STEMI Imitators in Episode 196 of the MedicCast

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Providers of emergency medicine are trained to identify S-T elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) in the field using heart monitors and 12-lead ECG including other information on patient history. However, some cardiac centers are noticing a large amount of "false positive" STEMI patients coming in. This week's episode of the MedicCast is a discussion on conditions that imitate STEMI and tips for providers on how to differentiate these imitators from the real thing. Also in the show are links to articles for a better understanding on STEMI imitators and EMS in the news.

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Interview with Dr. Mickey Eisenberg

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A special joint interview segment with Dr. Mickey Eisenberg by MedicCast host Jamie Davis, the podmedic, and Greg Friese of the EMS Educast podcast is featured on this week's episode of the MedicCast. In the program, they discuss about Dr. Eisenberg's book titled, “Resuscitate: How your community can improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest” challenging communities and EMS systems to change the way they look at cardiac arrest, survivability and code management.

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The MedicCast is a weekly podcast featuring news, interviews, comments, products, tips and tricks for individuals in emergency medicine.