Episode 938: AHA Policy on Management of Elev...

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Big question in cardiac arrest: is the rhythm shockable? Shockable: ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia Non-shockable: asystole and pulseless electrical activity (PEA) Rhythm classification is typic ...  Show more

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: CPR is an important life-saving measure designed for anyone to perform. Chest compressions works by two mechanisms: Cardiac pump: Direct squeezing of the heart Thoracic pump: Increasing intrathoracic pressure, causing increased bl ...  Show more

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the June 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Hypertensive Emergencies: Guidelines and Best Practice RecommendationsEpidemiologyEtiologyDifferential diagnosisPrehospital careHistory and physical DiagnosticsTreatmentA ...  Show more

In this episode I cover hypertension.

If you want to follow along with written notes on hypertension go to zerotofinals.com/hypertension or find the cardiology section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.

This episode covers the latest guidelines, causes, dia ...

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Hypertensive Urgency And Emergency from the Cardiovascular section.

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Dr Mark Porter discusses High Blood Pressure , a silent threat that isn’t well managed, with only a third of those affected being diagnosed and treated as advised in the latest guidelines. Dr Margaret McCartney and Professor of Medicine, Bryan Williams help unpick areas of confus ...  Show more