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SGEM Xtra: I Wish that I Had Jesse’s Book

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Jesse Pines is the Chief Clinical Innovation at US Acute Care Solutions and a Clinical Professor and George Washington University and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University. In this role, he focuses on […] The post SGEM Xtra: I Wish that I Had Jesse’s Book first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

On a busy day shift in the emergency department, our seasoned triage nurse comes to me after I finish caring for a hallway patient, “Hey, can you come see this guy in the triage room? This is the essence of emergency medicine. After some fentanyl, applying traction, and “opening the book,” he improved. Ann Emerg Med.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: This Rash Came Out of No Where

ALiEM

A 26-year-old male with a past medical history of eczema presented to the Emergency Department with a rash for two days. Available from: [link] www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430974/ Group A Strep Infection. The patient stated he first noticed a rash on his right arm that rapidly spread to his face, chest, and left arm.

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Trick of Trade: Alternative to a Pressure Bag for IV Fluids

ALiEM

Note that conventional pressure bags may not be readily available in emergency departments and could blow the line you worked hard to secure. Read the series Buy the print book! This “gentle pressure” technique allows the clinician to gauge how much positive pressure to administer to minimize the risk of fluid extravasation.

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Trick of Trade: Dual Foley catheter to control massive epistaxis

ALiEM

Read the series Buy the print book! Published Dec 9, 2020 Author information Mohamed Elhadi Abdelhameed, MD Emergency Medicine Physician Emergency Department Ibrahim Malik Teaching Hospital | The post Trick of Trade: Dual Foley catheter to control massive epistaxis appeared first on ALiEM. Reference Goralnick E.

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Post-Intubation Sedation and Analgesia

Core EM

Given the lack of outcome difference, the longer time to onset of peak effect, frequently inadequate level of sedation, and the risk of hypotension and bradycardia, propofol may be a more practical choice of sedative in the emergency department when clinically appropriate. mg/kg over several minutes 0.02 – 0.1 mg/kg 0.01 – 0.1

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SGEM#263: Please Stop, Prescribing – Antibiotics for Viral Acute Respiratory Infections

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

A Multifaceted Intervention Improves Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infection for Adults and Children in Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings. AEM July 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and clinical lecturer in Calgary. It’s a great book to put on your reading list.