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SGEM#454: I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight – Diagnostic Accuracy of D-Dimer for Acute Aortic Syndromes

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: September 23, 2024 Reference: Essat et al. Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist from Australia who is also an ultrasounder. The patient has no specific risk factors for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or dissection. Reference: Essat et al.

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Rebaked Morsel: Pediatric Buckle and Greenstick Forearm Fractures

Pediatric EM Morsels

Trauma season is at hand and like all other pediatric emergency departments in the country, we find our ED breaking ( pun intended ) at the seams with orthopedic injuries. Davidson JS, Brown DJ, Barnes SN, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. West S, Andrews J, Bebbington A, et al. Symons S, Rowsell M, Bhowal B, et al.

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High sensitivity cardiac troponins for ED chest pain evaluation (2022 ACC pathway)

ALiEM

Intermediate-risk patients may be further stratified based on recent stress testing or coronary angiogram findings plus a modified HEART or Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain (EDACS) score. References Writing Committee, Kontos MC, de Lemos JA, et al. 2022.08.750 Collet JP, Thiele H, Barbato E, et al.

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Elbow Dislocations

REBEL EM

PMID: 32644703 Robinson PM, Griffiths E, Watts AC. PMID: 27227986 Glover NM, Black AC, Murphy PB. Elbow Dislocations in the Emergency Department: A Review of Reduction Techniques. J Emerg Med. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan–. Simple elbow dislocation. Shoulder Elbow. 2017 Jul;9(3):195-204.

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SGEM#280: This Old Heart of Mine and Troponin Testing

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

You turn to the attending and ask, “do you really think this could be acute coronary syndrome (ACS)?” Background: Patients 65 years and older account for about 15% of emergency department visits in the United States. Reference: Wang et al. The proportion of patients with ACS at the index visit or within 30 days. *

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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: May 23rd, 2019 Reference: Joseph et al. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. DISCLAIMER: THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THIS PODCAST DO NOT […] The post SGEM#258: REBOA, Re-Re-Re-REBOA first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Reference: Joseph et al.

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Another deadly triage ECG missed, and the waiting patient leaves before being seen. What is this nearly pathognomonic ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Bobby Nicholson, MD 67 year old male with history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance with midsternal nonradiating chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. In fact, Kosuge et al. Stein et al. This is a paper worth reading : Marchik et al. Kosuge et al.

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