Electrical alternans is a rare condition characterized by alternating QRS amplitudes seen in one or multiple ECG leads.
It is secondary to the motion and rotation of the heart, causing beat-to-beat oscillation of the QRS wave amplitude of the ECG.
It is mainly associated with large pericardial effusion and "swinging heart" on TTE imaging but could also be associated to other cardiac conditions including arrhythmias, conduction pathway, abnormalities, and extracardiac pathologies like left-sided tension pneumothorax.
Although often associated with tamponade, it should not be considered diagnostic of hemodynamic compromise.
🧠🩸Tratamiento de la lesión cerebral traumática grave💥🩸 en las primeras horas🕔 posteriores a la lesión.
⏬️🧠Terapias para reducir la presión intracraneal.
⏩️🧠MONITOREO CUIDADOS NEURCRÍTICOS.
▪️PIC < 20-22 mmHg
▪️PPC ≥ 60 mmHg
▪️BT sistólica >100 mmHg
▪️pO2 >10kPa
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Today's Paper of the Day is by @thiele_holger on the management of cardiogenic shock
https://t.co/JKgcYjlUQ5
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Para Evitar Preguntas Tóxicas en pase de visita y clase
Cuando pregunten: “Cuánto tuvo de K a las 2AM del día festivo?”, cuestionar: “Por Qué pregunta esa mamada, Doc?”
Eliminen cosas destinadas a marcar jerarquía, miedo o humillar: “Por que soy tu R+!”
https://t.co/fEQOSAFUSZ
#Burnout is more common in physicians than in the general population. The rate of high risk of burnout and the rate of burnout syndrome among anesthesiologists in the U.S. was 59.2% (2,307 of 3,898) and 13.8% (539 of 3,898). Learn about the risk factors: https://t.co/8tb7mt8sJy
🔐Guidelines for the peri-operative management of people with cardiac implantable electronic devices.
Guidelines from the @BHRSociety.
Now #FOAMed forever!
🔗https://t.co/JPuEzcYjfW
#LungPoint. The presence of lung point, defined as the appearance and disappearance of lung sliding with respiration at a particular point (yellow arrow) is characteristic and pathognomonic for pneumothorax. #Echofirst
https://t.co/PO5uW6aY3u
‼️Fibrilación auricular post cirugía
✅ Información disponible de las diferentes opciones farmacológicas que apoyan o no su uso tanto en FAPO en cirugía cardiovascular y no cardiovascular
✅ Algoritmo propuesto en el manejo de FAPO
From G Savoldelli & @d_oestergaard. Simulation-based education and training in anaesthesia during residency in Europe.
https://t.co/rezVCDSyeE
Simulation improves medical expertise and skills, especially in critical situations. Few countries reported regular training!
🗞📲 LEER EN PAPEL VS LEER EN SMARTPHONE: ¿QUÉ ES MEJOR PARA APRENDER?
⚡️ Cada vez somos más los que leemos en el smartphone, pero tenemos la sensación que leer en papel nos proporciona mayor aprendizaje/disfrute de la lectura: ¿qué dice la ciencia al respecto? 3,2,1… 🧵 👇🏻
Arrhythmias in Pregnancy
🔘Safety profiles of commonly used medications for treatment
🚫Amiodarone, Dronedarone, Dofetilide, Ivabradine
A must read review of #JACCCEP@JACCJournals
https://t.co/mgSxh5Xbhv