EEG

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Cardiovascular diseases, Medical General, medical procedures, Procedural Sedation, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – coma, EEG, electroencephalogram, HPC updates, minimally responsive state, persistent vegetative state
EEG in the Evaluation of Patients with Coma and Other Disorders of Consciousness The clinical evaluation of disorders of consciousness involves the challenge of distinguishing coma from vegetative state (VS) and from minimally conscious state (MCS). Recent neuroimaging studies have…
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Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the ED

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, medical procedures, Procedural Sedation
More Tags – capnography, conscious sedation, HPC updates, procedural sedation
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) just published a new clinical policy on procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department, which revised the previous policy from 2005.1  Procedural sedation (conscious sedation) is extremely common in the ED and…
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