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SGEM#250: Scribes – I Want to Break Free (from the EMR)

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Date: March 20th, 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr.Katie Walker is an emergency physician in Melbourne, Australia. Case: The emergency department is backing up. Your medical team is great, but you […] The post SGEM#250: Scribes – I Want to Break Free (from the EMR) first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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SGEM#344: We Will…We Will Cath You – But should We After An OHCA Without ST Elevations?

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Kaushal Khambhati is also a fourth-year resident training with the Jacobi and Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program. She arrives in the emergency department (ED) with decreased level of consciousness and shock. She has a history of hypertension and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

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SGEM#294: Blood Pressure – Do Better, Keep Rising with NorEpi

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Respir Crit Care Med 2019. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Max Hockstein trained as an Emergency Medicine physician at University of Texas Southwestern and is finishing his Intensive Care fellowship at Emory. Respir Crit Care Med 2019. Case: It’s another day in your emergency department (ED).

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Physical Examination as a Helpful Aid in Decision-Making in Challenging ECGs

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This was contributed by Co-editor Emre Aslanger, an interventional cardiologist in Turkey. AslangerE A 65-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department after experiencing two recent ICD shocks in the preceding hours.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

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Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. The effect of emergency department crowding on lung-protective ventilation utilization for critically ill patients. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care. N Engl J Med. 2000 May 4; PMID: 10793162 Harvey CE, et al.

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

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Background: The emergency department is frequently visited by patients suffering from symptomatic alcohol withdrawal, and the traditional management has been dominated by repeated doses of benzodiazepines. Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal.

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting." Another ECG was recorded 5 minutes later just before arrival at the hospital: Similar The patient was transported to a nearby suburban hospital with PCI capabilities while my partner cared for her.