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ABG Versus VBG in the Emergency Department

EMDocs

Correlation and agreement between arterial and venous blood gas analysis in patients with hypotension-an emergency department-based cross-sectional study. Int J Emerg Med. The role of venous blood gas in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Emerg Med. Emerg Med J.

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SGEM#258: REBOA, Re-Re-Re-REBOA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) in 2018 put out a joint statement for the use of REBOA [4]. Population: All adult (over 18 years of age) patients in the ACS-TQIP database from 2015-2016.

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Antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. Davidson L, Foley DA, Clifford P, Blyth CC, Bowen AC, Hazelton B, et al.

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50 Shades of T

EMS 12-Lead

It should be emphasized here that this is a presentation of high-pretest probability for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). ACS and hyperkalemia both have lethal downstream consequences, so it is imperative for the clinician to acclimate to the presentation, or developing, features of each. ECG's are difficult. link] [1] Zachary et al.

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Clinical Conundrums: Do We Need to Order a CT for Every Patient with Renal Colic?

REBEL EM

There are greater than 2 million annual emergency department visits for suspected renal colic in the US, and Ct scanning is performed for more than 90% of patients who receive a diagnosis of kidney stone. ” The Journal of Urology 199.4S (2018): e683-e684. What Your Gut Says: We need a CT report to diagnose a kidney stone.

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

ACEP Now

A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. 2,3,5 Except for laundry or electrical car outlets (240 V AC), all U.S. household outlets are rated at 120 V AC.

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Smith: If this is ACS (a big if), t his is just the time when one should NOT use "upstream" dual anti-platelet therapy ("upstream" means in the ED before angiography). History sounds concerning for ACS (could be critical stenosis, triple vessel), but differential also includes dissection, GI bleed, etc. Anything more on history?