Podcast 186.0: Hypocalcemia
Core EM
JANUARY 25, 2024
J Intensive Care Med 2013; 28:166. Diagnostic approach to hypocalcemia. UpToDate; Jul 17, 2020. Accessed April 29, 2022. link] Kelly A, Levine MA. Hypocalcemia in the critically ill patient.
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Post-Intubation Sedation and Analgesia
Core EM
JANUARY 25, 2024
Light Sedation vs Deep Sedation Various studies have shown detrimental effects of prolonged deep sedation including longer mechanical ventilation times, 6 month mortality and increased incidence of delirium ( Shehabi 2013 ). mg/kg over several minutes 0.02 – 0.1 mg/kg 0.01 – 0.1 hr No bolus 0.2 – 0.7 (up up to 1.5) mg/kg 0.01 – 0.1
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Summer Penile Syndrome
Pediatric EM Morsels
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Epub 2013 Nov 5. Treatment is supportive. References: Schulert GS, Gigante J. Summer penile syndrome: an acute hypersensitivity reaction. J Emerg Med. 2014 Jan;46(1):e21-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.081. 2013.08.081. PMID: 24199728. Shah A, Sobolewski B, Mittiga MR. Summer Penile Syndrome. In: Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R.
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: The Bark with Some Bite
ALiEM
MARCH 5, 2024
2013 May;5(5):330. Phytotherapy Research. 2015;29(8):1112-1116. PMID: 25997859. Srivali N, Cheungpasitporn W, Chongnarungsin D, Edmonds LC. White willow bark induced acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Am J Med Sci. PMID: 23814765. Kuzak N, Brubacher JR, Kennedy JR. Reversal of salicylate-induced euglycemic delirium with dextrose.
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock
ALiEM
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
2013 Dec;15(4):90-2. Epub 2013 Nov 7. Sivalingam SK, Gadiraju VT, Hariharan MV, Atreya AR, Flack JE, Aziz H. Flecainide toxicity–treatment with intravenous fat emulsion and extra corporeal life support. Acute Card Care. doi: 10.3109/17482941.2013.841949. PMID: 24200150. Bruccoleri RE, Burns MM. J Med Toxicol.
Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke
Pediatric EM Morsels
APRIL 7, 2023
Let’s take a minute to digest a morsel on another significant complication – Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke in Children : Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke: Basics Pathophysiology (Menaa, 2013, Webb, 2013) SCD causes sickling shape of red blood cells Vaso-occlusive Cascade: Sickling → vascular endothelium destruction → cytokine/ immune cell (..)
SGEM#422: And It was all Yellow-Nasal Discharge and Antibiotics in Pediatric Sinusitis
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
DECEMBER 2, 2023
The latest clinical practice guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial sinusitis in children was published in 2013 [1].
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