Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

This is true of hard ticks , which carry the majority of bacteria and viruses which can infect humans (Rochlin 2020) This is not true when the infectious agent is carried by a soft tick. Rochlin 2020) Shares many of the same symptoms as African tick-bite fever. In the US, outbreaks have been linked to rental cabins near national parks.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 9, 2023

Luoto, 2020 ] Increase resistance can be related to pre-hepatic , intra-hepatic , or post-hepatic etiologies. Luoto, 2020 ] Increase resistance can be related to pre-hepatic , intra-hepatic , or post-hepatic etiologies. Banc-Husu, 2023 ; Luoto, 2020; Carneiro de Moura, 2018 ] Basics are best (always)! 2020 May;70(5):628-634.

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Science Based Medicine

APRIL 7, 2024

Jay Bhattacharya March 2020: "If it’s true that the novel coronavirus would kill millions without shelter-in-place orders and quarantines, then the extraordinary measures being carried out in cities and states around the country are surely justified."

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 4, 2021

The presentation is available to watch on YouTube, listen to on iTunes and all the slides can be downloaded (McGill 2020 Part 1 and […] The post SGEM Xtra: EBM Master Class – McGill University Grand Rounds 2020 first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. They titled the talk “Evidence-Based Medicine Master Class”.

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Academics 40

Science Based Medicine

APRIL 5, 2024

Part 2: In 2020, pro-infection doctors said "It’s fantastic news that we have a lot of cases." Today, they performatively lament "learning loss for children, especially in poor families". What happened to their assurances that the mass infection of unvaccinated youth will rapidly lead to herd immunity?

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 7, 2023

American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebrovascular disease in children and adults. 2020 Apr 28;4(8):1554-1588. DeBaun MR, Jordan LC, King AA, Schatz J, Vichinsky E, Fox CK, McKinstry RC, Telfer P, Kraut MA, Daraz L, Kirkham FJ, Murad MH. 2019001142.

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Stroke Pediatrics Seizures Sepsis 130

Science Based Medicine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Doctors who repeatedly predicted herd immunity in 2020 and 2021, mocking and berating those who disagreed, now treat herd immunity as a taboo phrase. The post When Did “Herd Immunity” Become a Taboo Phrase? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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PulmCCM

MAY 11, 2024

According to physician union leaders quoted in news reports, Cedars-Sinai proposed an update to a 2020 contract that amounted to a 10% pay cut, and then broke off negotiations with the group. Anesthesiologists employed by Cedars-Sinai formed a union, representing the latest in a series of unionizations by physicians in the U.S.

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Hospitals 98

Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 11, 2023

2020 Oct 24;12(10):e11141. Coli Proteus species Non-Abscess infection: Staphylococcus aures = the most common Pseudomonas aeruginosa and others still may be seen Perichondritis of the Ear: Presentation Redness , Pain , and Swelling of the pinna Typically spares the lobule ! Can Fam Physician. 2022 Sep;68(9):661-663. doi: 10.46747/cfp.6809661.

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Burns Pediatrics EMS Outcomes 130

Ken Grauer, MD

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The importance of the new OMI ( vs the old STEMI ) Paradigm — See My Comment in the July 31, 2020 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog. The August 22, 2020 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — which illustrates another case of dynamic ST-T wave changes that resulted from a repolarization variant.

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CasesBlog

MAY 21, 2020

Among the longevity apps, LifeExtend is the clear winner as of May 2020. The app is evidence-based, has helpful references and it is free: [link] It is backed by the physician/entrepreneur Don Brown (LifeOmics) and the University of Indiana, so it is not going away next year.

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EM Ottawa

MAY 9, 2024

Please refer to Dr. Mark McKinney’s Grand Round Summary from March 2020 (Parts 1 and 2) for a comprehensive literature review on the topic of resuscitating hypothermic patients. In this blog post, I’ll go into a more in-depth review of the staging of hypothermia and how to manage this problem in the field.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Resuscitation Hospitals 62

EMergucate

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A 59 year old woman presents to her local nursing post with sudden onset palpitations and presyncope. She is a hour from your hospital, her vital signs are as follows;

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EKG/ECG Hospitals 52

EMergucate

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The following ECG is obtained from a 70 year old female who has presented with thoracic back pain and fever. She has also noted reduced exercise tolerance over the preceding three days.

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EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

You have been handed over a 58 year old male patient who presented yesterday with a seizure on a background history of alcohol dependence. He also has a history of depression and GORD. He has never…

Seizures 52

Seizures EKG/ECG 52

The Trauma Pro

APRIL 2, 2024

BMJ Open 5(1) epub 5/12/2020. So if you try it, build your own series and publish it so we all can learn! Reference: Minimally invasive approach to low-velocity penetrating extraperitoneal rectal trauma.

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Wellness 147

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

DeBoer 2020] Now seen as industry standard in pediatric emergency care. K 2020] In Mexican children, the Broselow differed from actual weight by <10% in 46-64% of patients. 2020) The Times & Tapes Are a-Changin’: The Latest Broselow-Luten Tape for EMS , EMS World. Published 2020 Feb 12. Came out in 1986.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 243

EMCrit

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Most of these guidelines are consistent with the 2020 World Brain Death Project, so […] EMCrit Project by Josh Farkas. Instead of a tweetorial, I'll jot my thoughts here, so they're accessible to everyone. Disclaimer: the following discussion applies only to adult medicine.

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EMergucate

AUGUST 5, 2020

A 50 year old female presents to ED complaining of chest pain. The patient is well known to the department, with frequent presentations with chest pain. Recent MPS shows mild reversible inferior ch…

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EKG/ECG Wellness 52

EMergucate

AUGUST 4, 2020

A 50 year old female presents to ED complaining of chest pain. The patient is well known to the department, with frequent presentations with chest pain. Recent MPS shows mild reversible inferior ch…

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EKG/ECG Wellness 52

EMergucate

JUNE 21, 2020

The following ECG is from a 52 year old male with a history of bipolar mood disorder and cardiomyopathy. He presents to ED complaining of increasing shortness of breath and leg swelling. The patie…

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EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You see a 26 year old man who has presented with left sided chest pain. He self discharged 3 weeks ago from the cardiology ward. His ECG is as below.

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EMergucate

JULY 15, 2020

The below ECG is from a 69 year old male who presented to ED with general malaise and fatigue. The patient is has a background of metastatic colon cancer and depression.

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EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

JUNE 9, 2020

Following is an ECG of a 73 years of male patient with a history of IHD with 3 stents presenting with intermittent mild central chest pain. You are shown this ECG. Describe the abnormalities and yo…

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EKG/ECG EMS 52

EMergucate

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A 50 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of a two week history of progressive limb weakness, … Continue reading →

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

APRIL 28, 2020

Following is an ECG of a 62 years of age Vietnamese man who has presented with an 8 hour history of intermittent left sided chest pain. He looks well from the end of the bed and his haemodynamics a…

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EKG/ECG Wellness EMS 52

EMergucate

APRIL 7, 2020

Following is an ECG of a 25 years old man with a four day history of left sided chest pain and its 0400 hours in the morning. He’s in a mild discomfort but looks well from the end of the bed …

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EKG/ECG Wellness EMS 52

EMergucate

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A 85 year old female presents after a syncope. Below is the patients ECG: Describe and interpret the ECG On … Continue reading →

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EKG/ECG EMS 52

EMergucate

MARCH 10, 2020

Following is an ECG of a 67 years of age man complaining of intermittent palpitations that lasts for two hours over the past two days with associated shortness of breath on exertion and chest tight…

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG EMS 52

EMergucate

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Following is an ECG of a 74 years of age man with a 3 day history of intermittent moderate central chest pressure with associated dizziness. He looks mildly uncomfortable with normal hemodynamics.…

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EKG/ECG EMS 52

EMergucate

JUNE 30, 2020

The following ECG is taken from a 27 year old female who has presented following an intentional overdose of an unknown quantity of escitalopram and alcohol.

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EKG/ECG 52

Emergency Live

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Fight Against a Disease Affecting Women and Men Worldwide A Global Health Issue Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of death among women worldwide, with 685,000 recorded deaths in 2020. This disease affects women of all ages after puberty and occurs in every country around the world.

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EMergucate

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A 70 year old male presents to ED complaining of shortness of breath. The patient has a history of pulmonary … Continue reading →

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EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The following is an ECG of a febrile 86 years of age man in mild respiratory distress. He complained of intermittent bouts of central chest discomfort. He had a soft systolic murmur and was only r…

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG EMS 52

EMergucate

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It’s 0300 hours into a night shift where you about about to assess a 72 years of age female patient and this is her ECG.She is complaining of a mild 90 minute duration of a waxing and waning…

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The following ECG is obtained from a 70-year-old female who has presented with thoracic back pain and fever. She has also noted reduced exercise tolerance over the preceding three days.

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG 52

EMergucate

JANUARY 7, 2020

You have been shown an ECG of a 29 years of age Type 1 Diabetic man whom is presenting with a 3 day history of vomiting. You were told that he is moderately to severely unwell with a respiratory r…

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