EMergucate

JULY 21, 2023

Question 1: PH = 7.31 That is mild acidosis PCO2 = 61, that is high (>40). So, we have respiratory acidosis.

OR 100

OR 100

EM Literature of Note

JULY 21, 2023

It is the long, cold dark here in Christchurch – improved dramatically by leaving for the U.S. for four weeks! Firstly, the blog may be making a bit of a comeback – the ugly demise of Twitter seems to necessitate a better method of knowledge translation, such as blog posts that can be replicated across whichever platform is progressing towards dominance.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JULY 21, 2023

Substance use disorder is now known to be a function of brain disease and not a moral failure. Patients with substance use disorder ar.

Emergency Department 63

Emergency Department 63

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

In emergency medicine, we often use illness scripts and protocols to help drive our decision-making. I recall a shift I had with Dr. Fox while I was early in fellowship ( not so many years ago ). We had just received a young child from EMS who was post-ictal with decreased mentation. Dr. Fox asked me what I wanted to do next to care for the child, and as I calculated his GCS… 7 at the time… I felt somewhat obligated to say that I should intubate the child. “ Less than 8, intubate!

Critical Care 246

Critical Care ALS OR Life Support 246

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JULY 21, 2023

SLAP tear/lesion – Superior labral tear oriented anterior to posterior Glenoid labrum – A rim of fibrocartilaginous tissue su.

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