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Episode 105 - 10 Things Your Emergency Physician Wants You to Know

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The Importance of Recycling Blood Pressure

If a vital sign is bad, assume it is real. Don't assume your machine is wrong. This is not the time to recycle because you see that, right? I saw this at University of Cincinnati where somebody's blood pressure was fallen and an unspecified nurse kept hitting the recycle button. It's like getting a D dimer and then it's elevated and going out. You know, I mean, then you shouldn't order the test. But, um, but no, Mike makes a good point by pointing out that this is kind of almost initially sounds a little contrary to number one."

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