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. Reference Lin M, Phipps M, Chan TM, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 2, 2024

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Children often spend many hours in the emergency department (ED) before being sent home or admitted. Pecenka C, et al. Winkler AE, et al.

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ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2023

Figure 1: Peripheral IV ultrasound using alcohol under transparent film dressing and topical saline flush – all without ultrasound gel Read other Tricks of the Trade articles. Accessed April 5, 2023 Afzal S, Zahid M, Rehan ZA, et al. emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education. Accessed April 5, 2023.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 14, 2023

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 respiratory diseases in the Emergency Department. Reference Lin M, Phipps M, Chan TM, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Child with Cough and Fever: Case Introduction A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department complaining of cough for 3 days and fever for the last day. Additional examples can be found in the PEM POCUS: Endotracheal Tube Confirmation article in Section 2 – Indirect Confirmation: Visualize Bilateral Lung Sliding.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 10, 2024

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. This month there are several new articles but one older one that sparked the teams interest. Article 1: What are the signs and symptoms of serious illness in infants up to 6 months old? Wilson K, Umana E, McCleary D, Waterfield T, Woolfall K.

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NAEMSP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Author: Joshua Stilley, MD FACEP FAEMS This article was written in collaboration with the National Adrenal Diseases Foundation Background: Adrenal crisis occurs when the adrenal glands are unable to produce enough endogenous steroids under stress. In the emergency department, the patient was evaluated and safely discharged.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Tim approached me about an article he wrote and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ( CMAJ ). The title of the article was “Physician, heal thyself” and was in the humanities section of the October 2021 issue. This article resonated with many people and was the 6th most read CMAJ article of 2021.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Richelle Cooper is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Maia Dorsett is an Emergency and EMS Physician at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Reference: Dorsett et al. Maia Dorsett is an Emergency and EMS Physician at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 8, 2024

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Reviews and opinion articles Approach to simple kidney cysts in children. Dell KM, et al. Eisen S et al. Fielder AR, et al. Bm MV, et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 4, 2024

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. The Journal of Pediatrics published an article on education interventions to reduce diagnostic errors in burned or bruised patients suspected of abuse. Pediatrics.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Reviews and opinion articles Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric nephrology. Sethi SK, et al. Agostino H, et al. Rassekh SR, et al. 2023 Jun 1.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 20, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: October 17th , 2018 Reference #1: Aycock, Westafer et al. Ann Emerg Med 2018 (CRD42017056195) Reference #2: Weisbord SD, Gallagher M, Jneid H, et al; PRESERVE Trial Group. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Reference: Aycock, Westafer et al.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

x length or height (cm)] There is a great review article that lists many other weight estimation formulae. 2010) ‘140: Does physician estimates of pediatric patient weights lead to inaccurate medication dosages’, Annals of Emergency Medicine , 56(3), p. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501. Ann Emerg Med. J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Date: February 21st 2022 Reference: Kim et al. Emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing (EmPATH) unit decreases hospital admission for patients presenting with suicidal ideation in rural America. She is […] The post SGEM#360: We Care a Lot – The EmPATH Study first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting." In a recent article (J Electrocardiol this year, see reference below), peak trop onin I levels in takotsubo presenting with ST Elevation were median 1.02 Lindahl et al. From Gue at al.

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ACEP Now

JULY 8, 2024

Recently published experiments with LLMs in the emergency department fall into a handful of primary areas of interest. In a similar vein, another study evaluated the ability of an LLM to assess “clinical acuity” in the emergency department. References Jiang LY, Liu XC, Nejatian NP, et al. 2023;619(7969):357-362.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2024

1 History and physical examination have been the cornerstone of seizure diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Disclaimer This article is not a comprehensive review of diagnosis and treatment of status epilepticus but an overview of management and future directions. References Brophy GM, Bell R, Claassen J, et al.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Case Introduction: Child with abdominal pain Wendy is a 7-year-old girl who comes into the emergency department with redness, swelling, and pain on her left calf. Study N Methods POCUS Sensitivity (95% CI) POCUS Specificity (95% CI) Conclusions Gottleib et al., Lam et al., of cases* Subramaniam et al., Lam et al.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2024

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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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Reviewing every study would be tedious and, fortunately, we’ve got a great review article on the topic. Read More REBEL EM: The Ketorolac Analgesic Ceiling References Irizarry E et al. Acad Emerg Med 2021; 28(11): 1228-35. PMID: 34133820 Arora S et al. Can J Emerg Med 2007; 9(1): 30-2. Ann Emerg Med 1995;26:117-20.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Date: August 31st, 2021 Reference: McLean et al. AEM Sept 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Date: August 31st, 2021 Reference: McLean et al. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 31, 2024

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Our team have scoured the literature, so you don’t have to… or it might spark an interest to go and have a look at the full article. Article 1: What predicts parental anxiety in the Paediatric Emergency Department?

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 17, 2023

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Reviews and opinion articles New therapies for spinal muscular atrophy: where we stand and what is next. Antonaci L, et al. Tritos NA, et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The American Academy of Paediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine (AAP SOEM) created a list of five key recommendations for Paediatric Emergency Medicine after a structured review process and expert consensus opinion. This series of DFTB articles aims to increase awareness of the Choosing Wisely ® recommendations. Pediatr Rev.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

First, research suggests a higher number of emergency department visits among individuals with ASD. About 30 percent of children with ASD need treatment in an emergency department, and this number increases to nearly 70 percent for those aged 15–18. Maenner MJ, Warren Z, Williams AR, et al. Cleve Clin J Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 6, 2024

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Our team has scoured the literature, so you don’t have to—or it might spark an interest in reading the full article. Article 1: Positive urine cultures without pyuria Wang ME, Jones VG, Kane M, et al. Acad Pediatr. 2024;24(1):111-118.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 15, 2023

1 The emergency department remains an important frontier for work in judicious prescribing, but opiate analgesia remains a valuable tool for the initial treatment of a variety of presentations. 2 The lay media spin on the article fell onto side of universally negative against the use of opiates.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Journalist Diane Silver described moral injury in her State News article as “a deep soul wound that pierces a person’s identity, sense of morality, and relationship to society.” Shanafelt et al. Mayo Clin Proc 2015 * Shanafelt et al. It was an opportunity to share my journey and give an important message about kindness.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. 14 A more recent review article looked at two retrospective studies with a combined total of 66 patients who were given esmolol in the treatment of refractory VT or VF. References Tsao CW, et al. Circulation.

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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. Disclaimer This is not an exhaustive review of airway management, but a commentary on a recent article published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Marco is professor of emergency medicine at Penn State Health-Milton S.

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Silk City Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Written by Jessica DiPeri, MD This post first appeared on REBEL EM Background: Pneumothorax management is a common clinical condition in the emergency department (ED) occurring in patients of varying ages and caused by multiple etiologies, including spontaneous, traumatic, and iatrogenic pneumothorax. Article: Chang, Su-Huan et al. “A

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EMDocs

MAY 11, 2024

Rosh Review Website Link Further Reading: FOAMed: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] References : Turi B, Smith D, Kusel K, et al. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Aug 2023) [link] Ortiz de Mendivil A, Alcalá-Galiano A, et al. link] Sharma R, Gaillard F, Bell D, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 28, 2023

Reviewing every study would be tedious and, fortunately, we’ve got a great review article on the topic. Read More REBEL EM: The Ketorolac Analgesic Ceiling References Irizarry E et al. Acad Emerg Med 2021; 28(11): 1228-35. PMID: 34133820 Arora S et al. Can J Emerg Med 2007; 9(1): 30-2. Ann Emerg Med 1995;26:117-20.

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Core EM

JULY 23, 2024

Objective: Based on current evidence, this review article aims to guide the Emergency Department (ED) in providing care for patients with blast injuries. This article may apply to a broader audience of clinicians by including data from military and civilian blast incidents. It most commonly affects gas-containing organs.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 31, 2023

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Article 1: Does rapid diagnostic testing for Malaria work? A Diagnostic Accuracy Study to Evaluate Standard Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Alone to Safely Rule Out Imported Malaria in Children Presenting to UK Emergency Departments. Probyn, M.E.,

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 14, 2024

Many common presentations to the emergency department (ED) are related to drug interactions that are commonly missed and largely preventable. Many thanks to Dr. David Juurlink and Dr. Walter Himmel for their expert contributions to the EM Cases podcast that inspired this article. References Hohl CM, Robitaille C, Lord V, et al.

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