NGMC Medical Staff Podcast, Episode 12: Evidence-Based Treatment of Common ED Disease Process
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Evidence-Based Treatment of Common ED Disease Process
Speakers:
Kathryn West, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director Emergency Medicine Residency
Georgia Emergency Department Services (GEDS)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Kartik Shah, MD, FAAEM
Associate Program Director Emergency Medicine Residency
Director of Medical Toxicology
Georgia Emergency Department Services (GEDS)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Disclosures: None
Learning objectives:
1. Appropriately define and recognize hypertensive emergency
2. Discuss how to treat hypertension in the ED and acute care setting
3. Describe how a venous blood gas can guide treatment for hypercapnia
Post Date: 2/20/26
Expiration Date: 2/20/28
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Articles referenced in today's podcast:
Writing Committee Members*, Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, et al. 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2025;152(11):e114-e218. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001356
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Asymptomatic Hypertension, Gemme S, Meltzer AC, et al. Clinical Policy: A Critical Issue in the Outpatient Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors January 22, 2025. Ann Emerg Med. 2025;86(1):e1-e11. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.09.016
Lacy ME, Saa L, Bruss Z, Noronha L. Things We Do for No Reason™: Arterial blood gas testing to screen for hypercarbic respiratory failure. J Hosp Med. 2025;20(9):1002-1004. doi:10.1002/jhm.70039
Miller JB, Calo S, Reed B, Thompson R, Nahab B, Wu E, Chaudhry K, Levy P. Cerebrovascular risks with rapid blood pressure lowering in the absence of hypertensive emergency. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun;37(6):1073-1077. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.052. Epub 2018 Aug 21. PMID: 30172599
Wolf SJ, Lo B, Shih RD, Smith MD, Fesmire FM; American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Committee. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients in the emergency department with asymptomatic elevated blood pressure. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Jul;62(1):59-68. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.05.012. PMID: 23842053
