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North York General Hospital's 30th Annual Emergency Medicine Update (EMU) Conference 2017 featured some of the best talks I've ever heard from the likes of Sara Gray, Amal Mattu, David Carr and many more. The post Episode 99 Highlights from EMU 2017 appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.
Date: June 14th, 2017 I had the pleasure of presenting at the Intra America Emergency Medicine Conference (#IAEMC17) held in Costa Rica last month. I had a fantastic time meeting so many wonderful people from […] The post SGEM Xtra: IAEMC 2017 #Puravida first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
Based on a blend of the number of podcast downloads, webpage views, social media engagement, number of positive emails and comments that I received, and my own favs, I'm pleased to bring you the EM Cases Best of 2017 Top 10. The post EM Cases Best of 2017 Top 10 appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. And here they are.
This is the first ever video podcast on EM Cases with Jordan Chenkin from EMU Conference 2017 discussing how to optimize three aspects of cardiac arrest care: persistent ventricular fibrillation, optimizing pulse checks and PEA arrest, with code team videos contrasting the ACLS approach to an optimized approach.
I know we already know this, but it especially true when you are talking about trying to obtain images on a wiggling fetus somewhere around the size of a banana. Leblanc C, Baron M, Desselas, E, Phan, MH, Rybak A, Thouvenin G, Lauby C, Irtan S. Congential pulmonary airway malformations: state-of-the-art review for pediatrician’s use. Eur J Pediatr.
Nicotera, 2024 ] Can have associated autonomic features also: [ Bacus, 2023; Striano, 2017 ] Flushing Pupillary dilation Tachycardia Altered respirations Rare seizure type ~1% of all epilepsies Likely under-reported Ages: Typically seen in children ages 4 to 10 years. 2017 Jun;58 Suppl 2:12-15. Can even become status gelasticus.
Annual incidence of approximately 2-4 cases/million/year (Kappler, 2017), with 90% of cases occurring in adulthood. Joly, 2017) Risk factors include: Female, 2:1 female to male predominance (Terrell, 2010) Black race Obesity TTP is a life-threatening condition with mortality of 10-20% despite targeted therapies.
2017 Jun 27;10:197-207. Michelet M, Schluckebier D, Petit LM, Caubet JC. Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome – a review of the literature with focus on clinical management. J Asthma Allergy. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S100379. PMID: 28721077; PMCID: PMC5499953.
. * 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.
At Paramedics Unlimited we’ve had our three RT130 Arduous Pack Tests and Physical Assessment classes in preparation for Wildland Season 2017. We are ready for fire season 2017. Our paramedics and EMT’s have learned so much, they are highly motivated and skilled, incredibly fit, and work together to build a strong team.
mEq/L Effect starts 10-20 mins after administration and can last 4-6 hours Albuterol 10-20 mg over 10 mins (NB: higher dose than for asthma) Peak effect at 90 mins Decreases by 0.5 – 1.0 mEq/L alone With insulin, ~1.2 mEq/L, additive effect Bicarbonate Controversy.
[display_podcast] Date: October 24th, 2017 Reference: Harrison et al. Pediatrics 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is a Pediatric Emergency Physician and is the Medical Director & Division Head of the Division of Pediatric Emergency at McMaster’s Children’s Hospital. Anthony is also the creator of SketchyEBM.
[display_podcast] Date: September 7th, 2017 Reference: Cohen et al. display_podcast] Date: September 7th, 2017 Reference: Cohen et al. Acupuncture for analgesia in the emergency department: a multicentre, randomised, equivalence and non-inferiority trial.
[display_podcast] Date: November 28th, 2017 Reference: Motov S et al. display_podcast] Date: November 28th, 2017 Reference: Motov S et al. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim Rezaie is a faculty physician at Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians (GSEP) in San Antonio, Texas. .
DOI 10.1016/B978-0-444-53632-7.01010-8 LeDonne S, Sengupta D. US Probe: Ultrasound Water Bath for Distal Extremity Evaluation. Alerhand S, Singh M, editors. emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education.
[display_podcast] Date: December 28th, 2017 This is a special year end episode of the SGEM. It is time to reflect upon 2017 while at the same time look forward to 2018. display_podcast] Date: December 28th, 2017 This is a special year end episode of the SGEM. It has been an incredible year for a number of reasons.
[display_podcast] Date: July 11th, 2017 Reference: Bookman K et al. AEM July 2017. display_podcast] Date: July 11th, 2017 Reference: Bookman K et al. AEM July 2017. AEM July 2017. Reference: Bookman K et al.
[display_podcast] Date: September 2nd, 2017 Reference: Caputo et al. display_podcast] Date: September 2nd, 2017 Reference: Caputo et al. EmergeNcy Department use of Apneic Oxygenation versus usual care during rapid sequence intubation: A randomized controlled trial (The ENDAO Trial). Reference: Caputo et al.
Joaquín Valle Alonso, Ganapathiram Lakshmanan, Yasser Saleem, Use of POCUS Ultrasound in sepsis, bedside diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis, QJM: An International Journal of Medicine , Volume 110, Issue 10, October 2017, Pages 687–688. Magalhães L, Martins SR, Nogué R. The Ultrasound Journal. 2020;12(1).
[display_podcast] Date: September 19th, 2017 Reference: Cournoyer et al. September 2017. display_podcast] Date: September 19th, 2017 Reference: Cournoyer et al. September 2017. Prehospital advanced cardiac life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a cohort study. Academic Emergency Medicine.
[display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al. Critical Care Medicine 2017. display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al. Critical Care Medicine 2017.
[display_podcast] Date: October 19th, 2017 Reference: Hofmann et al. NEJM Sept 2017. display_podcast] Date: October 19th, 2017 Reference: Hofmann et al. NEJM Sept 2017. Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction. Guest Skeptic: Marcus Prescott is a nurse in Norway. He is also now a first-year medical student.
Wallach et al JAMA Intern Med 2017 , previously reported that subgroup claims are often not corroborated by subsequent studies and rarely confirmed. A subgroup analysis of the Lancet RCT showed that older, sicker patients with comorbidities and longer previous symptom duration recovered 2–3 days sooner.
Elsevier; 2017. Convallatoxin, the primary cardiac glycoside in lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), induces tissue factor expression in endothelial cells. Vet Med Sci. 2021 Nov;7(6):2440-2444. PMID 34469053 Graeme KA. Toxic plant ingestions. Auerbach’s wilderness medicine, 7e. Nelson LS, Shih RD, Balick MJ. In: Individual plants.
BMJ 2017 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. BMJ 2017 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Reference: Sadeghirad B, et al.
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). Unfortunately, none of these other treatment modalities has high-quality evidence supporting their use.
March 2023 * Population: Children 0-16 years recruited consecutively from October 2017 to September 2020 from three emergency departments and one urgent care centre in England- serving populations with significant inequalities in health and life expectancty. A prospective study. J Paediatr Child Health.
February 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Simon McCormick is an Emergency Medicine Consultant from Northern Ireland who works in Rotherham Hospital in Yorkshire, England. February 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Simon McCormick is an Emergency Medicine Consultant from Northern Ireland who works in Rotherham Hospital in Yorkshire, England. Pediatrics.
However, it is often overlooked that tickborne illnesses are among the most common travel-related illnesses globally (CDC Traveller’s Health 2017). 2017 Nov 3;11(11):e0006062. We frequently ask children and their parents if they have had recent tick bites when they present for fever after a recent camping activity.
[display_podcast] Date: May 24th, 2017 Reference: Georgiou et al. Pediatrics 2017. display_podcast] Date: May 24th, 2017 Reference: Georgiou et al. Pediatrics 2017. Pediatrics 2017. Efficacy and Safety of Nonoperative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-analysis. Reference: Georgiou et al.
[display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Roldan et al. AEM November 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the Director of Simulation Education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario. display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Roldan et al. AEM November 2017.
[display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Andersen et al. JAMA 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Bob Edmonds is an Emergency Physician in the US Air Force. display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Andersen et al. JAMA 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Bob Edmonds is an Emergency Physician in the US Air Force.
2017 Mar;78(3 Suppl 2):S28-S31. Treatment includes not only drainage and systemic antibiotic therapy, but also emergent surgical intervention if complicated by necrotizing fasciitis. References Chen CE, Shih YC. Monomicrobial Klebsiella pneumoniae Necrotizing Fasciitis With Liver Abscess: A Case Report and Literature Review. Ann Plast Surg.
[display_podcast] Date: May 1st, 2017 Reference: Poonai et al. Acad Emerg Med May 2017. display_podcast] Date: May 1st, 2017 Reference: Poonai et al. Acad Emerg Med May 2017. Point-of-care ultrasound for non-angulated distal forearm fractures in children: test performance characteristics and patient-centered outcomes.
[display_podcast] Date: June 3rd, 2017 Reference: Sierink et al. display_podcast] Date: June 3rd, 2017 Reference: Sierink et al. Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet August 2016.
[display_podcast] Date: June 5th, 2017 Reference: Baharoglu et al. display_podcast] Date: June 5th, 2017 Reference: Baharoglu et al. Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2016.
Last year we named 2017 the year of FeminEM and celebrated 15 amazing women in emergency medicine. Last year we named 2017 the year of FeminEM and celebrated 15 amazing women in emergency medicine. Date: December 30th, 2018 Happy New Years to all the SGEMers out there in the #FOAMed world.
[display_podcast] Date: June 21st, 2017 Reference: Konstantinides et al. JACC March 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen (@KirstyChallen) is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (North West England). display_podcast] Date: June 21st, 2017 Reference: Konstantinides et al.
[display_podcast] Date: October 5th, 2017 Reference: Brison et al. Steve completed his Sport Medicine fellowship training with the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in 2017. display_podcast] Date: October 5th, 2017 Reference: Brison et al. BMJ Nov 2016. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Steve Joseph. BMJ Nov 2016.
[display_podcast] Date: December 19th, 2017 Reference: Perry J et al. CMAJ Nov 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter is from Washington University, Deputy Editor of Academic Emergency Medicine and faculty member of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care course. display_podcast] Date: December 19th, 2017 Reference: Perry J et al.
2017 Jul 1;9(1):4-8. L., & Arora, S. Blood product transfusions and reactions. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America , 31 (6), 1159–1170. link] Pollard R, Boraski M, Block JG. Hypotensive Transfusion Reaction Treated With Vasopressin in a Patient Taking an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor: A Case Report. A A Case Rep.
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