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Sodium Bicarbonate Use in the Emergency Department Two recent reviews may change how you use bicarb in the ED.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 20, 2023
Wide Complex Tachycardia: SVT or VT? Treat all WCTs as ventricular tachycardia and you'll save lives.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 17, 2023
Must-Read Acute Care Medicine Articles From 2022 Dr Amal Mattu discusses his three favorite acute care articles of the past year. What are your top picks?
Experts And Viewpoints, February 10, 2023
Optimal Pad Position in Transcutaneous Pacing Pad placement significantly improves the odds of success.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 11, 2023
STEMI Equivalents You've Got to Know The ACC formally recognizes decades of evidence supporting immediate reperfusion therapy for patients with MI and these ECG changes.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 14, 2022
Post-Arrest Angiography for Non-STE Patients? According to Dr Amal Mattu, post–cardiac arrest patients who lack ST-segment elevation are unlikely to benefit from emergent coronary angiography.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 04, 2022
The Must-Read Acute Care Medicine Articles From 2021 Dr Amal Mattu discusses his top picks for the most important acute care literature of the past year. What are your picks?
Experts And Viewpoints, January 28, 2022
Diagnosing Acute Coronary Occlusion in a Paced Patient Dr Amal Mattu discusses a recent study on using the modified Sgarbossa criteria for diagnosing acute coronary occlusion in the presence of a ventricular paced rhythm.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 18, 2021
A Cardiac 'Electrical Storm' Is Coming! Dr Mattu describes and offers advice on evaluating and caring for patients presenting with a cardiac condition known as the 'electrical storm.'
Experts And Viewpoints, July 26, 2021
Amal Mattu's Top Non-COVID Studies in 2020 Amal Mattu's picks include tips on treating gonococcal infection, the use of thrombolytics for acute ischemic stroke, and treating low-risk pulmonary embolism.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 01, 2021
COVID-19 Has Turned Cardiac Resuscitation Upside Down The presence of COVID-19 should make us think twice about CPR practices and safety, cautions Dr Amal Mattu.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 27, 2021
Aortic Dissection: Still the Great Masquerader Dr Amal Mattu takes a look at acute aortic dissection and explains why William Osler cautioned humility when it comes to this tricky disorder.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 09, 2020
'Cardio-COVID': Amal Mattu on COVID-19 and Matters of the Heart Dr Mattu discusses how to approach the treatment of cardiac complications in patients with COVID-19 in the emergency department.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 08, 2020
Amal Mattu -- Top 3 Articles in Emergency Medicine Amal Mattu's picks include tips on recognizing posterior circulation stroke, identifying problematic airways before intubation, and how to interpret troponin assays.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 29, 2020
Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest: Guidance Inflated? Dr Amal Mattu reviews the AHA update on cardiac life support and questions the current recommendations for using epinephrine in cardiac arrest.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 13, 2020
Supraglottic Airway Device or Tracheal Intubation in OHCA? Is a supraglottic airway device superior to tracheal intubation as the initial advanced airway management strategy in adults with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 30, 2018
Top 5 Pitfalls in Managing Shock Dr Amal Mattu describes the most classic and common pitfalls when treating patients in shock in the ED.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 09, 2019
Sedating Agitated Patients: A Comparison of Five Regimens Dr Patel reviews a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine that compares five intramuscular agents used to treat patients with acute agitation in the ED.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 28, 2019
Diagnosing PE During Pregnancy: A Noteworthy Approach Dr Amal Mattu reviews a paper that provides an evidence-based approach to ruling out PE in pregnant women.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 28, 2019
Three Must-Read Emergency Medicine Articles From 2018 Dr Amal Mattu discusses his picks for the most important emergency medicine literature of the past year. What are your picks?
Experts And Viewpoints, January 16, 2019

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