The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: August 22nd, 2018 Reference: Riskin A, Erez A, Foulk TA, et al. February 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Simon McCormick is an Emergency Medicine Consultant from Northern Ireland who works in Rotherham Hospital in Yorkshire, England. display_podcast] Date: August 22nd, 2018 Reference: Riskin A, Erez A, Foulk TA, et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 7, 2023

The controversy around what is ‘normal’ in infants’ and children’s vitals was demonstrated in a 2011 systematic review by Fleming et al. and two cohort studies, one performed in Australia by O’Leary et al. and one in the US by Bonafide et al. Brennan et al. Our study supports previous work by Nijman et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 13, 2021

Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Ohio. Reference: Post et al. Lancet 2021 Case: You’re […] The post SGEM#322: TXA for SAH – Won’t Stop Me Now first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Reference: Post et al.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 15, 2023

11,12 As James Clear describes in his book, “Atomic Habits,” by linking a new behavior (mindful breathing) to an existing habit (hand washing) you use less cognitive energy and are more likely to successfully adopt this practice. Dr. Koo is an emergency physician and attending at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, and St.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 8, 2023

Manual detorsion is classically described as “opening the book”. Some studies suggest the average degree of torsion is 720 degrees, so you may need to “open the book” a couple times. If no improvement or worsening pain, rotate in the opposite direction as if you are “closing the book”. Analgesia, not sedation, is necessary.

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergency department (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Still, this wave of private equity acquisitions in emergency medicine has come crashing down on the heads of many early-career physicians. As of 2022, 1 in 4 emergency departments in the United States were staffed by a private equity-owned physician group. Sheffler RM, Alexander L, Fulton BD, et al. Salley et al v.

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Background: Standard emergency department management of acute pancreatitis has focused on aggressive hydration, analgesia and investigation for an underlying reversible cause (eg gallstones). Article: de-Madaria E et al. PMID: 36103415 Buxbaum JL et al. PMID: 28266591 Ramirez-Maldonado E et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. Maitland K, Olupot-Olupot P, Kiguli S, et al. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1900100 Maitland K, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, et al. 12547 Calis JC, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, et al. N Engl J Med.

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FOAMfrat

JULY 1, 2023

Well, in my reading of the Wall's Manual of Emergency Airway Management (6th Edition), they make the recommendation of 1.5 Their recommendation, as I can tell, appears to come from two things: A paper by Levin NM et al. Preoxygenation and prevention of desaturation during emergency airway management. Ann Emerg Med.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Backus BE, Six AJ, Kelder JC, et al. A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department. External validation of the emergency department assessment of chest pain score accelerated diagnostic pathway (EDACS-ADP). Am J Emerg Med 2020 3. Case Rep Emerg Med 2014 7.

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EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

Figure 2: Open book pelvic fracture. Glick Y, Knipe H, Hacking C, et al. Coccolini F, Stahel PF, Montori G, et al. World J Emerg Surg. doi:10.1186/s13017-017-0117-6 Anand T, El-Qawaqzeh K, Nelson A, et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. doi:10.1186/s13049-016-0259-7 Lustosa L, Open book pelvic fracture.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Bupe Allergy Buprenorphine induction has been the mainstay of emergency department treatment of opioid use disorder for more than a decade [11, 12]. Multimodal medication options for fentanyl-xylazine withdrawal management in London et al. 2023 [book]. PMID 35774687 D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor PG, et al.

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EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

4 In an emergency department (ED) presentation of cardiac arrest, the diagnosis of PE is challenging without the use of CT angiography. Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) is a bedside modality that can assist Emergency Physicians (EPs) in differentiating PE from other causes of cardiac arrest. 10,11 Vid 1. TAPSE motion normal.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 10, 2021

He is […] The post SGEM#337: Amazing GRACE-1 How Sweet the Guidelines – Recurrent, Low Risk Chest Pain in the Emergency Department first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: July 1st, 2021 Guest Skeptic #1: Dr. Chris Carpenter is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Washington University in St.

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FOAMfrat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Rattlesnake Envenomation Treatment & Management: Prehospital Care, Emergency Department Care, Consultations.” 2023, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519031/#:~:text=The%20North%20American%20Coral%20Snake. 2022, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557565/. Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations.”

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Date: February 28th, 2020 Reference: Rajendran et al. Randomised control trial of adult therapeutic colouring for the management of significant anxiety in the Emergency Department. AEM February 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. Reference: Rajendran et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 5, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: March 6th, 2018 Reference: White et al. He has particular interests in Emergency Care, Aboriginal Health, Paediatrics, Trauma and Women’s Anaesthesia. . […] The post SGEM#217: The Batman Effect on Improving Perseverance first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Reference: White et al.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 13, 2024

In the 1990s, Dr. Damon Tweedy recounted in his book, “A Black Man in a White Coat,” several racist experiences he had during medical training. Dr. Kendall is the chief of clinician engagement at US Acute Care Solutions and has 15 years of emergency department leadership experience. New York: Penguin Books; 2022.

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