EMOttawa

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Historically, it has been used more frequently in the ICU than in Emergency Departments, likely due to provider comfort. […] The post Is there a Precedence for Precedex in the ED? appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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ED Critical Care ICU Emergency Department 120

Life in the Fastlane

JUNE 12, 2024

Kane Guthrie Nebulised GTN in the ED Nebulised GTN in the ED. Case study and review of dose, administration and indication for GTN nebuliser administration

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St. Emlyn's

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Creating a learning culture in the emergency department (ED) fosters psychological safety, open communication, and continuous improvement. Learn practical steps to build a strong learning culture in your ED, promoting growth and collaborative excellence in emergency medicine.

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ED Emergency Department 123

Core EM

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Annie: I developed an interest in EM while working as a scribe in the ED during college. In addition to what Charlotte and Nick said, I can envision myself staying calm in the stressful situations that come up in the ED. Nick: Triaging your time and priorities as an ED doc on shift is so challenging.

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Core EM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Annie: I developed an interest in EM while working as a scribe in the ED during college. In addition to what Charlotte and Nick said, I can envision myself staying calm in the stressful situations that come up in the ED. Nick: Triaging your time and priorities as an ED doc on shift is so challenging.

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ED EMS Critical Care OR 100

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 25, 2024

He has been involved in ED-based clinical research examining ways to improve care for patients with alcohol use disorder in the ED for over two decades. Case 1: A patient presents to the ED with nausea, vomiting and some abdominal pain complaining of alcohol withdrawal. This is an SGEM HOP but with a twist.

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ED Emergency Department ICU ALS 193

REBEL EM

JULY 1, 2024

The AVAPS mode is as effective and safe as BPAP S/T in treating patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure in the ED.” Clinical Take Home Point: I n patients presenting to the ED with hypercapnic respiratory failure, AVAPS did lead to a faster improvement in pH and PaCO2 levels compared to BPAP S/T. AVAPS: 0.07 AVAPS: 10.20

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ED Emergency Department ALS OR 133

St. Emlyn's

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The post September 2024 Round-Up – Patient Experience in the ED, Dirty Adrenaline, and More! St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed All the best from the blog from August 2024, in our easy to digest podcast. appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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ED Emergency Department 64

St. Emlyn's

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed A review of Acute on Chronic Liver Disease (ACLD / decompensated liver disease) in the ED. Liver disease in the ED. How we can improve patient outcomes. FOAMed @stemlyns The post Decompensated. St Emlyn’s appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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ED Critical Care 124

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Today’s video evaluates inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for asthma in the ED setting. EBM Updates: Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma in the ED Background : Asthma is a common ED issue, with patient presentations ranging from needing a medication refill to severe exacerbation in respiratory failure.

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ED Emergency Department OR 82

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I found out that the interventionalist had just finished a case and came to the ED to see about the de-activated case. He saw the ECG and ordered an ED ECG." As per Dr. Smith — I also found it difficult to understand why the admitting ED physicians cancelled the cath lab activation. Kudos to the medics." "I

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ED Coronary Paramedic OR 116

EMergucate

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Simulation report 2/2/23 Interdisciplinary SIM ED/ Anaesthetics Summery: Head injury requiring intubation post agitation and seizure, ambulance called by police … Continue reading →

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ED Ambulance 100

St. Emlyn's

AUGUST 13, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Some expert guidance and top tips about how to care for a child with lifelimiting illness who presents to the Emergency Department The post Podcast – Paediatric Palliative Care in the ED appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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ED Emergency Department 82

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A recently published study of ED APPs, residents, attendings, and nurses attempted to assess clinician's perspectives on how ED boarding im. Click to view the rest

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The cath lab was deactivated by cardiologist on arrival at ED because it was "not a STEMI". He presented to the ED for evaluation chest pain. It was in his central and left chest, radiated to his left arm, and he experienced some cold sweats and nausea prompting him to call 911 and he was brought to ED via ambulance.

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STEMI ED Coronary EMS 116

CanadiEM

JULY 11, 2024

Clinical scenario A 27-year old female presents to the emergency department (ED) after a fall onto her hand from amotorized scooter. Clinical question: What are the predictive clinical features for occult scaphoid fractures in patients with normal initial radiographs in the ED? Background Scaphoid fractures commonly occur from a fall.

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ED Emergency Department 83

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 25, 2023

Casey […] The post SGEM#398: Another Ab Gets BUSED – POCUS in the ED for Biliary Disease first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Casey currently splits his time between Broome, a small rural hospital in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, and a large tertiary ED in sunny Perth.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

JANUARY 12, 2021

The post Ep 151 AKI Part 2 – ED Management appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. When should ACEi/ARBs be held in AKI patients? When, if ever, should NSAIDs be given in AKI patients, and if so, how should the dose be modified? and many more.

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ED EMS 130

REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

In many emergency departments (ED), US machines are readily available and can be used to rapidly assess and monitor patients with acute dyspnea at the bedside. US, compared with CXR and CT, offers the absence of ionizing radiation and high reproducibility. Emerg Med J. 2023;40(10):700-707.

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ED E-9-1-1 Emergency Department ALS 130

St. Emlyn's

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The post August 2024 Round-Up – Goldilocks Moments, Nasal Analgesia, and Public Health in the ED appeared first on St.Emlyn's. St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed All the best from the blog from August 2024, in our easy to digest podcast.

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ED 72

Emergency Medicine Cases

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In this podcast, Part 2 of our diabetic emergencies series with Melanie Baimel, Bourke Tillmann and Leeor Sommer, we dive into the recognition and ED management of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS). Why is finding and treating the cause or trigger of HHS so important in the ED? How does fluid management differ in HHS from DKA?

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ED OR EMS 130

St. Emlyn's

MAY 24, 2024

stemlyns #FOAMed The post JC: Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for rib fractures in the ED. St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed JC: Review of an RCT of serratus anterior plane blocks in the emergency department for chest/rib injury. Is this now a standard of care? St Emlyn’s appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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ED Emergency Department 121

St. Emlyn's

JUNE 1, 2024

FOAMed @stemlyns The post JC: Is nebulised ketamine an option in the ED? St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Journal club review of an RCT on the use of nebulised ketamine use in the emergency department. Yet another route for ketamine? Or maybe not?? appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Yoo, MD (Assistant Professor/Core Faculty, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case An 18-year-old man with a history of asthma and medication noncompliance presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset shortness of breath. He states that he recently moved to Texas from Colorado. Which one do you select?

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ED Life Support Advanced Life Support CPR 81

EMOttawa

AUGUST 15, 2024

Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and unclear. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural effusions in the ED. This is not all-encompassing, […] The post By the Hammer of Thora: Pleural Effusions in the ED (part 1) appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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ED Emergency Department Critical Care 71

Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 18, 2021

The post Ep156 ED Approach to Acute Motor Weakness appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. Differentiate the types of lower motor neuron lesions - peripheral neuropathy vs neuromuscular junction vs myopathy, as well as review the indication for endotracheal intubation for the patient with neuromuscular weakness.

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ED EMS 130

EMDocs

JULY 25, 2024

Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. Chuck Pilcher, MD, FACEP Editor, Medical Malpractice Insights Editor, Med Mal Insights The challenge of suicide evaluation in the ED “I’ve changed my mind. If you have a story to share click here.

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ED ALS Emergency Department OR 81

St. Emlyn's

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Creating a learning culture in the emergency department (ED) fosters psychological safety, open communication, and continuous improvement. The post Building a Learning Culture in the ED: Why It Matters and How to Make It Happen. appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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ED Emergency Department 52

EMOttawa

AUGUST 22, 2024

Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and nuanced. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural effusions in the ED. In part one we focused on imaging, diagnosis, and management of parapneumonic effusions.

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ED Emergency Department Critical Care EMS 60

Emergency Medicine Cases

AUGUST 27, 2019

It is absolutely in the interest of every single ED provider to understand how this problem came to be, and what we can do about it. As citizens of the medical community, becoming aware of the issues that drive ED overcrowding will be a powerful asset in the drive for change.

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ED EMS 130

Emergency Medicine Cases

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The current outbreak of the novel respiratory pathogen Coronavirus is an opportunity to remind ourselves of how to properly and adequately prepare for an emergency outbreak in our EDs. The post Preparation for Emergency Infectious Outbreak in your ED – Coronavirus appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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St. Emlyn's

JULY 16, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Listen to a podcast about looking after patients with hybrid closed loop insulin pumps and what might go wrong The post Podcast – Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Pumps in the ED appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

JULY 13, 2021

The post EM Quick Hits 30 Scaphoid Fracture, Therapeutic Hypothermia, HEADS-ED, Pelvic Trauma, Kratom, Femoral Lines appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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ED EMS 130

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This time the team from Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital ED tell us what is new in the world of paediatric literature… Led by Dr John Coveney a Paediatric Emergency Medicine Trainee in Bristol who has revived The Journal Club at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital ED on a monthly basis.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 13, 2024

FACEP Who is liable when the ED is over capacity, boarders (admitted but not bedded) are using ED space and staff, and a patient is alleged to have come to harm? Thomas Benzoni, DO, FACEP The post Readers Respond: Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of ED Patients appeared first on ACEP Now. Curtis Brown, MD.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While in the ED, patient developed acute dyspnea while at rest, initially not associated with chest pain. The patient had no chest symptoms until he had been in the ED for many hours and had been undergoing management of his DKA. The patient was under the care of another ED physician. Another ECG was recorded: What do you think?

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ED Coronary CAD STEMI 102

REBEL EM

JULY 17, 2023

REBEL Cast Ep120: Etomidate vs Ketamine for RSI in the ED? PMID: Clinical Question: Does a single dose of ketamine or etomidate used for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) of critically adults in the ED impact the SOFA score within 3 days of hospitalization? Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Knack SKS et al.

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ED ICU Emergency Department Overdose 98