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SGEM#393: You Down with APP, Yeah You Know Me

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: February 17, 2023 Reference: Gettel et al. Rising high-acuity emergency care services independently billed by advanced practice providers, 2013 to 2019. AEM Feb 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Reference: Gettel et al.

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Ultrasound Guided Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks

Core EM

Written by: Sadakat Chowdhury MD Edited by: Mak Sarich MD, Jay Lin MD, Jonathan Kobles MD Background: Ultrasound (US) guided nerve blocks offer an applicable option for achieving analgesia in the emergency department. J Emerg Trauma Shock. link] [3] Morrison RS, Magaziner J, Gilbert M, et al. 2012;5(1):28-32.

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ToxCard: Diethylene Glycol

EMDocs

Metabolism of DEG adapted from Bessenhofer, et al. 2 Laboratory assays for DEG are not widely available and have long turn-around-times, thus have limited utility in diagnosis in the emergency department. References: Abubukar et al. “Diethylene Glycol” in Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies , 11e Eds.

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