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Episode 43: Resuscitative TEE with Felipe Teran

Critical Care Scenarios

The hows, whys, logistics, and applications of focused, bedside transesophageal echocardiography performed by critical care and EM providers, with Felipe Teran, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Weill Cornell and director of the Resuscitative TEE Project. Takeaway lessons As a rule, resuscitative TEE is performed in patients with a secured airway.

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SGEM Xtra: Everybody Hurts, Sometime

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: February 15th, 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tim Graham is a Clinical Professor of emergency medicine at the University of Alberta, and Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Edmonton Zone, of Alberta Health Services from Edmonton, Alberta. Reference: Graham T. Physician heal thyself. CMAJ 2021 TRIGGER WARNING: As a warning to those listening to the podcast or […] The post SGEM Xtra: Everybody Hurts, Sometime first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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ECG of the Week – 23rd February 2022

EMergucate

The following ECG is from an 82 year old man with metastatic mesothelioma on immunotherapy treatment with a background of … Continue reading →

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The MICHELLE Trial: Anticoagulation Post-Discharge in Patients Hospitalized Secondary to COVID-19

Silk City Blog

Background:Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 have an increased risk of thromboembolic events, including pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In addition, COVID-19 patients with increased coagulation parameters such as D-dimer, fibrin degradation products, prothrombin time, and activated partial thromboplastin time are at higher risk of morbidity and mortality.

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Is This Even Legal?

EMS 20/20

On this weeks episode a very sick patient is taken to the hospital. but do issues of patient abandonment arise when a Paramedic refused to be the primary provider? Listen to this weeks call and find out if Spencer and Chris can close the case. On this weeks episode a very sick patient is taken to the hospital. but do issues of patient abandonment arise when a Paramedic refused to be the primary provider?

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 057 | Myasthenia Gravis

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Today we’re looking at a small section of Oh Chapter 58 covering myasthenia gravis. I don’t think I’ve ever looked after a true myasthenic crisis in the ICU. Likely because. Read More » Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Today we’re looking at a small section of Oh Chapter 58 covering myasthenia gravis.

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Imaging Case of the Week 494 Answer

EMergucate

The chest x-ray shows triangular peripheral based pleural opacity with apex towards the hilum. This is Hampton’s hump.

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Imaging Case of the Week 495

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The following knee x-rays are from a 15 year old with knee pain & swelling after a twisting injury.

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Imaging Case of the Week 494

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The following chest x-ray is from an adult patient with right sided chest pain. What can be seen?

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Imaging Case of the Week 493 Answer

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The chest x-ray shows a double left heart border.

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40 year old asthmatic lady presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath for 2 days.