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SGEM Xtra: IAEMC 2017 #Puravida

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

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.

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Core EM

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.

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SGEM#419: Welcome Back – To Another Episode on Back Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial placebo-controlled trial. Many pharmacologic treatments have been tried with limited efficacy.

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Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)

Pediatric EM Morsels

2017 Jun 27;10:197-207. 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. Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome in a tertiary pediatric center: safety of guideline-conforming food challenges.

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BECTS (Benign Epilepsy with CentroTemporal Spikes) Seizures / Benign Rolandic Epilepsy of Childhood

Pediatric EM Morsels

There are associated co-morbiditiested [Lee 2017, Steinrueke 2023] BECTS Seizures / Benign Rolandic Epilepsy- Moral of the Morsel It’s not a stroke, it’s a seizure. 2017 Jun 30;7(1):1-6. Tsai ML, Wang CC, Wang AY, et al. 2024.03.015 Steinruecke M, Gillespie C, Ahmed N, et al. J Epilepsy Res. doi: 10.14581/jer.17001.

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SGEM#366: Relax, Don’t Do It – Skeletal Muscle Relaxants for Low Back Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: May 13th, 2022 Reference: Abril et al. Date: May 13th, 2022 Reference: Abril 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). An Analysis of Data From Randomized Studies.

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SGEM#409: Same as it Ever Was – Tamiflu for Influenza?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. Wallach et al JAMA Intern Med 2017 , previously reported that subgroup claims are often not corroborated by subsequent studies and rarely confirmed. JAMA Int Med 2023. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM.

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