ex. Blood loss
– Situational (micturition, cough, defecation)
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• Cerebrovascular Causes (15%)
– TIA
– vertibral basilar insufficiency
– high ICP
• Metabolic : hypoxia, low BS, drugs, alcohol
• Psychiatric: hyperventilation, panic
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Physiology
• What happens in the brain to make us lose
consciousness?
• injury or dysfunction of bilateral cerebral
hemispheres or reticular activating system
• due to toxins, loss of nutrients (oxygen or
glucose), or decrease cerebral blood flow
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Physiology
• Cerebral perfusion pressure= MAP-ICP
• MAP = CO x PVR
• CO= SV x HR
(peripheral vascular resistance)
(stroke volume)
• SV a function of preload, contractility,
afterload
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What is your initial approach with
your patient with syncope?
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Check ABC,s,
5 vitals -postural
monitor, IV, ECG, blood tests
Bolus fluids if hypotensive 250-1000cc NS
glucosan
give thiamine if giving glucose
consider naloxone if patient not fully awake
history and physical
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History
• what happened (witnesses important)
• what were you doing (ex. urination,
standing up quickly etc.)
• prodrome (hot, sweaty, vomiting)
• any tonic-clonic activity
• postural or neck turning
• recovery – long or short
– any confusion
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Review of Systems
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volume status (eating, diarrhea, exercise)
recent blood loss
chest pain, palpitations, SOB,
any focal neurologic symptoms
pregnancy
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PMH
• previous history of syncope
• ex. occasional episodes over the years vs
several episodes recently (more sinister)
• cardiac disease or medications
• bleeding disorders or PUD
• diabetes
• medications ex. antihypertensives often
cause orthostatic syncope
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Physical Exam
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ABC
Orthostatic Vitals
HEENT: trauma, papilledema,
Resp/CVS: S3, AS murmur,
Abd: aorta, pulses, peritoneal, blood PR
Pelvic: bleeding, tenderness
Neurologic: focal findings
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Lab Investigations
• CBC
• Type and xmatch
– If suspect acute blood loss AAA, ectopic, GI bleed
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Lytes, BS, BUN, Cr
D dimer
Pregnancy Test
ECG
CT Head if suspect cerebrovascular cause
Holter
EEG
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Vasovagal Faint
• Common (20% all syncope)
• Increased parasympathetic tone
• Bradycardia, hypotension
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Vasovagal Faint -Predisposing
Factors
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Fatigue
Hunger
Alcohol
Heat
Strong smells
Noxious stimuli
Medical conditions anemia, dehydration
Valsalva (trumpet player)
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Vasovagal Faint
Symptoms and signs
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Warm, sweaty
Weak
Nausea
Confused
Unprotected fall
Eye rolling, myoclonic jerks,
Resolves in 1-2 min
Rarely tongue biting or incontinence
Not confused afterward
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Cardiac Syncope
• 20% all syncope
• Serious prognosis
• Exertional syncope
– Outflow obstruction AS, IHSS
• Ischemia/MI
• Conduction disorders
• dysrhythmias
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Orthostatic
• Decrease in systolic BP by 20-30 or
increase in pulse by 20-30 on standing
• Supine
• Meds -antihypertensives
• Blood loss, dehydration
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Syncope-When to Admit
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Uncertain diagnosis
Elderly (more likely cardiac)
Suspected cardiac etiology
Abrupt onset with no prodrome (typical for
dysrhythmia)
• Unstable vitals
• Blood loss
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San Francisco Syncope Rule
98% sensitive and 59% specific for predicting
serious outcome
• Patient requires admission with any of:
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Hematocrit < 30
ECG abnormal
SOB
Systolic < 90
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Our 73 y.o. man who collapsed in the
bathroom and had a 30 second episode of
unresponsiveness at 0430.
In the ED, he had another brief syncopal
episode, following by sinus tachycardia
What is his problem?
What would you do?
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Our 73 y.o. man who collapsed in the
bathroom and had a 30 second episode of
unresponsiveness at 0430.
• Sick sinus syndrome: need pacer
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An 80 y.o. man complains of
recurrent syncope
What is his diagnosis and treatment?
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An 80 y.o. man complains of
recurrent syncope
What is his diagnosis and treatment?
• Third degree Heart Block
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A 65 y.o. man on diuretics has
recurrent syncope
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Torsades de Pointes
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Treatment of Torsades
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Correct electrolytes
Magnesium 2 gm over 20 min
Isoproterenol 2-20 mcg/min
Overdrive pacing
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Cardiac Pacing
When is it required?
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3rd degree (complete HB)
2nd degree type ll
Sick sinus syndrome
Symptomatic bi or trifasicular blocks
– Ex. RBBB + LAH + 1st degree HB
• Symptomatic bradycardia
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Fitness to Drive
• Single episode of syncope that is easily
explained ie. Simple faint dosen’t need
reporting
• Recurrent episodes or suspected cardiac
cause is more serious, needs to be reported
and the patient shouldn’t drive til a cause is
determined and treated.
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Break
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Coma
Coma
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MCC Objectives
• Definition and Causes of coma
• Clinical Assessment
– Know how to examine a patient in a coma
– Differentiate coma due to abnormal brainstem vs cortical injury
• Investigation: appropriate lab and imaging
• Management plan
– Who needs immediate treatment
– Who needs specialized treatment
• Management of Incompetent Patients
• Assess for suspected brain death (prior to referring for
definitive diagnosis)
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What is Coma?
• MCC Defintion:
• state of pathologic unconsciousness
(unarousable)
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An 80 y.o. man is comatose 2 weeks
after falling down stairs?
Why is this patient comatose?
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Isodense Subdural Hematoma
Enhanced CT Head
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A diabetic patient present in a coma and is
found to have a BS of 1.5
Why are they in a coma?
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Coma
Can be induced by structural damage or chemically
depressed
1) reticular activating system in brainstem, midbrain,
or diencephalon (thalamic area)
• Ex. Pressure from a mass
• Toxins
2) Bilateral cerebral cortices
– Ex. Toxins, hypoxia, hypoglycemia
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A 45 y.o. ‘street’ person is brought
in to the ED in a coma. What are the
causes?
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Causes of Coma
• Structural
– Bleed, CVA, CNS infection,
• Metabolic (medical)
– A,E,I, O, U, TIPS
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AEIOU TIPS
A - alcohol, anoxia
E – epilepsy, electrolytes (Na, Ca, Mg), encephalopathy (hepatic)
I - insulin (diabetes)
O - overdose
U - uremia, underdose (B12, thiamine)
T- trauma, toxins, temperature, thyroid
I - infection
P - psychiatric
S - stroke (cardiovascular)
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What is your initial approach with
this comatose patient?
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A-airway protection (and c spine)
B-breathing O2 sat
C-5 vitals (pulse, BP, temp)
D-dextrose Glucoscan
Thiamine (if giving glucose)
Naloxone
IV, ECG monitor, foley, labs
Hx, Px
Determine level of consciousness
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Level of Consciousness
• AVPU
– Awake, verbal, pain , unresponsive
• Glasgow Coma Scale
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GCS
Best Eye Response. (4)
1. No eye opening.
2. Eye opening to pain.
3. Eye opening to verbal command.
4. Eyes open spontaneously.
Best Verbal Response. (5)
1. No verbal response
2. Incomprehensible sounds.
3. Inappropriate words.
4. Confused
5. Orientated
Best Motor Response. (6)
8 or less = coma
1. No motor response.
2. Extension to pain.
3. Flexion to pain.
4. Withdrawal from pain.
5. Localising pain.
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History
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Symptoms: depression, Headache
Gradual or sudden LOC
Sudden = intracranial hemorrhage
Gradual more likely metabolic, could be
subdural
• PMH: diabetes, thyroid, hypertension,
substance abuse, alcohol
• Meds,
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Physical Exam
• Goal: Try and determine if a
structural lesion is present, or a
metabolic cause.
How do structural lesions present
differently than metabolic causes of
coma?
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Physical Exam
• Structural lesions:
– Often have focal findings, abnormal pupils,
evidence of increased ICP
• Metabolic causes:
– No focal findings, pupils equal mid or small, no
evidence of increased ICP
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Signs and Symptoms of
Increased ICP
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Headache, N, V,
Decreased LOC
Abnormal posturing
Abnormal respiratory pattern
Abnormal cranial nerve findings
Cushing Triad: late sign of high ICP)
– high BP, bradycardia, and low RR = high ICP
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Physical Exam
• Vitals
• BP > 120 diastolic may cause encephalopathy
• Hypotension uncommon with intracranial
pathology
• Temperature
– Infection, CNS or otherwise
– Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
• Altered mental status, muscle rigidity, and fever
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Respirations
• Cheyne stokes
– Fast alternating with slow breathing
• Brain lesions, acidosis
• Apneustic
– Pauses in inspiration
• Pons lesions, CNS infection, hypoxia
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Physical Exam
• HEENT:
– Battle’s sign, hemotympanum.
– Breath odour
• Ex. Acetone = DKA
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Pupils
• Metabolic:
– pupils usually react
• Structural:
– may be unilateral dilatation Why?
• Uncal herniation presses on CN 111,
• Lose Parasympathetic tone
• Unapposed sympathetic stimulation
• 10% normal people have 1-2 mm difference
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Pupils
• Fixed dilated pupils ominous
• Dead, central herniation, hypoxic injury
• Small pinpoint pupils
– Lesion in pons (ischemic or bleed
– Opiate OD
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Physical Exam
Pupils
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Physical Exam
• Corneal Reflex
– Sensory CN 5, and Blink is CN 7
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Extraocular Movements
• Helps determine brainstem function in coma
• Doll’s eyes
– Eyes move in opposite direction to head
movement
– indicates functioning brainstem
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Oculocephalic Reflex
Ensure C spine cleared
• Awake person:
– eyes look forward, some nystagmus
• Comatose patient with brainstem function:
Eyes deviate completely in opposite
direction to head movement
• Comatose Patient with no brainstem function
– Eyes follow head movement
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Oculovestibular Reflex
Cold Calorics
• Check eardrum
• 50 cc iced saline
• Awake person:
– COWS
– Nytagmus away from cold
– Driving a car, cerebral cortex keeps you on the
road
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Oculovestibular Reflex
Cold Calorics
• Comatose patient, intact brainstem
– Eyes deviate to cold side
– Hey who’s putting ice in my ear
• Comatose patient, nonfunctioning brainstem
– No reaction
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Physical Exam cont.
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Nuchal rigidity
Resp/CVS/Abd/Extrem
Neuro:
level of consciousness, CN, Motor, Sensory,
DTR
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Motor Exam
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Evidence for seizures?
Withdrawing: nearly awake pt
Decorticate:
– Abnormal flexion response. Flexes elbow,
wrist, and adducts shoulder
– Cerebral cortex injury
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Motor Exam
• Decerebrate posture
– Extends elbow with internal rotation
– Lesions or metabolic effect in midbrain
• Flaccidity
– Ominous sign
– Toxin/OD
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Labs ?
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CBC,
Lytes, Bun Cr, BS
LFT, Ca, Mg,
ABG
Alcohol, Osmolality
Tox screen
CO level
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Diagnostic Tests/Imaging
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CT Head
LP
ECG
EEG
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Brain Death
• Irreverisble failure of clinical function of
the whole brain
• Coma, apnea, loss of brain stem reflexes
• Difficult to assess in 1st few hours
• Ensure no hypothermia, barbituates
• Better to use concept of cardiopulmonary
death, some brainstem reflexes may persist
• Spinal cord reflexes may persist
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Testing for Brain Death
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Doll’s eyes, Oculocephalic reflex
Cold water calorics
Gag, cough, corneal
• Apnea testing: off ventilator, allow pC02 to
rise to 60 mmHg while supplying O2
– Takes 8-10 minutes
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A 25 y.o. woman presents in a coma.
Pupils pinpoint. RR 8. No focal
findings?
What will you do?
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BS
Naloxone 0.4-2 mg IV
What if she is chronically taking narcotics?
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A 30 y.o. man, hit on the head,
comatose with a unilateral fixed
dilated pupil?
What would you do?
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Mannitol .5 gm/kg
CT Head
Stat Neurosurgery consult
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Uncal Herniation
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Summary COMA
• ABC, Vitals, O2, CO2, BS, Naloxone
• Metabolic vs Structural
• Key to Exam
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Pupils
EOM
Motor response
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• A 25 y.o. man is seen in the ED, and is
drunk. He is swearing and screaming,
jumping out of bed and staggers when he
walks holding onto a chair to keep him
upright. He has no evidence of trauma and
no focal findings.
• He says he knows his rights and he wants to
leave.
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• Your options:
A) be thankful that he wants to go and get
security to escort him out
B) Face the wrath of the nurses and other
patients and forcibly restrain him
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Restraining People
1) Is the patient competent to decide for them self?
2) Is the patient suffering from a mental illness that
allows us to restrain them. ie Form 1
1) Unable to care for self
2) At harm to self or others
3) In the past has shown evidence of the above when
suffering from this mental illness
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Competence / Capable
• Understands medical issue
• Understands treatment proposed
• Understands consequences of accepting or
refusing treatment
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Valid Consent
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Informed
Voluntary
Can’t misrepresent or be fraudulent
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Informed consent
• Information that a reasonable person would
need to make a decision about the proposed
treatement
• Risks, benefits, side-effects,
• Alternative course of action
• Consequences of not accepting treatment
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Substitute Decision Making
Highest of
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Hypotension Shock – MCC
Objectives
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History
Examine
Diagnose
Labs
Management strategy
Physiology of cell/tissue hypoxia
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What Is Shock
• Tissue hypoperfusion or tissue hypoxia
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Shock
• Catecholamine surge
• Vasoconstriction, increased CO
• Renin-angiotensin, vasopressin
– Salt and water retention
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Shock
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Cell membrane ion dysfunction,
intracellular edema
Leakage of intracellular contents
Intracellular acidosis
Cell and organ death
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Shock What are the causes?
Obstructive
Obstructive
Cardiac
Hypovolemic
Distributive
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• Obstructive Shock
– PE, tamponade, tension pneumothorax
• Cardiac
– Pump failure: MI, ruptured cordae or septum
• Contutsion, aortic value dysfunction
– Dysrhythmia
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• Hypovolemic
– Blood Loss
• Trauma, AAA, aneurysm, GI bleed, ectopic
– Dehydration
• Gastro, DKA, Burns
• Distributive
– Sepsis –most common
– adrenal, neurogenic, anaphylactic
– Toxins (cyanide), CO, acidosis
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Initial Management
• ABC’s
• Vitals
• MAP = DBP + 1/3 PP (SBP-DBP)
– MAP <70 = shock (inadequate perfusion)
• IV How much?
– Fill the patient up
• Two, 16 ga, 500-1000cc bolus
• Cardiac shock: bolus 250 cc at a time
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Hx and Px
• Ask questions and examine carefully to rule
in or out all of the major causes of shock
• ABC approach
• Head to Toe Survey
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Labs
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CBC, lytes, liver/renal function
Lipase, fibrinogen, fibrin split products,
Cardiac enzymes, ABG, ECG, urine,
Tox screen
Stool OB
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A 75 y.o. comes in confused x 2
days, lethargic
• BP 80/50 P. 130 T 38 RR 25 02 85%
• What is his diagnosis?
• What would you do?
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Septic Shock
• Fluids: normal saline 1-2 litres
• Oxygen
• Treat the infection:
– Antibiotics: broad spectrum
– 3rd generation cephalosporins
– Pip-tazo
• BP support: inotropes: dopamine
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A 39 y.o. man arrives in the ED having been
stung by a bee 30 minutes ago. He has hives,
facial and tongue swelling and is dyspneic.
• What will you do?
• BP 70/50 P. 140
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Anaphylaxis
• 100 % oxygen
• bolus 1-2 litres normal saline
• epinephrine 0.3 mg IM q5min
• or 5-15 microgm/min IV with shock
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ranitidine 50 mg IV
solumedrol 125 mg IV
Glucagon 1mg IV if on beta blockers
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Cardiac Arrest – MCC Objectives
• Causes
– Cardiac and noncardiac
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Recognize impending and actual cardiac arrest
Investigations
Management plan
Communicate
– DNR
– Death
• Ethics
– Understand consent, capacity to consent
– Providing care where no consent is available
– Use resources carefully, resolving disputes for resources
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Cardiac Arrest - Causes
• Cardiac
– Coronary artery
– Conduction
• Metabolic: hypo Ca, Mg, K, anorexia
• Brady or tachydysrhythmia
– Myocardium
• Hereditary: cardiomyopathy
• Acquired: LVH, Valve disease, myocarditis
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Cardiac Arrest - Causes
• Non Cardiac
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Tamponade
PE
Tension
Trauma
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A 72 y.o. man clutches his chest and
collapses in the ED
• Why did he collapse?
• What are you going to do ?
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• electrical accident due to ischemia or
reperfusion
• 80%
ventricular fibrillation or
ventricular tachycardia
• 20 %
asystole
pulseless electrical activity
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Mechanism of Fibrillation
• ischemia:
slows conduction
• adjacent myocardium in various phases of
excitation and recovery
• multiple depolarizing reentrant wave fronts
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Ventricular Fibrillation (V. fib.)
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Ventricular Tachycardia (V. tach)
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Survival from
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• function of time
– Witnessed: 90%
• survival decreases by 10% /min
• With CPR: Survival decreases by 4%/min
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Cardiac Arrest
• What are the key actions that are required to
improve survival from cardiac arrest?
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Chain of Survival
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Major Changes of BLS
• Change in CPR sequence to :
–C-A-B rather than A-B-C...
• Begin with chest compressions !!!
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Major Changes of BLS
• Trained Layperson or Health Care Provider
– 30 compressions, 2 breaths
• Untrained layperson
– Compression only CPR acceptable
– ‘Hands Only’ CPR
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Major Changes of BLS
• Elimination of : “Look, Listen & Feel” for
breathing...
• …except for hypoxic arrest
• Pulse check for Health Care Providers < 10
sec.
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Chest Compressions
• Most compressions inadequate
• Return of cardiac activity related to
adequate CPR
• Too many pauses in CPR
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Why the change to CAB?
• Beginning with airway significantly delays
compressions
• Most cardiac arrest victims have
oxygenated blood
• Survival related to adequate chest
compressions
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High Quality CPR
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High Quality C.P.R.
• Compression : Ventilation ratio (30 : 2)
– Until advanced airway
• Minimize interruptions in CPR
• Push Hard & Fast : 2 inches / 100/ min.
• Full chest recoil-lift hands off chest
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Airway Management
• BVM (Bag-Valve-Mask)
– Avoid hyperventilation!
– 8 – 10 breaths / min. interposed with CPR
• Secure Airway & Confirm Placement
– No need to pause compressions!
• Supraglottic Airway Device
• (LMA / King LT / Combitube)
• Endotracheal Intubation (ETT)
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Exhaled CO2
Detectors
• 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity in
identifying correct endotracheal tube
placement.
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Airway & Adjuncts
• Role of cricoid pressure during cardiac arrest
has not been studied.
• Routine use of cricoid pressure in cardiac
arrest is not recommended.
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Supraglottic Airways
• LMA
King LT
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What are the only things that should
interrupt CPR?
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Rhythm and pulse check
Ventilation (if advanced airway not present)
Advanced airway and intubation
Defibrillation
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A patient you are talking to suddenly
becomes unresponsive
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The crash cart arrives, you grab the paddles
and have a quick-look
Is this
A) Normal sinus rhythm
B) Ventricular tachycardia
C) Ventricular fibrillation
D) Can I call a friend?
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Would you:
A) Do 2 minutes of CPR then defibrillate
B) Defibrillate immediately
What if the patient had an unwitnessed arrest?
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New CPR Guidelines
• Even with unwitnessed arrest….
• Once V fib is recognized…shock ASAP
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Shock Protocol
• Optimal energy level for defibrillation unknown.
• Shorten interval between compressions and shocking
– improves shock success.
• After shock delivery, resume CPR immediately
– Don’t delay chest compressions for rhythm or pulse check
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How many times do you
defibrillate?
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No Change in Recommendations
• 1 shock then resume CPR
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If you can’t get an IV, what other
route can you give drugs?
• Intraosseus
• Endotrachael: (not a good route)
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Intraosseous Access
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Your patient is still in this
rhythm !
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Cardiac Arrest Medications
No Significant Change in New Guidelines
• Vasopressors
– Epinephrine
• 1 mg q3-5 min
– Vasopressin
• 40 units
• May replace 1st or 2nd dose of epinephrine
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Cardiac Arrest Medications
No Significant Change in New Guidelines
• Antiarrythmics
• Don’t revert v fib.
• Work by preventing V.Fib,
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Amiodarone –
Procainamide
Lidocaine
Magnesium Sulfate
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Amiodarone
• First line antidysrhymthmic
• 300 mg IV bolus
• May give 2nd dose: 150 mg
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Lidocaine
• 1.5 mg/kg
• Repeat x 1 prn.
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• The paramedics brings in a 56 y.o. man who
arrested at home, was successfully
defibrillated but remains comatose and
intubated. BP. 100/70, P. 75 NSR
• What other treatment options are available
to you to increase survival?
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Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest
ILCOR June 8, 2003 Circulation
• 2 studies NEJM 2002; 346: 549-563
• Cool to 32-34°C x 24 hrs
• Criteria:
– adult patient prehospital cardiac (v.fib) arrest
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– Spontaneous circulation BP > 90
– Patient remains comatose and intubated
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A 69 y.o. patient you are assessing
for chest pain suddenly complains of
palpitations
Is this
A) Normal sinus rhythm
B) Ventricular tachycardia
C) Supraventricular tachycardia
D) I don’t know but it looks bad
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After verifying the patient’s pulse, would
you ?
A) Give lidocaine 100 mg
B) give amiodarone 150 mg IV
C) sedate and cardiovert
D) Adenosine 6 mg IV
E) need more info
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BP 110/60, no SOB, no chest pain
A) Give lidocaine 100 mg
B) give amiodarone 150 mg IV
C) sedate and cardiovert
D) Adenosine 6 mg IV
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Adenosine
• recommended as a safe and potentially
effective therapy in wide-complex tachycardia
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stable
undifferentiated
regular
monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia.
• Level 11b: Observational retrospective studies
– Critical Care Medicine –Copyright:
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Weitzman,
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Which medications are useful for
terminating monomorphic VT
• Lidocaine: 6 studies (8-30% effective)
• Procainamide: few studies
– 30% effective
• Amiodarone: small case reports only
• 30%
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Amiodarone in V. Tach
• 150 mg over 10 min
• may repeat up to 5-7mg/kg
• infusion: 1 mg/min for 1st 6 hours
»then 0.5 mg/min
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Lidocaine in V. Tach
• 1.5 mg/kg bolus
• 2nd and 3rd dose: 0.75 mg/kg q 5 min
• Total maximum: 3 mg/kg
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Ventricular Tachycardia
• Do not give multiple antidysrhythmics if
one has failed (pro-arrhythmic effects)
• pick one antidysrhythmic, if it fails, go to
electrical cardioversion.
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Ventricular Tachycardia-Summary
• If stable: can try drugs but cardioversion best
choice
• If unstable: cardiovert (synchronized)
• If pulseless: defibrillate
• Drugs rarely effective
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An 80 y.o. patient recovering
from oral surgery was found
unresponsive by the RN
• What is your management
• This is his rhythm on the monitor!!
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Asystole
Witnessed Arrest ?
Yes
No
CPR - Intubate - IV access
Confirmation in 2 leads
ACLS futile?
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Possible causes
Hypoxia
Hyperkalemia
Hypokalemia
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Acidosis
Drug overdoses
Hypothermia
Epinephrine 1 mg IV q 3 - 5 min
(consider 1 dose Vasopressin 40 IU IV may replace 1st or 2nd dose epinephrine)
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Consider termination of efforts
Atropine no longer recommended
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A 65 y.o. man with an extensive cardiac
history collapses in the ED. He has no
pulse.
He has the following rhythm
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PEA
• Treatment:
• Find and treat cause
• (Is there a shockable rhythm?)
• Epinephrine 1 mg IV
• (no longer atropine)
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PEA
• Consider causes:
– 5 H’s :
– hypovolemia, hypoxia, H ion, hyper/hypo K,
– 5 T’s:
– tamponade, tension pneumo, thrombosiscoronary or pulmonary, tablets OD
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You are working on your 49 y.o. patient when their
heart rate suddenly jumps from 115 to 200.
What is this?
A) Atrial fibrillation
B) Atrial flutter
C) Ventricular tachycardia
D) A-V nodal re-entrant tachycardia
E) Sinus tachycardia
What will you do?
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SVT
STABLE
UNSTABLE
CARDIOVERSION
VAGAL MANOEUVRES
OR
Verapamil 2.5 – 5 MG I.V. over 2 min (Class I)
(or Diltiazem 20 mg IV over 2 min) (Class I
Adenosine 6 mg IV (Class I)
RAPID PUSH
(IF B.P. NORMAL)
Verapamil 5 – 10 MG I.V.
Diltiazem 25 mg IV
Adenosine 12 MG I.V.
RAPID PUSH
Metoprolol 5 mg IV(Class I)
Procainamide 30mg/min to 17/kg (Class IIa)
Amiodorone 150 mg over 10 min (Class IIa)
Digoxin 0.5 mg IV (Class IIa)
SYNCHRONIZED CARDIOVERSION
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A 75 year old woman complains of dizziness.
A) NSR
B) Second degree HB type 1
C) Second degree HB type 2
D) Third degree HB
What are the treatment options if:
1) her BP is 120/80 and she looks well
2) her pulse was 45, BP
70/30 and she looks ill
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Second degree HB type ll
• Dysfunctional His Purkinje system
can lead to complete heart block
• If stable, send to monitored bed, and
arrange permanent transvenous pacer
• If unstable: external pacing, or dopamine or
epinephrine infusion.
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A 70 yo woman complains of dizziness x 3 days
What is this rhythm?
A) NSR
B) Second degree HB type 1
C) Second degree HB type 2
D) Third degree HB
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A 70 yo woman complains of dizziness x 3 days
What is this rhythm?
A) NSR
B) Second degree HB type 1
C) Second degree HB type 2
D) Third degree HB
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Would 1 mg of epinephrine be
appropriate if her BP was 60/40
A) Agree
B) Disagree
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Bradycardia
When to Treat ?
• Symptomatic: chest pain, SOB, hypotension
• Therapy:
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atropine 0.5-1 mg (max total 3 mg)
transcutaneous pacemaker OR
dopamine 5-20 microgm/kg/min OR
epinephrine 2-10 microgm/min
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A 72 year old man complains of
persistant retrosternal chest
heaviness
What is your management ?
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Is this patient a candidate for PCI or a
thrombolytic?
A) Agree
B) Disagree
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Myocardial Infarction
What can you do?
• MONA
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ASA 160 mg chew
oxygen
nitrates sublingual or IV
morphine 2-3 mg prn
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Myocardial Infarction
What can you do?
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Antiplatelets: clopidogrel 600 mg
Heparin
Thrombolytics < 30 mins
Primary PTCA <90 mins
– Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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Myocardial Infarction
STEMI
• Thrombolytics
– door – needle : < 30 min.
• Primary PTCA
– Door-Balloon : < 90 min.
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An 80 year old man is being
treated in hospital for pneumonia.
He is found VSA at 0300. His
rhythm shows asystole.
How long are you required to
perform CPR for?
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CPR and ACLS
Purpose: treatment of sudden
unexpected death.
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When Not To Initiate CPR
• CPR is inappropriate and ineffective for
medical problems where death is neither
sudden or unexpected
• don’t offer CPR as an option to patients or
families if it is not medically indicated
• communicate openly
Joint Statement on Resuscitative Interventions
CMAJ Dec 1, 1995
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When to Discontinue CPR
• Judgement that patient is unresuscitatable
• Variables:
– down time, rhythm, age, premorbid conditions
– advance directives
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You have just finished a 45 minute
unsuccessful resuscitation attempt on a
42 y.o. man. His wife is anxiously
waiting.
How do you tell her that her husband has
died?
How do you make it less stressful on the
survivors when a sudden unexpected
death has occurred.
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Sudden Unexpected Death
• Develop multidisciplinary approach
• Develop intervention strategy
• Contacting Survivors
– Avoid disclosure on the phone
– meet family at a specific site
CMAJ 1993 149(10) 1445-1451
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Sudden Unexpected Death
• Arrival of Survivors
– met by RN, or Social Worker
– updated regularly
Should the family be brought to the bedside
if the resuscitation attempt is ongoing ?
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Sudden Unexpected Death
• Notificiation of Death
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obtain all information prior to meeting
quiet room, have RN also there
sit next or across from closest relative
explain in lay terms sequence of events
use the words dead or died
express condolences
answer questions now or later
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Sudden Unexpected Death
• Grief Response
– private time
• Viewing Deceased
– encourage family
– clean patient and remove equipment if possible
• Conclusion
– return valuables, address concerns
– give family permission to leave
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