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Foods That Improve Sexual Function in Women
Addyi (flibanserin), the drug marketed for “hypoactive sexual desire disorder,” is ineffective and unsafe. What about dietary approaches for
Tag : Syncope
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Medical Malpractice Insights: Sudden collapse, hemiparesis & dysphasia – What’s the differential?
Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits, a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. The goal of MMI-LFL
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REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Syncope
Take Home Points Break the differentials down into bad & painless, bad & painful, and other causes – WOMAN-PE Cardiac causes –
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An asymptomatic man in his 50s with heart rate in the 160s - what is the diagnosis? How will you manage this?
Written by Pendell MeyersA man in his late 50s with history of CAD with CABG, COPD, smoking, cirrhosis, and other comorbidities presented for an
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A woman in her 50s with shortness of breath
Case written by Neha Ray, MD, with edits by Meyers, Smith, GrauerA woman in her 50s presented for evaluation of multiple episodes of syncope with
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A man in his 60s with a seemingly mechanical fall and subsequent seizure. Until the ECG.
Written by Pendell MeyersA man in his 60s is brought in to the ED by EMS for a fall witnessed by his wife, followed by multiple episodes of seizure
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Atrial Flutter in Children
It is fortunate that most issues we encounter in the Pediatric ED are not due to the child’s heart! Sure there are numerous other odd entities to
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A man in his 60s with syncope. In syncope, what are we looking for on the ECG, and why?
Submitted and written by Rachel Plate M.D., with some edits by Smith and Meyers A man in his 60s with history of type 2 diabetes, obesity,
Syncope and Syncope Mimics
Authors: Jamie Zink, MD (EM Resident Physician, Virginia Tech Carilion EM Residency) and Andrew Moore, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency
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A New Seizure in a Healthy 20-something
A 20-something year old who is the picture of good health presented with a new onset seizure. A witness described what sounded like a 3 minute
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Syncope in a young man
Written by Pendell MeyersLet's say a young person presented with exertional syncope. They are now at baseline, asymptomatic, normal vital signs,
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Postprandial syncope : Incidence, mechanism & hemodynamics.
Syncope is one of the common, yet difficult symptoms to evaluate especially in the elderly. Post-prandial syncope is one condition likely to be
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AIP Stories of Recovery: Darlene’s Recovery From Hypothyroidism and Syncope
This post contains affiliate links. Click here to see what that means!In order to provide the free resources here on the Autoimmune Wellness website
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Syncope in the ED: Who can go home?
Authors: Aaron Blau, MD (EM Resident Physician, UVM Emergency Medicine) and Richard Bounds, MD (EM Attending Physician / Program Director, University
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What You Should Know About Fainting in Children
Fainting (syncope) in children is surprisingly common. In this Q&A, pediatric epilepsy expert Ajay Gupta, MD, explains what parents should watch