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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From: Rapid Central Vein Assessment (RaCeVA): A systematic, standardized approach for ultrasound assessment before central venous catheterization.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From: Ultrasound First, Second, and Last for Vascular Access (definitely worth a read)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From: Emedicine Intravenous Cannulation Periprocedural Care</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From: NEJM Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV Placement</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From: ALiEM Techniques for Ultrasound-Guided IV Placement</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Procedural Proficiency - Master the Ultrasound Guided IV (short axis) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From: ALiEM Techniques for Ultrasound-Guided IV Placement</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain</loc>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain/cc-cp-the-history</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Approach - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Is this a Levine sign???</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain/cc-cp-the-stemi</loc>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI) - ECG</image:title>
      <image:caption>The ElectroCardioGram</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 8. Electrocardiogram example of ST-segment elevation. The initial onset of the Q wave shown by arrow 1 serves as the reference point and arrow 2 shows the onset of the ST-segment or J-point. The difference between the two identifies the magnitude of displacement. Measurements of both arrows should be made from the top of the electrocardiogram line tracing.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI)</image:title>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI)</image:title>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI)</image:title>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI)</image:title>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the ECG (STEMI)</image:title>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the NSTEMI - NSTEMI</image:title>
      <image:caption>The non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the NSTEMI - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Back in MY early days, we were still using total CK and CK-MB and troponin was the new marker - from: Cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) New Generation Cardiac Marker of Choice. Graphical Representation-Levels of Cardiac Markers in AMI. http://www.tulipgroup.com/ Common_New/ Tech_Pubs_PDF/Cardiac.pdf.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain/cc-cp-dont-miss</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Don’t wait to get a CXR on a patient with a tension pneumothorax!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64e7a81e6db6f015b0afc9d9/5f126a87-cd48-492d-bc97-d55df56ef3c3/noslide.gif</image:loc>
      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64e7a81e6db6f015b0afc9d9/6518788c-5a52-49ad-9b40-ea3a6a6816d5/Widened+mediastinum.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From https://radiopaedia.org/</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Check out CORE EM for more review</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>More review at http://circ.ahajournals.org/</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This EKG shows: RBBB, Extreme right axis deviation (+180 degrees), S1 Q3 T3, T-wave inversions in V1-4 and lead III, and Clockwise rotation with persistent S wave in V6 according to the smart authors at https://litfl.com/ecg-changes-in-pulmonary-embolism/.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Acute right ventricular dilatation due to massive PE - https://litfl.com/right-ventricular-strain-ecg-library/</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>For more information go to MDcalc.com and Well’s Criteria for PE.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>For more information go to MDcalc.com and PERC score.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is, in my opinion, the easiest bedside echo to interpret with huge ramifications if found. In fact, I'm so keen to find this diagnosis early, that I see value in teaching paramedics to pick it up in the field. See my review article, The Future of Ultrasound in Prehospital Resuscitation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Don’t miss Diagnoses - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>You did it!!! You considered life-threatening causes of CP.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain/cc-cp-undifferentiated</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - Undifferentiated - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - Undifferentiated - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Fairly exhaustive list, but somewhat impractical to clinical application with causes such as trauma and food impaction not likely to be missed with an actual history and exam.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain/cc-cp-other-causes</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - other important Dx to Document - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain/cc-cp-the-vital-signs</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-23</lastmod>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the VS - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>From: https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/health-library/all/2017/06/why-vital-signs-are-important-er-doctors</image:caption>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the VS - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://empalife.com/my-peripheral-brain/cc-cp-the-hx</loc>
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      <image:title>My peripheral brain - CC: CP - the Hx - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is JVD - you can look at your patient’s neck and get clues about what their heart and lungs might sound like!</image:caption>
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