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Classic EM: How profound is the PROFUNDUS study?

Core EM

Diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes with ultrasound and d-dimer: the PROFUNDUS study European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2024 Background Acute aortic syndromes (AAS) are rare causes in patients presenting with chest/abdominal/back pain or syncope. Types of AAS include aortic dissection, intramural aortic hematoma, and penetrating aortic ulcer. Diagnosis of AAS requires urgent advanced aortic imaging (AAI), such as computed tomography angiography (CTA).

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ECG of the week 27th November

EMergucate

The following ECG is from a 62-year-old man who presented following an MVA.

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Podcast – Bad Behaviour in Teams with Liz Crowe at Tactical Trauma 2024

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed In this podcast, Liz Crowe discusses the effect bad behaviour has on teams and ultimately patient safety. The post Podcast – Bad Behaviour in Teams with Liz Crowe at Tactical Trauma 2024 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Episode 158 Scarlet Fever: You’ve changed

This Podcast Will Kill You

A mere 150 years ago, uttering the words “scarlet fever” was enough to strike fear into the hearts of many, especially parents of young children. For a brief period of time, this disease, caused by an infection with the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes , reigned as a leading cause of childhood death in many parts of the world. It left its mark on gravestones, in public health decrees, in literature like the Velveteen Rabbit, but then something changed.

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Remediation Committee November Update

The Vocal CORD

The CORD Remediation Committee has been hard at work over the past year. We have identified new areas of focus and made subcommittee groups to work on projects of shared interest. Achievements and Current Activities: Submitted several didactic sessions for CORD AA25. Current survey project: Examining updated incidence rates of residents undergoing remediation and those transitioning to termination or resignation since COVID and the workforce publication impact.

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Hugh T. Clements, Jr.

FirstNet Authority

Director, Community Oriented Policing Services Office, Department of Justice

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