ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Technique Positioning and Probe Figure 1: Younger children can sit in their parent’s lap and give a hug for lateral and posterior lung scanning. The patient should be in a position of comfort: supine, sitting, or in parent’s lap (Figure 1). Identify anatomical landmarks on ultrasound (Figure 3, Video 1). Balk et al.,

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As the only respiratory therapist in the ED has been paged and is starting BiPAP for this patient, an overhead call for two incoming trauma alerts from a multivehicle collision sounds. Importantly, the comparison between an ABG and VBG is site-specific, as illustrated below (Table 1) (1, 3-6).

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

An 8-year old male with a history of sickle cell anemia presents to the ED for evaluation of fever for 2 days and “feeling like I can’t get a full breath”. 2 mcg/kg, max 100 mcg) while obtaining IV access 20 IV/IM ketorolac (1 mg/kg, max 15 mg) Morphine (05-0.1 2022 Jul 5;328(1):57-68. 2018 Aug;46(3):144-151. C or 100.4

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EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

F, HR 48, RR 28, BP 104/62, SPO2 88% on non-rebreather mask The patient’s friend who brought her to the ED tells you the patient made suicidal statements earlier in the day and was found in her yard shed. 1-5 Farmers also treat sheep for parasites using OPs and may become symptomatic after exposure, an illness called Dipper’s Flu.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Here is the first ED ECG recorded, now pain free after sublingual Nitro: There is what appears to be a reperfusion T-wave in I and aVL. Learning Point: 1. For examples of this phenomenon — See My Comment in the February 14, 2018 — July 21, 2020 — and December 22, 2022 posts in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ).

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EMDocs

MAY 25, 2024

Massaging the gland causes expression of purulent material. What is the diagnosis?

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

A 32-year-old female with a history of hypertension and autoimmune hepatitis status post liver transplant 6 weeks prior on tacrolimus and mycophenolate presents to the ED with abdominal discomfort. What are the complications of liver transplant that we see in the ED? We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp.

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EMDocs

MARCH 4, 2024

Case: A 45-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with itching to bilateral palms. A wide variety of conditions can result in either type of cholestasis (Figure 1). 9 How are cholestatic labs defined? 1 In cholestatic injury, increased reflux of bile salts into hepatocytes causes increased translation of ALP.

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This Podcast Will Kill You

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Manne, eds. New England Journal of Medicine, 355(1), pp.51-65. Nature reviews Disease primers, 1(1), pp.1-20. Craythorne, E. International journal of dermatology, 49(9), pp.978-986. Public Health Research & Practice, 32(1). History Biology Heckman, Carolyn J., and Sharon L. Linares, M.A.,

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EMDocs

MAY 11, 2024

A 74-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes, recent basilar artery stent placement with a 20 pack-year smoking history presents to the ED via EMS for altered mental status and episodes of apnea. CT head without contrast 1 is performed and reveals the following: Question: What is the diagnosis?

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The study surveyed 2855 Canadian adolescents in 2018 and found that those who skipped breakfast were 2.55 Paediatric advocacy still has a long road ahead… You will find the list is broken down into four sections: 1.Reviews 2024 Jan 1;43(1):e11-e13. 2024 Jan 9. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):e2022060119. 2024 Jan 1;178(1):81-84.

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EMS 12-Lead

AUGUST 22, 2022

Question 1: What is the rhythm? Beat 1 : Sinus, narrow QRS complex. The assumption is that a premature complex discharged prior to Beat 1, which prolonged its respective refractory period in the same manner as Beat 5. We can, therefore, put down the defibrillation pads, set aside the amiodarone, and look further at the ECG.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

The nanny hailed the nearest black cab, and they set straight to our ED. E – Temp 37.2 Survival was better, both at 24 hours and six months, in the TXA group, although the primary outcome, a quality of life score at six months, called the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOS-E), was the same in both groups ( 53.7%

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A 6-year-old known asthmatic presents to ED with a two-day history of cough and coryza, worsening wheeze and work of breathing over the last day. 2007 Jan 1;25(1):6-9. 2018 Jun;54(6):633-7. He is usually managed with beclomethasone twice daily and salbutamol as needed. Beers SL, Abramo TJ, Bracken A, Wiebe RA.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 28, 2023

The median age at diagnosis was 47 months (range 1-173 months). 2014;9(9):S102-S109. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2018-315269 Hammer MM, Miskin N, Madan R, Hunsaker AR. 2019;43(1):98-103.doi:10.1097/RCT.0000000000000782 2019;19(1):2126.doi:10.1016/j.bjae.2018.10.001 2022;10(11):1-4.

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ALiEM

MARCH 7, 2024

Ultrasound probes from left to right: linear (nenoates), phased array (infants/younger children), and curvilinear (older children/adolescents) Pro tips for performing renal/bladder POCUS on a child [1] Addressing potential anxiety leads to a more efficient and comfortable examination. Estimated volume = 39.2

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 30, 2023

Here is his ED ECG: There is bradycardia with a junctional escape. We recorded an ECG in which V1-V3 were put in the position of V4R-V6R, and V4-6 were placed in V7-9 to (academically) confirm posterior OMI. 1 mg of Atropine was given and the heart rate increased transiently to 60. He appeared gray in color, with cool skin.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The ED was incredibly busy, with 40 patients waiting in triage for beds (all of whom I had already screened), so we put her in a chair in triage. Figure-1: Comparison of the 3 ECGs in this case ( See text below ). The presence of artifact should be noted in ECG #1. So I was not entirely convinced.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2023

9 Being bilingual is often not enough to be a medical interpreter, which requires precision, experience, and knowledge of medical jargon, as well as culturally specific idioms and phrases. Published Feb 8, 2018. 2022;105(1):62-73. Regenstein M, Anders E, Wynia MK. Int J Qual Health Care. 2007;19(2):60-7. Surinder S.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A 30-something was in the ED for some minor trauma when he was noted to have a fast heart rate. See Learning point 1 below. They usually lasted anywhere between 1-2 hours. Here is the Electrophysilogist's note: "Only 1 pathway attachment could be ablated, the second one deep within the CS could not be ablated with high power.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2018

It's important and useful to note that 1) Over 90% of healthy young men have up to 3mm ST elevation in one or more precordial leads normally (Atlas of Electrocardiography by K. My Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 8/9/2018 ): == Our thanks to Lou B for this insightful case. But there is clear ST elevation in lead aVL in Figure-1.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and prior inferior OMI status post DES to his proximal RCA 3 years prior presented to the emergency department at around 3 AM complaining of chest pain onset around 9 PM the evening prior. ECG 1 What do you think? Grines, C.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

A 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis of 25 studies focusing on the accuracy of emergency lung ultrasound showed sensitivity of 85-95% and specificity of 75-90% for pneumonia, sensitivity of 78% and specificity of 94% for COPD/asthma, and sensitivity of 75-90% and specificity of 80-90% for acute heart failure [4].

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 4, 2023

Let’s take a take a minute to review Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome presenting in the ED so we will be prepared when you see it! Ganss, 2018) There are additional associations with scoliosis, burn injuries, and spinal cord injuries. (Oka, PMID: 33905850 Ganss A, Rampado S, Savarino E, Bardini R. 15(1):74-78.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 22, 2024

Pre-school wheezers remain a poorly understood cohort of children despite seeing them every day in paediatric EDs. The 2018 PREVIEW trial reported a significant reduction in length of stay (LOS) in children given prednisolone in Australia (24-71 months, mean 41 months) compared to placebo. study from 200 9.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

An ECG was performed in the ED at 1554: Original image unavailable, this is the only recorded scanned ECG available. A prior ECG from 1 month ago was available: The presentation ECG was interpreted as STEMI and the patient was transferred emergently to the nearest PCI center. per year incidence of SCD in this cohort [1].

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Second-generation H1 antihistamines (cetirizine, loratadine, and fexofenadine) do not cross the blood-brain barrier as easily (Bernstein J 2018). Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Anecdotally, the persistence of urticaria often has little influence on the decision to discharge a patient from the ED.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

The Importance of Civility in Critical Care Resuscitation A 3-year-old patient with diabetic ketoacidosis arrives at your ED. Here are ten things to think about: 1. Churruca K, Pavithra A, McMullan R, Urwin R, Tippett S, Cunningham N, Loh E, Westbrook J. John Wiley & Sons, 2018 Edward KL, Ousey K, Warelow P, Lui S.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

He has already climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, visited the Gobi desert (possibly from the comfort of his parents 4 x 4, but who’s judging) and has his bronze D of E nailed. All you know, back in ED, is that the ETA is 10 minutes, and there is a single stab wound to the chest. A PEM Adventure Ranulf is a 14-year-old explorer.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Submitted and written by Destiny Folk MD , peer reviewed by Meyers, Smith, Grauer, McLaren A man in his early 30s with no significant past medical history was brought to the ED by EMS after being found unresponsive by a friend. On arrival in the ED, he was hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure in the 70s. What is it?

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EMS 12-Lead

APRIL 28, 2022

Initial vital signs include: NIBP 99/58 HR 150-160 (trend) RR 10 (spontaneous, but shallow) SpO2 86 (RA) BBS CTA The initial rhythm strip is attached: Figure 1 There is a wide complex tachycardia of varying morphology, amplitude, and R-R cycle length. A prominent vertical scar, however, is noted at the sternum.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

The pattern of STE and STD reminded us of Brugada Type 1 morphology. Smith comment: 1) Brugada ECG may have ST shifts in limb leads as well as precordial leads. Patients that develop a Type 1 pattern without any precipitating or provoking factors have a risk of SCD of 0.5-0.8% per year incidence of SCD in this cohort [1].

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2024

A 64-year-old male presents by EMS to the ED with shortness of breath. 1 There are over 50,000 visits related to heart transplant in the United States each year and over half of these patients are admitted to the hospital from the ED. We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp.

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REBEL EM

JULY 18, 2022

TXA has become the standard practice in the ED based on small RCTs, though larger trials have not demonstrated the same benefit ( REBEL EM review ). 2013 Sep;31(9):1389-92. Medications and cotton pledgets for each arm were packed in blinded boxes by a research nurse outside the ED. Am J Emerg Med. Epub 2013 Jul 30.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. 1 One study found that CTA head and neck was ordered for 2.5% of all patients in the ED for over 800 different stated indications. In a study of 17,903 CTAs ordered in the ED, Tu et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Figure 1: Clinical manifestations and long-term consequences of sickle cell disease Training and education on sickle cell disease: Training and education are crucial to improve morbidity and mortality. with thanks A 15-month-old Kenyan boy presents to ED with right hand swelling. Blood culture is pending.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

She describes the pain as left-sided, non-radiating, and 9/10 in severity. Answer: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 1-18 Background: Also known as transient apical ballooning syndrome, apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, stress-induced cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy, Gebrochenes-Herz syndrome, and broken-heart syndrome.

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