Tue.Aug 22, 2023

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Ep 186 Traumatic Dental Emergencies

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this part 2 of our 2-part podcast series on dental emergencies we cover traumatic dental emergencies. Dental trauma is common and often associated with facial trauma. In this episode Dr. Chris Nash and Dr. Richard Ngo answer questions like: at what age is it safe to attempt reimplantation of an avulsed tooth in the ED? What are the 3 most time-sensitive dental trauma emergencies?

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GAPBAC | Follow Up from Committee Meeting #2

American Ambulance Association

Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee Public Meeting #2 (August 16, 2023) The Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee Second Public Meeting was held on August […] The post GAPBAC | Follow Up from Committee Meeting #2 appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

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Podcast CAMP 2023 Tickets on Sale Now

Emergency Medicine Cases

Podcast CAMP 2023 tickets are on sale now through podcastcamp.org. Podcast CAMP the only online comprehensive course dedicated to medical education podcast production – by podcasters – for podcasters. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this interactive, small-group, hands-on immersive experience with Anton Helman will help you not only sharpen your technical podcasting skills, but give you valuable knowledge, tips and tricks to produce your own high quality educational and impactful po

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Lab case 417

EMergucate

32 year old man presented with right knee pain and swelling. He also complained of UTI that didn’t respond to Cephalexin and Augmentin.

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Gradually Circling Around the GRACE Project’s “Reasonable Practice”

ACEP Now

There is no shortage of guidelines, protocols, or quality measures across emergency medicine. Regardless of the domain, somewhere an expert panel has convened to issue a pronouncement informing all of the ideal care of patients under their specialty umbrella, indirectly extending to their care in the emergency department. A common limitation to many of these guidelines, however, is the lack of recognition of available resources or the unique challenges of certain patient groups.

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Ultrasound-Equipped Bra Monitors for Breast Cancer

Medgadget

Researchers at MIT have developed a wearable ultrasound system that is intended to allow women at high risk of breast cancer to perform an ultrasound scan on themselves at home, and may also let patients with early-stage malignancy or suspicious lesions to monitor how they are progressing. The technology can help patients to avoid having to attend a clinic, and may also help them to identify tumors that arise between routine breast checks at a clinic.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 84: Capnography

EMDocs

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we discuss capnography. Episode 84: Capnography Background: Capnography is the noninvasive measurement of carbon dioxide partial pressure. Displayed as colorimetric/qualitative, quantitative and waveform Normal range for EtCO 2 35-45 mm Hg Waveform has several different phases: Phase 0 – inspiration – clearing of CO 2 Phase I – expiration – anatomical dead space, should not contains CO 2 Phase II – expi

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Episode 102: Jason Patton from Fire Department Chronicles

The Overrun Podcast

Jason Patton is a firefighter with 17 years of experience that discusses EMS and Firefighting misadventures on his Tiktok channel (@firedepartmentchronicles). Jason joins Ed, Jess, and Kevin to discuss how we can use social media to advance the message of EMS and improve the industry. Follow The Overrun on IG: @OverrunProductions Follow The Overrun on TikTok: @TheOverrun Follow The Overrun on Youtube: Youtube.com/theovverun Follow Jason Patton on Tiktok: @Firedepartmentchronicles Jason Patton is

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Drug Delivery System for Ectopic Pregnancy

Medgadget

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a drug delivery system that is intended to treat ectopic pregnancy. Often occurring in the fallopian tubes, ectopic pregnancies are non-viable and are the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester. A drug called methotrexate can be administered to end the pregnancy, but can cause serious side-effects at the concentrations required.

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Does Reduced-Dose Insulin Reduce Potassium, Too?

ACEP Now

More is not always better. This is notably true when it comes to the treatment of acute hyperkalemia. Emergent treatment of acute hyperkalemia is bread-and-butter emergency medicine. Many of us have order sets that simplify care: maybe calcium, an insulin shifter or two (intravenous [IV] insulin and/or inhaled beta-agonist), coupled with perhaps a diuretic and/or a potassium binder.