Medical Monitoring
The Medical Monitoring topic contains news and information about medical monitoring, outlines the current trends and what the future may hold for EMS providers.
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A month after his son initiated CPR for his first SCA, Wayne Kewitsch suffered a second medical emergency while driving
Wellens’ syndrome consists of two types of T wave changes in the anterior leads that are associated with critical LAD stenosis
What’s your assessment and care for two patients who had chest pain, but are now symptom free?
A right-sided 12-lead EKG can identify signs of a right ventricular infarct to guide patient care decisions
What’s your assessment and care for patient who has severe chest pain radiating to his left arm?
Combination of risperidone, haloperidol and levofloxacin may have put a patient with psychiatric illness and seizures at high risk for prolonged QT
What’s your assessment and care for a psychiatric patient who was sedated with haloperidol after a seizure?
Serial 12-lead EKGs are used to recognize the difference between STEMI and NSTEMI in a patient with chest discomfort
What’s your assessment and care for a patient who woke up with mid retro-sternal chest discomfort?
SVT is a general term for all narrow complex tachycardias, but it is important to perform a 12-lead ECG to determine the exact underlying rhythm
What’s your assessment and care of a 36-year-old male who has experienced about 30 minutes of palpitations?
12-lead EKG changes and patient assessment findings are used to diagnose a patient with recent cardiac cath procedure
What’s your assessment and care of an elderly male who is weak, has chest pain and not a reliable historian?
EKG findings and prehospital 12-lead EKG interpretation point to the cause of the patient’s problem and a course of treatment
What’s your assessment and care of a 50-year-old male complaining of chest pain?
Medical monitoring equipment, such as an ECG or pulse oximeter, should be used to confirm physical exam findings before declaring death
