EMergucate

JANUARY 2, 2014

This week’s case is from a 97yr old presenting with presyncope. I will endeavour to get some more clinical information … Continue reading →

EMS 100

EMS 100

EMergucate

JANUARY 18, 2014

Two ECG’s this week from a 76yr old female who presented complaining of palpitations and dysponea. She has a history … Continue reading →

EMS 100

EMS 100

EMergucate

JANUARY 24, 2014

A 51yr old presents with a post-prandial episode of syncope and subsequent sensation of episodic pre-syncope. No relevant past medical … Continue reading →

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EMergucate

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

This week’s ECG is from a 39 yr old female who presented to the Emergency Department with vomiting, diarrhoea, and … Continue reading →

Emergency Department 100

Emergency Department EMS 100

EMergucate

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

This week’s ECG is from a middle aged male who presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain. His ‘routine’ … Continue reading →

Emergency Department 100

Emergency Department EMS 100

EMergucate

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

This week’s ECG is from a 62 yr old male who presented complaining of palpitations for the preceding 4 hours. No significant medical history or medications. See the ECG at: ECG of the Week &#…

OR 100

OR EMS 100

EMergucate

MARCH 2, 2014

This ECG is from a 70 yr old patient with a history of ischaemic heart disease complicated by ischaemic cardiomyopathy … Continue reading →

EMS 100

EMS 100

EMergucate

MARCH 30, 2014

This week’s ECG case is a rhythm strip from a 77yr old male. He has a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. He complained of chest pain during this ECG recording. Check out the E…

EMS 100

EMS 100

EMergucate

APRIL 4, 2014

This week’s ECG is from a 14yr old female who presents following an episode of palpitations and associated dizziness. The … Continue reading →

EMS 100

EMS 100

EMergucate

JUNE 6, 2014

man presents with several days of intermittent chest pain and this ECG.

EMS 100

EMS 100

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

One of the best systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the topic discussing the diagnostic accuracy of the history, physical examination and imaging is by Carpenter et al from AEM 2014 [1]. We went into some detail on SGEM#385. Initial Xray’s pick up only about 17% of fractures [2].

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ALS Emergency Department ED OR 329

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 26, 2024

2014 Feb;13(2):167-77. 2014 Feb;13(2):135. Antibody titres at diagnosis and during follow-up of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a retrospective study. Lancet Neurol. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70282-5. Epub 2013 Dec 18. Erratum in: Lancet Neurol. PMID: 24360484; PMCID: PMC4006368.

Plasma 271

Plasma OR ED Critical Care 271

EMergucate

JANUARY 7, 2014

This week’s case had a 97yr old presenting with presyncope, and 2 ECG’s performed only 1 minute apart. Check out the interpretation … Continue reading →

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EMergucate

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Clinical conclusion and interpretation on last week’s ECG case of a middle aged male who presented to the Emergency Department with … Continue reading →

Emergency Department 100

Emergency Department EMS 100

EMergucate

MARCH 2, 2014

Interpretation for our ECG case of a 62 yr old male who presented complaining of palpitations for the preceding 4 hours. … Continue reading →

EMS 100

EMS 100

ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2023

Hynynen, 10.08 – Ultrasound Therapy, Editor(s): Anders Brahme, Comprehensive Biomedical Physics, Elsevier, 2014, Pages 153-168, ISBN 9780444536334. Egan, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2019, Pages 390-411, ISBN 9780323481106. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-48110-6.00020-X R. Alerhand S, Singh M, editors.

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Emergency Department ALS ED 258

My Paramedic Blog

JANUARY 8, 2015

I know I have not been as active the last year, due to a variety of reasons, but 2014 has been a very good year for me. I remember posting in the beginning of 2014 that I had a good feeling about this year, that it was a new beginning for me in so many ways and it was so true. This blog was viewed about 45,000 times in 2014.

Paramedic 40

Paramedic 40

EMergucate

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I presented this talk at the ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2014 – Monday 8/12/14 References Mortality of Untreated … Continue reading →

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EMergucate

DECEMBER 9, 2014

I presented this talk at the ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2014 – Wednesday 10/12/14 References Evidence FOR fluid resus … Continue reading →

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

2, 2014, pp. High-quality images obtained in <1 minute in 87.9% of scans conducted and in <5 minutes in 100% of scans Ferre et al., times more attempts in the landmark group and up to 1.7 times more attempts when adjusted for BMI Gottlieb et al., for landmark LP Odds ratio 2.22 The Journal of Emergency Medicine , vol. 2, 2005, pp.

ALS 246

ALS Critical Care OR 246

Emergency Medicine Cases

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Although the mortality rate in patients with Coronavirus in this outbreak is less than 1% (which pales in comparison to Ebola or SARS), historically these types of outbreaks have occured every 5-6 years (SARS 2003, HINI 2009, Ebola 2014, Coronavirus 2020), so they are somewhat predictable and we should know how to prepare for them in our EDs.

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ED EMS OR 130

Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

Rose 2014) They are the most frequently prescribed class of medications in adults; however, in children they are the least frequently prescribed class , <2% of antibiotics. Hersh 2014) Fluoroquinolone Use in Children: Indications for use Let’s keep this simple, Pseudomonas ! The low dose range (30 mg/kg) did show sporadic lesions.

E-9-1-1 130

E-9-1-1 ACS OR ALS 130

Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 12, 2017

In 2014, the CDC reported that UTI antibiotic treatment was avoidable at least 39% of the time. Over-diagnosis and treatment results from the fact that asymptomatic bacteriuria is very common in all age groups, urine cultures are frequently ordered without an appropriate indication, and urinalysis results are often misinterpreted.

OR 130

OR EMS 130

EMergucate

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The answer will appear on the 26th of November 2014

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 16, 2023

Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

Overdose 154

Overdose OR Critical Care ALS 154

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 14, 2022

These include: acetaminophen ( Williams et al Lancet 2014), steroids ( Balakrishnamoorthy et al Emerg Med J 2014) and benzodiazepines ( Friedman et al Ann Emerg Med 2017). Many pharmaceutical treatments besides opioids have been tried to address acute LBP pain with limited success ( SGEM#87 and SGEM#173 ).

ALS 130

ALS Emergency Department ED OR 130

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 17, 2023

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) released an expert panel report in 2014 with evidence-based guidelines for management of sickle cell disease recommending timely administration of parenteral opioids for VOE. [7] 1-6] Children with SCD presenting to the ED with VOE require timely and effective pain control.

Emergency Department 186

Emergency Department ALS ED OR 186

EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

link] com staff (2014). “Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014” WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). Gill, M., & Ganti, L. Stercoral Colitis Secondary to Opiate-Induced Constipation. Cureus, 15(12), e50511. DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436.

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E-9-1-1 EMS Emergency Department OR 97

ALiEM

AUGUST 30, 2024

2014 Dec;24(12):1670-751. Jonklaas J, Bianco AC, Bauer AJ, Burman KD, Cappola AR, Celi FS, Cooper DS, Kim BW, Peeters RP, Rosenthal MS, Sawka AM; American Thyroid Association Task Force on Thyroid Hormone Replacement. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0028. PMID: 25266247; PMCID: PMC4267409.

ACS 161

ACS Emergency Department ED OR 161

This Podcast Will Kill You

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

. “A monograph on the Isopoda Cymothoidae (Crustacea) of the eastern Pacific.” ” Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 73.2 1981): 117-199. Bruce, N.L. and Hadfield, K.A., Global diversity of fish parasitic isopod crustaceans of the family Cymothoidae. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 3(2), pp.188-197.

E-9-1-1 97

E-9-1-1 ALS OR 97

ALiEM

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

2014 Nov;107(11):724-7. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Sep 1;57(9):925. doi: 10.3390/medicina57090925. PMID: 34577848; PMCID: PMC8468217. Flowers H, Brodell R, Brents M, Wyatt JP. Fixed drug eruptions: presentation, diagnosis, and management. South Med J. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000195. 0000000000000195. PMID: 25365443. Chow TG, Khan DA.

Emergency Department 161

Emergency Department OR 161

ALiEM

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Intensive Care Med 2014; 40(1):104. PMID Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan–. PMID: 29083637 Fernández S, Castro P, Nogué S, Nicolás JM: Acute iron intoxication: change in urine color during chelation therapy with deferoxamine.  PMID 24072332 Baranwal AK, Singhi SC: Acute iron poisoning: management guidelines.

E-9-1-1 161

E-9-1-1 ALS OR ED 161

ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The post was peer reviewed on behalf of ACMT by Drs. Brent Furbee, Bryan Judge, and Louise Kao. Read More in the Series References Peredy. Mushrooms, Coprine. Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Third Edition), Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.00754-5. Goldfrank L. In: Goldfrank’ s Toxicologic Emergencies. Hoffman et al. New York, NY.

ALS 169

ALS OR ED 169

ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Contact Lens Wearer Demographics and Risk Behaviors for Contact Lens-Related Eye Infections–United States, 2014. References Cope JR, Collier SA, Rao MM, Chalmers R, Mitchell GL, Richdale K, Wagner H, Kinoshita BT, Lam DY, Sorbara L, Zimmerman A, Yoder JS, Beach MJ. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Aug 21;64(32):865-70.

Emergency Department 152

Emergency Department ED OR 152

REBEL EM

DECEMBER 5, 2023

up to 23% ( Lieberman 2005 , Rohacek 2014 , Tole 2007 , Grunau 2014 ). Since half of biphasic reactions occur within the first 6-12 hrs ( Lee 2014 ) physicians often choose an observation time of 4-6 hrs. Biphasic anaphylactic reactions: occurrence and mortality Allergy 2014 Jun;69(6):791-7 Tole JW, Lieberman P.

Epinephrine 81

Epinephrine Allergic Reaction Emergency Department Emergency Management 81

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 28, 2019

There was a trial published in 2014 comparing radiology department ultrasound, POCUS and CT for suspected nephrolithiasis (Smith-Bindman et al. NEJM 2014 ). We covered this on SGEM#97 with Dr. Tony Seupaul and Dr. Spencer Wright.

Emergency Department 100

Emergency Department ALS EMS ED 100

This Podcast Will Kill You

JULY 23, 2024

2014): 6-7. ” Internal and emergency medicine 9 (2014): 249-256. 2014): 19-36. Tune in today! History Biology Anderson, Warwick H., “Gut Reactions—From Celiac Affection to Autoimmune Model.” ” New England Journal of Medicine 371.1 Rubio-Tapia, A., Kelly, C.P., Greer, K.B., Limketkai, B.N. and Lebwohl, B.,

E-9-1-1 98

E-9-1-1 ALS OR 98