Emergency Medicine Cases

AUGUST 8, 2023

In this ECG Cases blog with Dr. Jesse McLaren we interpret 10 ECG cases and explore cardiac, metabolic and GI causes: We consider anginal equivalents, and look for ECG signs of Occlusion MI, including subacute occlusion from delayed presentations. We consider electrolyte disturbances and look for ECG signs of hyperkalemia or hypokalemia/hypomagnesemia, and we consider the differential of diffuse ST depression with reciprocal ST elevation in aVR, and false positive STEMI.

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STEMI OR EMS 204

EMergucate

AUGUST 8, 2023

The following chest x-ray is from an 8 month old with coryzal illness & increased work of breathing.

EMS 130

EMS 130

Emergency Medicine Cases

AUGUST 8, 2023

In this Part 1 of our 2-part podcast series on dental emergencies, with the help of Dr. Chris Nash and Dr. Richard Ngo, we tackle these atraumatic dental emergencies: infections ranging from dental caries to pulpitis and gingivitis to dental abscess, cellulitis and deep space infection, as well as acute necrotizing gingivitis, pericoronitis and dry socket.

EMS 130

EMS 130

EMergucate

AUGUST 8, 2023

A 45-year-old man presents with vomiting and numbness on his fingers. He has CML and he is on chemotherapy. His blood biochemistry showed the following: Na = 130 mmol/L K = 6.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 8, 2023

Sure, he made the national news for saving a life at an Eagles game while wearing an elaborate Mummer’s Day costume, but did you know he’s also his residency’s social chair and has all the best local recommendations for ACEP23 attendees? Read on! Vincent Basile, DO, an emergency medicine resident at Einstein Medical Center in north Philadelphia, was focused on cheering for his hometown Eagles on January 1, 2023, when he realized a fellow fan was experiencing a medical crisis.

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CPR Paramedic EMS OR 94

EMergucate

AUGUST 8, 2023

PH = 7.30, that is mild acidaemia. HCO3 = 16.6 mmol/L. So, we have metabolic acidosis. Next, we need to calculate the anion gap and the compensation for this patient.

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Medgadget

AUGUST 8, 2023

EarliTec Dx , a medtech company based in Georgia, has developed the EarliPoint Evaluation System for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This common neurodevelopmental condition is often overlooked in affected children, leading to a lack of early intervention and care. Part of the issue is a lack of access to specialists who can diagnose the condition. Another issue is the lack of quantitative tools that can assist clinicians in diagnosing ASD, and instead they rely on subjective measurements and ob

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OR 88

Medgadget

AUGUST 8, 2023

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a bacteriophage system to identify and treat bacterial bladder infections. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, but these microorganisms have fallen out of favor as a treatment method for infection since antibiotics came along. Well, antibiotics are looking increasingly shaky as bacteria evolve to resist them, so researchers are returning to bacteriophages as a way to treat antibiotic-resistant infections.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 8, 2023

Re: “Space Medicine: Emergency Physicians Voyage into the Final Frontier” We read the article in ACEP Now titled, “Space Medicine: Emergency Physicians Voyage into the Final Frontier,” by Sophia Gorgens, MD, with interest, since, as physicians certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) in Aerospace Medicine, we are also excited about the prospects of expansion of commercial and private spaceflight and its promise to open space travel to a larger and more diverse group of peopl

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ALS ED OR 52

Medgadget

AUGUST 8, 2023

Engineers at the Technical University of Munich in Germany have developed a system that allows them to semi automate the production of tactile sensors. Such sensors can provide robotic systems, such as robotic prostheses, with a sense of compression and tension with regard to the objects and surfaces they come in contact with. Most robotic systems have integrated sensors, but this design allows researchers to create sensors for a variety of arbitrary surfaces, and then just wrap them around the

OR 74

OR 74

EMDocs

AUGUST 8, 2023

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we discuss testicular torsion, including the presentation, evaluation, and management. Episode 83: Testicular Torsion Background Testicular torsion has essentially no associated mortality, little morbidity, and no literature support for diminished fertility. However, patients remain concerned about losing a testicle, and there is high medicolegal risk.

ALS 67

ALS OR Emergency Department 67