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STREAM-2: Half-Dose Tenecteplase vs Primary PCI in Older Patients with STEMI?

REBEL EM

Background: Primary PCI is the recommended reperfusion strategy in patients with STEMI and should be initiated within 2 hours after first medical contact. In non-PCI-capable hospitals this goal is not always achievable due to delays in transfer. In these cases, thrombolysis is recommended to improve morbidity and mortality. The STREAM-1 trial found that for [2] patients with STEMI presenting within 3 hours of symptom onset and unable to attain PCI within 1 hour of first medical contact, a phar

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PulmCrit Hot Take: Aggressive glycemic control is dead (TGC-Fast Trial)

EMCrit Project

background Today the Van de Bergh group in Belgium released a RCT investigating tight versus liberal glycemic control in the ICU. Before diving into this study, let's take a walk down memory lane. Major interest in tight glycemic control in the ICU began in 2001 with an RCT by the same group of investigators, also […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas.

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The Job Market in Emergency Medicine: Perspectives of Graduating Residents in 2023

ACEP Now

The emergency medicine workforce is an important issue with ramifications for physicians relocating or retiring, medical students considering the specialty, and graduating residents seeking their first jobs. In August 2021, an article published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine projected a surplus of more than 7,800 emergency physicians in 2030 based on multiple scenarios, including patterns of supply and demand for emergency physicians at that time. 1 The workforce in emergency medicine is c

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Move Over Button Batteries, Say Hello to Magnets

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

Kids eat everything (except perhaps carefully prepared and balanced meals). While button battery ingestions are feared, there is more to worry about. Magnet in.

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Episode 23: a Summer Break? Really?

The EMS Show

Just like you, the boys have a million things going on, so they did what every other 12 year old does.take the summer off! Yep, they are back though.time to get back in the saddle and bring what everyone wants.a little catch up time, a bit of Buprenorphine, a little no surpises act, and billing conversation.join us! oh, by the way, did you know all the podcast platforms will unsubscribe you?

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Episode 23: a Summer Break? Really?

The EMS Show

Just like you, the boys have a million things going on, so they did what every other 12 year old does.take the summer off! Yep, they are back though.time to get back in the saddle and bring what everyone wants.a little catch up time, a bit of Buprenorphine, a little no surpises act, and billing conversation.join us! oh, by the way, did you know all the podcast platforms will unsubscribe you?

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