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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. The effect of emergency department crowding on lung-protective ventilation utilization for critically ill patients. REFERENCES: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network et al.

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

REBEL EM

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. 5 Paper: Lebin J et al. 5 Paper: Lebin J et al. Am J Emerg Med 2013 , 31 (4), 734-742.

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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Stephen Meigher is the EM Chief Resident training with the Jacobi and Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al.

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SGEM#346: Sepsis – You Were Always on My Mind

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: September 20th, 2021 Reference: Litell et al. Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jess Monas is a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.

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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: June 2nd, 2020 Reference: Permpikul et al. 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. Date: June 2nd, 2020 Reference: Permpikul et al. Case: It’s another day in your emergency department (ED).

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SGEM Xtra: On the Edge of Burnout ACEM18

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Working in the emergency department we are on the edge of life and death and that can lead to burnout. The highest prevalence of burnout (70%) was reported by emergency physicians (Shanafelt et al 2015). One of the most common reasons cited for burnout is the electronic medical record (EMR) (Shanafelt et al 2016).

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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." Reference on Troponins: Xenogiannis I, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, et al. Lindahl et al. From Gue at al. Lindahl B, Baron T, Erlinge D, et al. References: 1.