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EM Cases Best of 2019: Top 10

Emergency Medicine Cases

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 2019 Top 10. The post EM Cases Best of 2019: Top 10 appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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SGEM Xtra: CAEP Wellness Week 2019

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: January 30th, 2019 This is the third annual Canadian EM Wellness Week from CAEP. Day 1: Finessing your Finances in Residency Day 2: You’ve Got A Friend in Me – The Importance of Social Wellness and Being a […] The post SGEM Xtra: CAEP Wellness Week 2019 first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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SGEM Xtra: The REBEL vs. The SKEPTIC at SMACC 2019

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

It was the EBM rumble down under for SMACC 2019. You can see the original SGEM […] The post SGEM Xtra: The REBEL vs. The SKEPTIC at SMACC 2019 first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. It was the EBM rumble down under for SMACC 2019. You can see the original SGEM Xtra post from March 2019.

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Acute Transverse Myelitis in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Tavasoli 2018, Wolf 2012) More common in adults; children comprise 20% of total cases (Pidcock 2007, Wang 2019) Bimodal age distribution (Absoud 2016) Children < 5 years Children > 10 years Symptoms evolve over 2-4 days and peak at 5-6 days (Absoud 2016) ATM may occur alone OR as part of another disorders (e.g.

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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of ALS/ BLS Care in Low Acuity 9-1-1 Response by Geography and Insurance Status Utilizing the 2019 NEMSIS Dataset

International Journal of Paramedicine

Data were obtained from the National Emergency Services Information System (NEMSIS) database for 2019. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between patient acuity and level of EMS care adjusting for rurality and insurance.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Not Your Average Ear Infection

ALiEM

2019 Aug;276(8):2199-2203. Epub 2019 May 11. Klug TE, Holm N, Greve T, Ovesen T. Perichondritis of the auricle: bacterial findings and clinical evaluation of different antibiotic regimens. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. doi: 10.1007/s00405-019-05463-z. PMID: 31079204.

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ECG of the Week – 4th December 2019

EMergucate

You are shown and ECG on a 54 years of age male patient you have yet to review with decreased exercise tolerance with intermittent dizziness. Describe and discuss the abnormalities.

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