ALiEM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

An otherwise healthy 34-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with two weeks of anterior neck pain. 2012 Oct;12(10):808-15. Epub 2012 May 25. Symptoms began with several days of pain in his mandibular molars, progressing to pain and swelling in the neck. References Kuppalli K, Livorsi D, Talati NJ, Osborn M.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Last month’s article focused on ACEP’s efforts and resources to support EDs and patients with psychiatric emergencies. Emergency departments (EDs) focus on rapid initiation of medical treatment. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of the Adult Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Emlyn’s blog and podcast since 2012. Case: You are working the afternoon shift in the paediatric emergency department. Your shift is almost over and the department finally seems to be under control. She is a medical education enthusiast and has been an editor and regular contributor to the St.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A 50-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with a complaint of painful sores on the top of her left foot. 2012 Jul;16(4):614-20. Available from: [link] PMID:29083569. Indian J Endocrinol Metab.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 13, 2024

Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions. Dr. Kluesner is an emergency physician in Iowa City, Iowa, at UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center. 2012): 2470-2478. Academic Emergency Medicine 22.2

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 Both conditions can range in severity from benign to life threatening (Wilkerson 2012). Angioedema in the Emergency Department: An Evidence Based Review.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? An implementation science approach improves language access in the emergency department. Association of limited English proficiency and increased emergency department waiting room lengths of stay. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature. International journal of emergency medicine, 17(1), 3. Stercoral Colitis in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review of Presentation, Management, and Outcomes. Annals of emergency medicine, 82(1), 3746. Stercoral Colitis.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 12, 2020

She is Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Women in Emergency Medicine group and involved with the RCEM Public Health and Informatics groups. Case: A 52-year-old previously healthy woman presents to your emergency department (ED) with an abscess on her left forearm.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 6, 2021

Background: Epistaxis is a common Emergency Department (ED) complaint with over 450,000 visits per year and a lifetime incidence of 60% ( Gifford 2008 , Pallin 2005 ). The episode included the Dundee protocol for adult epistaxis management from 2012. You apply direct pressure for 10 minutes, but the bleeding continues.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 5, 2021

JAMA 2021 Case: A 74-year-old woman presents to your emergency department with 1.5 Background: Management of acute ischemic stroke has been discussed on the SGEM ever since this knowledge translation project was launched in 2012. hours of right-sided weakness, aphasia, and neglect.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 10, 2018

The American College of Chest Physicians published some evidence-based recommendations in 2012 on anticoagulation therapy [1]. We will summarize some of the recommendations for emergent anticoagulation reversal in the emergency department in the show notes. We will put a link in the show notes to the protocol.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In the UK, as in most developed countries, more patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with minor illnesses or injuries. Emergency department overcrowding is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. A 2011-2012 Australian study by Blake et al. Simpson et al. Simpson et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 4, 2023

Case: Jim is a 50-year-old male who presents to the emergency department with anterior epistaxis. The episode included the Dundee protocol for adult epistaxis management from 2012. Dominique Trudel is a CCFP-EM resident in Ottawa, Ontario. He reported it started last night in his bedroom where he used a space heater.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In October 2022, the American College of Cardiology released an updated expert consensus decision regarding the evaluation of chest pain in the emergency department. This included the addition several new STEMI equivalents [4] on ECG that warrant “prompt evaluation for emergency coronary angiography.” Ann Emerg Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

7-year-old Tilly is brought to your emergency department at 11 p.m. Abdominal pain in children is common, accounting for over 1 in 20 attendances to paediatric emergency departments [1]. Clinical scoring tools have improved diagnostic performance in assessing suspected appendicitis in the emergency department.

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REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

World J Emerg Surg 2023 PMID: 36918947 3. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med 2009 PMID: 20157465 4. Comparison of intraosseous versus central venous vascular access in adults under resuscitation in the emergency department with inaccessible peripheral veins.

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FOAMfrat

MAY 19, 2024

While transporting to the emergency department, the patient’s mother informed me that PDCD affects less than 1 in 50,000 individuals and is more common in males than females. Upon arrival in the pediatric emergency department, the patient was conscious and alert to her normal mental status, which included being nonverbal.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The parents of two-year-old, previously healthy, Jamie bring him to the Emergency Department with coryzal symptoms, wheezing and difficulty breathing. Respiratory viral panel testing did not reduce antibiotic use in the emergency department. doi: 10.1136/eb-2012-100645. SpO2 is 88%. Pediatrics. J Clin Virol.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

The campaign started in the United States in 2012, in Canada two years later, and in the United Kingdom in 2016. Choosing Wisely in Paediatric Car e A trainee-led project in a UK tertiary paediatric emergency department looked at the usefulness of blood tests in 101 children. 70% had liver function tests. 47% had a bone profile.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Exploring communication preferences and risk thresholds of clinicians and parents of febrile infants under 90 days presenting to the emergency department: a qualitative study. Wilson K, Umana E, McCleary D, Waterfield T, Woolfall K. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Jul 10:archdischild-2023-326727. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326727.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

New Delhi: JP Brothers Medical Ltd; 2012 Della-Guistina, D. Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Back Pain in the Emergency Department. Orthopedic Emergencies 2015 May; 33(2) 311-26. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Jul;28(6):E316-27 PMID: 26079841 Chowdhury V, Gupta A, Khandelwal N. PMID: 25892724 Gouliouris T, et al.

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REBEL EM

MARCH 8, 2023

Emergency Department Management: Emergency ophthalmology consultation. Emergency surgical management indicated if concomitant retinal tear, vitreous hemorrhage, or retinal detachment. Symptoms Floaters > flashers No change in visual fields May have decreased visual acuity. >10 floaters, (+) LR 8.1-36

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. Trends in opioid prescriptions among part D medicare recipients from 2007 to 2012. Opioid-Prescribing Patterns of Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use. On ED presentation, he was experiencing 10 out of 10 pain level.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Like many other countries around the world, emergency medicine has proven to be one of the fastest-growing specialties, including in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The official inauguration of ESEM occurred during the 10th Middle East Emergency Medicine Conference in Abu Dhabi on Oct.

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EMDocs

MAY 11, 2024

Available from: [link] American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Use of Intravenous tPA for Ischemic Stroke:; Brown MD, Burton JH, Nazarian DJ, Promes SB. Ann Emerg Med. Erratum in: Ann Emerg Med. 2012) 43:2904–9. 2015 Sep;66(3):322-333.e31. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.06.031.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 18, 2022

Fletcher, MD, FACEP and Nicholas Slattery, MD Background: Diverticulitis is a common finding amongst Emergency Department patients, accounting for more than 360,000 visits in 2013 alone 1. If clinical worsening or poor symptomatic control was detected at any time, the patient was referred to the Emergency Department.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 29, 2023

Bad manners in the Emergency Department: Incivility among doctors. Burnout and Workplace Incivility Among Emergency Medical Services Practitioners: A Preliminary Report , Prehospital Emergency Care [Internet] 2023 Okuyama A, Wagner C, Bijnen B. Journal of Business Ethics [Internet] 2012:109:3:275–287.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 25, 2023

Case A critically ill patient presents to the emergency department (ED) requiring an emergent, definitive airway. However, a 2012 systematic review and meta-analysis (SRMA) reported that etomidate was associated with adrenal insufficiency and increased mortality in septic patients.

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AAEM RSA

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Surge capacity is an important concept for us as emergency medicine physicians as we are often the first ones to receive these patients. Most emergency departments (EDs) already have disaster plans outlining how they will respond to a sudden influx of critically ill patients. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and prior inferior OMI status post DES to his proximal RCA 3 years prior presented to the emergency department at around 3 AM complaining of chest pain onset around 9 PM the evening prior. Tikkanen, J. Wellens, H., &

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NAEMSP

APRIL 19, 2023

Association between calcium administration and outcomes during adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the emergency department A small retrospective study from Thailand showed again that there is no benefit to calcium given during Emergency Department resuscitation. Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 22 , 67-74.

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Irish College of Paramedics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It was established in 2012, is operated by the Air Corps and is staffed by a Defence Forces Emergency Medical Technician and an Advanced Paramedic from the National Ambulance Service. This unit has responded to over 2,500 calls since it was established, with the majority of its calls related to medical emergencies, not trauma.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Shehabi 2012 ) The multi-center cohort ED-SED study examined 324 mechanically ventilated patients. Patel 2012 ) Peri and Immediate Post Intubation Sedation When using a long-acting paralytic (rocuronium and vecuronium), it is essential to provide a sedative and amnestic through the duration of the paralysis. mg/kg 0.01 – 0.1

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ACEP Now

MARCH 15, 2024

A 20-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) directly from the scene of a fall from a bicycle, where he lost balance and landed on his outstretched hand. Anatomy for emergency medicine 018: EM Ireland website. Published June 11, 2012. He complains of pain both in the palm of his hand and in the wrist.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

link] ) Laboratory Evaluation: Clinical presentation and laboratory findings can help suggest TTP in the emergency department. Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e. J Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

9,23 Disposition: Dislocation : If successfully reduced in the emergency department may discharge with strict mobility restrictions and Orthopedic follow up. Emergency department visits following total joint arthroplasty: do revisions present a higher burden? 2012 Sep;3(3):107-20. Emerg Med J. Bone Jt Open.

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