The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department (DAShED) study: an observational cohort study of people attending the emergency department with symptoms consistent with acute aortic syndrome. EMJ Nov 2023. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. EMJ Nov 2023.

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Core EM

JANUARY 8, 2024

Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department. JAMA Network, 2023 Background Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis (CT AP) is the most common diagnostic imaging test to evaluate abdominal pain in the ED. This was the reference standard.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 2, 2023

JAMA July 2023 Date: October 17, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Alasdair Munro is a clinical research fellow specializing in pediatric infectious disease at the University of Southampton. Case: A 4-year-old girl presents to your emergency department (ED) with fever and nasal drainage. Reference: Shaikh N, et al.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Patients with severe agitation are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED) setting. Emergency departments can be crowded and chaotic, further exacerbating mental health issues. Emergency departments can be crowded and chaotic, further exacerbating mental health issues. Rapid and efficacious.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Physicians, nurses, and staff in emergency departments (EDs) across the country have encountered workplace violence for years. 1,2 In a 2018 study by ACEP, nearly half of emergency physicians polled reported a physical assault while at work. Accessed October 10, 2023. J Emerg Nurs. 2023;(3):415-424.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 23, 2024

Concussions are commonly encountered in the Emergency Department. Concussion – Presentation [ Silverberg, 2023 ] There is no definitive test to diagnose concussion in the ED. We have previously discussed an approach to the question of when a patient “ can return to sport.”

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ACEP Now

MAY 5, 2023

What is your role as the emergency physician? Introduction Law enforcement officers frequently accompany emergency department (ED) trauma patients or patients who are under arrest or require assistance. Conclusion Emergency physicians may encounter requests for law enforcement information gathering in the ED.

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A 32-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) from an outside hospital for further management of right eye pain and vision loss sustained after he was struck by a metal wire while at work. An emergent ophthalmology consult is needed to plan for operative repair.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

When seven South Florida gluteal AFT patients died tragically in one year alone, the Florida Board of Medicine issued an emergency regulation restricting fat injection to the subcutaneous space rather than injecting into muscle. Or Helly Larson describing the first week after her Miami BBL as “absolute hell” to a Vox reporter.

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ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

The Study In an Annals of Emergency Medicine paper , Preiksaitis et al. sought to identify program factors associated with unfilled post-graduate year 1 (PGY-1) emergency medicine (EM) positions in the 2023 Match [1]. as well as an analysis of the 2023 Match by Pupazan and Cook in Emergency Medicine News [3,4].

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 24, 2023

Date: June 16, 2023 Reference: Reed et al. Pilot Testing Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution in an Emergency Department Setting: Experiences, Lessons Learned, and Suggestions from Staff. She is the cofounder of […] The post SGEM#407: Here We Go Test Strips for Fentanyl first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A 4-year-old female with no significant past medical history is brought to the Emergency Department by her grandmother for concern for two days of progressive vaginal bleeding. It often presents to the emergency department with complaints of vaginal bleeding, difficulty urinating, or dysuria.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 26, 2024

A 27-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the Emergency Department with right eye pain. Iridodialysis Traumatic iridodialysis is an uncommon ocular emergency with very distinct findings that we can encounter in the Emergency Department. In The Atlas of Emergency Medicine (p.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Date: October 20, 2023 Reference: Cai et al. AEM October 2023. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Date: October 20, 2023 Reference: Cai et al. AEM October 2023. AEM October 2023.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A 48-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the Emergency Department with a left-sided facial rash and associated burning left eye pain that started four days prior. Updated August 16, 2023. He also endorsed left-sided facial weakness and diplopia for the last eight days. Accessed January 11, 2024.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 17, 2023

Date: June 15, 2023 Reference: Rees CA et al. Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. Date: June 15, 2023 Reference: Rees CA et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 20, 2024

Aug 2023 Date: October 30, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ellie Hill is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Reference: Zaoutis T, et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Lancet July 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. His twitter handle is @PainFreeED.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

New England Journal of Medicine June 2023 Date: July 19, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist that includes in his practice emergency medicine, anesthesia, and critical care. Case: It is a steady Saturday afternoon in your rural emergency department (ED). Reference: Snelling et al.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to toxicology in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. Please go to the above link. Alex Rogers MD, J.D.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Apr 17. 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1386-1398. 2023 Apr 29. 2023 Apr 24. 2023 Apr 12. 2023 Apr 28. 2023 Apr 25. 2023 Apr 25. 2023 Apr 25. 2023 Apr 24. 2023 Apr 18:S0890-8567(23)00185-5. You will find the list is broken down into four sections: 1.Reviews Antonaci L, et al.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status and fever. Vital signs on arrival are: Temperature: 38.8 degrees Celsius Heart rate:128 Blood pressure: 74 over 48 Respiratory rate: 10 Oxygen saturation: 77 percent Physical examination was notable for lethargy and confusion.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And in our comment letter responding to the FTC and Department of Justice’s proposed updates to health care merger guidelines, ACEP urged the agencies to finalize these changes that would bring more scrutiny to health care mergers and slow down consolidation. The post November 2023 News from the College appeared first on ACEP Now.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 9, 2024

Neonates presenting to the Emergency Department often cause a lot of uncertainty. Let’s review how Congenital Syphilis may present to our Emergency Departments: Congenital Syphilis : Basics Occurs when the spirochete Treponema pallidum is transmitted from mother to fetus. Is this scalp swelling normal?

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A 50-year-old male with insulin-dependent Type 2 Diabetes presented to the emergency department with three days of pain and swelling on the right side of his neck. He endorsed progression of his symptoms, reporting that he was now having fevers, myalgias, and intermittent difficulty swallowing solid foods. No trismus. J Clin Microbiol.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 15, 2024

We encounter seizures commonly in the Emergency Department. Nicotera, 2024; Bacus, 2023 ] The laughing often described as being unmotivated or disproportionate to the emotional context. Nicotera, 2024; Bacus, 2023 ] The laughing often described as being unmotivated or disproportionate to the emotional context.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Below we discuss three that will likely have the greatest impact on emergency medicine physicians and our patients. As emergency medicine physicians, we are acutely aware of how being unable to afford chronic medications leads to severe life-threatening complications and preventable visits to our Emergency Departments.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A 52-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension and prediabetes presented to the emergency department with double vision that started one day prior to arrival. 2023 Aug 24. She stated that her double vision improved when she closed one eye. References Graham C, Gurnani B, Mohseni M. Abducens Nerve Palsy.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? March 2023 Date: July 12th, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Vicki Currie is a paediatric emergency medicine registrar in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom. Reference: Brennan L et al. A prospective study. J Paediatr Child Health.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The emergency medicine workforce is an important issue with ramifications for physicians relocating or retiring, medical students considering the specialty, and graduating residents seeking their first jobs. 1 The workforce in emergency medicine is constantly in flux, and dependent on numerous factors. Ann Emerg Med.

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ALiEM

MARCH 18, 2024

Shortly after that, the finger turned purple, so she came to the Emergency Department for evaluation. Copyright Images and cases from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Images Exhibit at the 2023 SAEM Annual Meeting | Copyrighted by SAEM 2023 – all rights reserved. Cleve Clin J Med.

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Core EM

JULY 23, 2024

The Case A 71-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia, and peptic ulcer disease presents to the emergency department with substernal chest pain radiating down the right arm and dyspnea that began acutely while “running” up the stairs from the subway. 2023, June 8). Sources Burns, E.,

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Journal of Consumer Psychology 2023, Date: February 23, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Ethan Milne is a Marketing PhD student at the Ivey Business School (Western University). Journal of Consumer Psychology 2023, Date: February 23, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Ethan Milne is a Marketing PhD student at the Ivey Business School (Western University).

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 12, 2024

doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326773 Two-year-old Moyo is brought to the emergency department because her parents were concerned about noisy breathing. Most children can be discharged from the emergency department after a dose of corticosteroids and an appropriate safety net. Published Online First: 15 April 2024.

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ALiEM

JUNE 1, 2023

Are you using phenobarbital instead of benzodiazepines as the first-line monotherapy for patients in alcohol withdrawal in the Emergency Department (ED)? The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department: Current Perspectives. Open Access Emerg Med. 2012.07.056.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

In late June, ACEP organized a congressional briefing with the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to express strong concerns to legislators about the impact of emergency department boarding on our health care safety net. Read more at acep.org/boarding-briefing.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In the UK, as in most developed countries, more patients are presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) with minor illnesses or injuries. Emergency department overcrowding is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. Learning about international trends sparked our curiosity about our own department.

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