American Ambulance Association
AUGUST 14, 2023
Our hearts are broken for Maui residents and businesses impacted by this month’s unprecedented wildfires. Sadly, many EMS colleagues in the area have suffered total losses of their homes due to the […] The post Support EMS Professionals Impacted by the Maui Fires appeared first on American Ambulance Association.
ALiEM
AUGUST 14, 2023
A 64-year-old female with a history of quadriplegia and bladder rupture secondary to a motor vehicle accident two years ago, complicated by chronic indwelling suprapubic foley, presents from her skilled nursing facility with fever, oliguria, tachycardia, low blood pressure, and a change in the color of her urine. Physical Exam Vitals : T 100.4°F; HR 126; BP 105/74; RR 24 General : Pleasant but mildly confused morbidly obese female smelling strongly of urine Genitourinary : Poorly maintained indw
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First 10 EM
AUGUST 14, 2023
This is a guest post by Dr. Julia Dmytryshyn. Julia completed medical school at the University of Toronto and is now a 2nd year Family Medicine resident at the University of Toronto. She is the co-creator of the popular medical education podcast series The Vulva Diaries. Her areas of interest include emergency medicine and women’s […] The post Miscarriage (Mis)management part 1: Evaluation and Diagnosis appeared first on First10EM.
EMergucate
AUGUST 14, 2023
30 year old man presented with right knee pain and swelling.
FOAMfrat
AUGUST 14, 2023
In this episode, you get to find out all about what is new with Jared and Mike. They also answer questions about finger thoracostomy and analgesia/sedation considerations for your patients.
University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med
AUGUST 14, 2023
Background: There has been interest in vitamin C as an adjunctive therapy in patients with systemic inflammation and vasoplegia to reduce.
REBEL EM
AUGUST 14, 2023
Background: Could Xuebijing (XBJ) catalyze a paradigm shift in sepsis management? XBJ is an herbal compound used in China to manage various inflammatory and infectious processes in recent years, including sepsis. 2-6 It is an herbal preparation comprising a blend of five herbs: Carthami Flos, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, and Salviae Miltiorrhizae. 2,5,6 Professor Jinda Wang developed it based on traditional Chinese medicine principles to combat infection and inflammation. 4 XB
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 14, 2023
Written by Pendell Meyers, with some edits by Smith A man in his 40s with many comorbidities presented to the ED with chest pain, hypotension, dyspnea, and hypoxemia. The bedside echo showed a large RV (Does this mean there is a pulmonary embolism as the etiology?) Here is his triage ECG: What do you think? Lots of info here. The rhythm is 2:1 atrial flutter.
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