Emergency Medicine Journal Club Cast

Episode 21 - Weakness and Fatigue


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Vitals & Useful Links:

  • Learn about management  and etiologies of a case of weakness and fatigue in an middle aged female
  • EMCrit - Internet Book of Critical Care chapter on management of this patient's bradycardia
  • Jordan is back! EMJCCast's favorite PGY1 (almost 2!) is here to lay down some knowledge with Kyle (MS4) and Arman (MS4) in this case of weakness and fatigue in a middle aged female. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn some important management strategies for a specific etiology of weakness & fatigue. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at [email protected]

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    Here is the ACLS Algorithm for management of bradycardia

    Liu, L. A., RN. (2019, December 19). ACLS bradycardia Algorithm. Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://www.acls.net/acls-bradycardia-algorithm.htm

    Here is the AHA's article on management of symptomatic bradycardia

    American Heart Association. (2005). Part 7.3: Management of symptomatic bradycardia and tachycardia. Circulation112(24 suppl).

    EMCrit has a great brief chapter about bradycardia on the Internet Book of Critical Care here; Josh Farkas also covers why we should use epinephrine over atropine for initial management here

    Here's an article on non-occlusive MI & vasospastic angina

    Beijk, M. A., Vlastra, W. V., Delewi, R., van de Hoef, T. P., Boekholdt, S. M., Sjauw, K. D., & Piek, J. J. (2019). Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: a focus on vasospastic angina. Netherlands Heart Journal27(5), 237-245.

    And a great approach to bradycardia in the ED from our favorite EM Clerkship

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