MI and ACS

Dr. Jordan Cramer joins Dan McCollum to discuss the management of hyperkalemia. Learn key aspects of the history and physical Discuss the importance of an early ECG. Discover important details about a variety of treatment options. 

Join Dr. Mike Wallace and Dan McCollum as they discuss the management of patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. What is the initial management of these patients? Who requires blood transfusions? Which patients require admission to the floor or the ICU? Pearls and pitfalls in ...  Show more

In this episode I cover acute coronary syndrome.

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So this time we're going to be looking at the HUGE topic of acute coronary syndrome (ACS)! ACS ranges from patients who appear well at the time of their presentation, to those that have arrhythmias, haemodynamic instability, to those that are in cardiac arrest!

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Let's go deeper into the world of ACS and the origin of the TIMI score and major adverse cardiac events "MACE" outcomes!The basics – what is acute coronary syndrome? (4:08)Clinical context matters – angina pectoris, atypical chest pain, and troponins (5:22)You can’t just “cath” e ...  Show more

Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) Special Guest: Nick Servati, PharmD, BCCP 04:55 – Pathophysiology/Clinical presentation 12:40 – “MONA” myths 20:05 – P2Y12 pretreatment 24:25 – Thrombolytics in ACS 30:35 – Anticoagulation 38:55 – Vasopressors/Inotropes 49:50 – IV antiplatelet agent ...  Show more