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Category: Critical Care Nursing A major indication for emergency pericardiocentesis is a patient in cardiac arrest with PEA. Always consider cardiac tamponade in the differential diagnosis for PEA, especially if jugular venous pressure is elevated.
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Category: Critical Care Nursing A major indication for emergency pericardiocentesis is a patient in cardiac arrest with PEA. Always consider cardiac tamponade in the differential diagnosis for PEA, especially if jugular venous pressure is elevated.
Summary Transcript Summary On today’s podcast, we’ve invited four hospice and palliative care social media influencers (yes, that’s a thing!), all of whom focus their efforts on educating the general public about living and dying with a serious illness. Their work is pretty impressive in both reach (some of their posts are seen by millions of viewers) and breadth of work.
AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)
MAY 9, 2024
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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)
MAY 9, 2024
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