Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

Binz 2015) Remember, dogs grow 18 times as fast an infant in the first year of life. Binz 2015) More recent lamb studies have been performed, where the growth more closely approximates a human child. Binz 2015). Oral Fluoroquinolone Prescribing to Children in the United States From 2006 to 2015. This myth is: BUSTED-ish.

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First 10 EM

JANUARY 29, 2024

Norii 2015, […] The post The UK-REBOA trial appeared first on First10EM. There have been some observational studies that suggested REBOA was associated with worse outcomes, but the outcomes were largely assumed to be the result of confounders.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 20, 2023

However, we have not covered the Therapeutic Hypothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in Children or THAPCA-OH published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015. We’re adding on a second paper looking at the Bayesian interpretation of the original study. Original trial: Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R, et al.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 4, 2023

2015 Jul;66(1):133-46. Epub 2015 May 7. [link] Nigwekar SU, Kroshinsky D, Nazarian RM, Goverman J, Malhotra R, Jackson VA, Kamdar MM, Steele DJ, Thadhani RI. Calciphylaxis: risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment. Am J Kidney Dis. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.01.034. 2015.01.034. PMID: 25960299; PMCID: PMC4696752.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

2015 Mar-Apr;60(2):211. Clinical and therapeutic approach to childhood acne: an update. Pediatr Dermatol. 2009 Jul-Aug;26(4):373-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00932.x. 1525-1470.2009.00932.x. PMID: 19689511. Neonatal pustular dermatosis: an overview. Indian J Dermatol. doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.152558. PMID: 25814724; PMCID: PMC4372928.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 21, 2023

In SGEM#181, we were unconvinced of the value of routine use of whole body CT in trauma patients, and right back in 2015 on SGEM#106 discussing the Canadian CT head rule and the New Orleans Criteria. However, we’ve not previously looked at the intersection of non-traumatic back pain and rational investigation.

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ALiEM

MAY 24, 2023

In: Fleisher and Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 7th ed, Shaw K, Bachur RG (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2015. Genitourinary trauma.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Acetaminophen ( Williams et al Lancet 2014) * Muscle relaxants ( Friedman et al JAMA 2015) * NSAIDs ( Machado et al Ann Rheum Dis 2017) * Steroids ( Balakrishnamoorthy et al Emerg Med J 2014) * Benzodiazepines ( Friedman et al Ann Emerg Med 2017) Many non-pharmacologic therapies have also been tried with limited efficacy.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

Most common organism is Staph Aureus (36-67% of cases) ( Boody 2015 ). Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults. Clin Infect Dis 2015 Sept 15;61(6):859-63. Other pathogens include: E.

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ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2023

Figure 1: Peripheral IV ultrasound using alcohol under transparent film dressing and topical saline flush – all without ultrasound gel Read other Tricks of the Trade articles. References Cleaning and Disinfecting FUJIFILM SonoSite Products User Guide [PDF]. Accessed April 5, 2023. Accessed April 5, 2023 Afzal S, Zahid M, Rehan ZA, et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 13, 2024

hours from onset of symptoms.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 19, 2024

2015 Apr;34(4):e92-e101. 2015 Sep;35(6):634-9. [link] Schweitzer A, Della Beffa C, Akmatov MK, Narchi H, Abaev YK, Sherry DD, Pessler F. Primary osteomyelitis of the sternum in the pediatric age group: report of a new case and comprehensive analysis of seventy-four cases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000597.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

2015 Oct;33(10):1542.e1-2. PMID: 26159649 ; PMCID: PMC4781799. Reynolds JC, Judge BS. Successful treatment of flecainide-induced cardiac arrest with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. PMID: 26299692.

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This Podcast Will Kill You

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The slow moon climbs: The science, history, and meaning of menopause. Princeton University Press, 2019. Davis, S.R., Lambrinoudaki, I., Lumsden, M., Mishra, G.D., Santoro, N. and Simoncini, T., Menopause (Primer). Nature Reviews: Disease Primers , 1 (1). Gunter, Jennifer. The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism. Harlow, S.D.,

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EMDocs

JUNE 15, 2024

Source Shifts in Diagnostic Testing for Headache in the Emergency Department, 2015 to 2021. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e247373. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7373. PMID: 38639937; PMCID: PMC11031686. The post Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 6, 2019

This changed in 2015 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved idarucizumab for the reversal of dabigatran. We covered the interim analysis of 90 patients included in a prospective cohort study by Pollack et al NEJM 2015 on SGEM#139. Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor.

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FOAMcast

JANUARY 25, 2023

Epub 2015 Dec 30. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2015-205096. J Surg Res. 2016 May 1;202(1):182-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.12.036. 2015.12.036. PMID: 27083965. Webster S, Todd S, Redhead J, Wright C. Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med J. 2016 Aug;33(8):569-72. PMID: 26848163.

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REBEL EM

JULY 20, 2022

White 2003 ) The most common locations of SVT of the lower extremity are: ( Cosmi 2015 ) Long saphenous vein – 50-60% Short saphenous vein – 11-15% Tributaries of the long/short saphenous – 30-40% Pathophysiology, causes and risk factors: Vascular clots are caused by a combination of venous stasis, endothelial injury and hypercoagulability.

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This Podcast Will Kill You

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

History Biology Adler, Jonathan L., and Raymond Zickl. “Winter vomiting disease.” ” The Journal of infectious diseases 119.6 1969): 668-673. Robilotti, E., Deresinski, S. and Pinsky, B.A., Clinical microbiology reviews , 28 (1), pp.134-164. Campos, Carlos JA, and David N. ” (2017). Teunis, P.F.M., Sukhrie, F.H.A., Vennema, H.,

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EMDocs

JULY 9, 2024

2015 Feb;135(2):e296-304. Epub 2015 Jan 5. Epub 2015 Jul 14. Garg A, Toy S, Tripodis Y, Silverstein M, Freeman E. Addressing social determinants of health at well child care visits: a cluster RCT. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-2888. PMID: 25560448; PMCID: PMC4306802. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Mar;16(2):168-74. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.06.001.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 30, 2023

Let’s take a moment to digest a morsel on this condition that may lead to recurrent pulmonary problems: Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation: Basics Developmental lesion of the lungs characterized by pseudocysts, lesions, and dilated airways (Dessole, 2019) Incidence is 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 35,000 (Dessole, 2019) Most often unilateral 85% (..)

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 12, 2023

2015 Nov;100(11):1032-7. Epub 2015 Aug 21. Burrows P, Trefan L, Houston R, Hughes J, Pearson G, Edwards RJ, Hyde P, Maconochie I, Parslow RC, Kemp AM. Head injury from falls in children younger than 6 years of age. Arch Dis Child. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307119. PMID: 26297697; PMCID: PMC4680174.

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

2015 Aug 21;64(32):865-70. 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. Contact Lens Wearer Demographics and Risk Behaviors for Contact Lens-Related Eye Infections–United States, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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. McGraw-Hill. Koppaka V, Thompson DC, Chen Y, et al.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Britnell 2015] Broselow tape performed better than APLS method in Chinese children. Khouli 2015] In South Sudan, the Broselow system overestimated weight by 26.6% [Gültekingil-Keser 2017] Broselow out-performed age-based formulas (Theron, APLS, and Shann) in New Zealand, estimating within 10% of actual weight 73% of the time.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sci 5[4] 268-270, 2015 ) both highlight a likely association between acute development of ischemic J waves — and high risk of developing malignant ventricular arrhythmias ( My Comment in the September 23, 2020 post ). Rituparna et al — as well as Chauhan and Brahma ( Int. Smith’s ECG Blog ).

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Published 2015 Oct 19. Lago J, Rodríguez LP, Blanco L, Vieites JM, Cabado AG. Tetrodotoxin, an Extremely Potent Marine Neurotoxin: Distribution, Toxicity, Origin and Therapeutical Uses. 2015;13(10):6384-6406. PMID: 26492253 Pratap Chand. Marine Envenomations. In: Clinical Neurotoxicology. Pages 454-462. ISBN 9780323052603.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2015 Nov 18;10:55. References Deleanu B, Prejbeanu R, Tsiridis E, Vermesan D, Crisan D, Haragus H, Predescu V, Birsasteanu F. Occult fractures of the proximal femur: imaging diagnosis and management of 82 cases in a regional trauma center. World J Emerg Surg. doi: 10.1186/s13017-015-0049-y. PMID: 26587053; PMCID: PMC4652353.

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Chicago EMT Training

AUGUST 12, 2021

I came on in the spring of 2015. This was something he definitely didn't plan for but took it in stride. His first cohort had 17 students. Since then, the demand for the class has grown. I was a fresh paramedic with a passion to share my new found knowledge and skills. The EMS program even had an ambulance at one point.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Tim and I met in 2015 at the Canadian Associate of Emergency Physicians ( CAEP ) Annual Conference in Edmonton. 11 Mar 2015: Vol. It is called Your Day Your Way : The Facts and Fictions Behind Your Daily Decisions. Tim gives some insight on the podcast why there is a different title in Canada and the US. Science Translational Medicine.

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This Podcast Will Kill You

MAY 7, 2024

2015): 478-485. Nature Reviews Endocrinology , 12 (7), pp.407-420. Denham, Bryan E. “Dietary supplements in the USA: problematic trends.” ” Public Health Nutrition 24.9 2021): 2771-2775. Starr, R.R., Too little, too late: ineffective regulation of dietary supplements in the United States. Djaoudene, Ouarda, et al.

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Broome Docs

JANUARY 30, 2023

2015 Apr;72(4):668-73. Epub 2015 Jan 23. 2015 Dec;21(6):1244-6. Epub 2015 Dec 29. PMID: 36442064 Kappel S, Kleinerman R, King TH, Sivamani R, Taylor S, Nguyen U, Eisen DB. Does wound eversion improve cosmetic outcome?: Results of a randomized, split-scar, comparative trial. J Am Acad Dermatol. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.032.

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ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

In fact, the average number of applicants between 2015-2020 and 2022-2023 were relatively similar, with the latter demonstrating 122 more applicants (2,801 vs 2,923). However, between 2015 and 2023, the number of available EM positions grew, with an annual addition of 149 PGY1 positions.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

We revisit the topic of Hyperkelamia to update our prior episode from 2015 (pre-Lokelma) Hosts: Brian Gilberti, MD Jonathan Kobles, MD [link] Download Leave a Comment Tags: Renal Colic Show Notes Introduction Background Physiology : Normal range and the significance of deviations (>5.5

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EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

have limited English proficiency according to the 2015 U.S. The United States does not have an official language, though English is most commonly spoken. Over 25 million individuals in the U.S. 2 These individuals are protected against discrimination under various federal, state, and organizational laws and regulations. Lion KC, et al.

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REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

In these situations, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) of 2015 recommend the intraosseous (IO) route after the peripheral route and before the central venous route ( 1). 2015 PMID: 25768683 8 Leidel BA. This can often lead to significant delays in proper resuscitation. Trauma 1996.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 20, 2021

PE guru, creator of the PERC Rule and Editor-in-Chief of Academic Emergency Medicine, Dr. Jeff Kline, was senior author on a paper that looked at treating VTE with outpatient management using a DOAC ( Bean et al AEM 2015 ). Literature from the USA reports that 90% of patients diagnosed with PE are admitted ( Singer et al 2016 ).

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