The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 7, 2021

Date: January 7th, 2021 Happy New Years to all the SGEMers. There were only four episodes that directly addressed […] The post SGEM Xtra: Happy New Year 2021 first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: January 7th, 2021 Happy New Years to all the SGEMers. I know 2020 has been a bit of a dumpster fire.

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JournalFeed

JANUARY 1, 2022

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of December 27-31, 2021. We cover calcium for OHCA, NEAR4KIDS, Canadian Syncope Calculator, limiting cardiac testing in low risk patients, and the top articles of 2021.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Abdel-Haq 2021). Travel dates can help to exclude certain infections by their incubation periods (Abdel-Haq 2021) Physical examination can sometimes reveal concerning features including hepatomegaly , jaundice or a rash that may guide differential. A study of swiss tourists found they compromised 53.4%

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CasesBlog

JANUARY 20, 2021

Neal Barnard shares his top 21 reasons to go vegan in 2021: Among them is reason #2: "Have a heart. Americans eat one million animals every hour." References for this are below: [link] [link] Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe , follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

England, 2021) The third portion of the duodenum courses between the SMA and the aorta, which can lead to external compression of the duodenum. England, 2021) In SMA syndrome the angle is decreased to < 22 o and the normal distance <8 mm. England, 2021) This condition is often attributed to rapid weight loss.

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EM Literature of Note

JANUARY 9, 2022

Pressin’ On: Effect of Vasopressin and Steroids on Achieving ROSC in IHCA Two more pieces in ACEPNow : Data Supporting Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest Aren’t So Hot 2021 Literature in Review: TXA, tPA, Fluids, Antibiotics, and Minor Miracles And, finally, from a talk I gave our ACEM trainees – the list of included articles, highlighting (..)

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The most common countries of acquisition were Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan (Forster 2021) For travelers, the peak incidence occurs at age 10 and those who are visiting to their country of birth. Rauniyar 2021) Up to 10% of patients may present with constipation as opposed to diarrhea. Shah 2021).

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

Silva-Ramos 2021) Majority of cases arise from travel to South Africa. (Silva-Ramos 2021) Majority of cases arise from travel to South Africa. (Frean 2019) The classic triad described is fever, eschar and rash. Silva-Ramos 2021) Fever and a characteristic eschar (tache noir) are seen 90% of the time.

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University of Maryland CC Project

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Maryland Critical Care Conference 2021 with various talks on the topic of Resuscitation.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 5, 2023

Vegan Diets in Children: Basics Vegan Diets avoid/prohibit consumption of any animal products Exclusion of meat, eggs, honey, dairy products, etc This is often adopted due to heightened concern of animal maltreatment, but also for religious reasons or health benefits Roughly 2-5% of Western nation populations follow a vegan based diet (Sutter, 2021) (..)

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Emergency Medicine Cases

JANUARY 18, 2022

The post EM Quick Hits 35 – 10 Best Papers of 2021, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Crashing Asthmatic, Febrile Neutropenia, Anaphylaxis update appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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Ultrasound Gel

JUNE 21, 2021

This Special Edition podcast covers not one - but 7 really important POCUS articles! These articles were selected by the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (an academy of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) as the top articles from the past year. Here we briefly discuss the winningest articles from each of the categories!

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Critical Care North Hampton

AUGUST 6, 2021

It’s been a year since the last collection! But dip in and see what we have chosen as the top topics recently within ICU and Critical care. Headliners FUSIC-HD is out! Get yourself accredited within one of the most comprehensive ultrasound training schemes out there! Now in HD!! CPAP saves lives? TTM might be the. Continue Reading →

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Ken Grauer, MD

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

ECG Media Pearl # 8 ( 8:20 minutes Video ) — ECG Blog #191 — Distinguishing between A V D issociation vs Complete AV Block ( 2/6/2021 ). ECG Media Pearl # 9 ( 5:40 minutes Video ) — ECG Blog #192 — Reviews the 3 Causes of AV Dissociation ( 2/9/2021 ).

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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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MARCH 17, 2023

In the US, the venomous snakes include rattlesnakes , copperheads, cottonmouths/water moccasins , and coral snakes [ CDC, 2021 ] Rattlesnakes live all across the United State s Copperheads inhabit the eastern U.S. If you are managing a snake bite from a snake that does not typically reside in the U.S.,

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JUNE 22, 2023

Methods This is a retrospective review of medical records of the ED of three public hospitals in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from January 2016 to October 2021. Our objective was to compare care delivery for low back pain in Australian EDs between culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and non-CALD patients.

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Science Based Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Overselling the vaccine in 2021 was not being pro-vaccine. It was pro-stop-worrying-about-the pandemic, from the doctors who assured us herd immunity was imminent. The post Overhyping Vaccines Wasn’t Pro-Vaccine. It Was Pro-Stop-Worrying-About-COVID. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Sex 1/3 US high schoolers are having sex [ Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2021 ] Adolescents with higher levels of risky sexual behavior are more likely to report the ED as their usual source of care. 2021-053458 Szucs LE, Pampati S, Li J, et al. In: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2021. 10.1542/peds.2021-053458

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The Trauma Pro

JANUARY 8, 2024

However, it is at odds with a paper published in 2021 from George Washington University. 2021 Nov;49:393-398. They advise that the chest ultrasound should be used alone with caution. Bottom line: This is an interesting and relatively large study. false negative rate. T hese are very disparate numbers. EAST 2024, Podium paper 21.

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EMergucate

JULY 21, 2021

A 52 year old female referred by their GP with abnormal biochemistry results. Below is the patients ECG: Describe and … Continue reading →

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 2, 2023

2021 Nov 29;92(S7):e2021518. Today we are talking about a rare disease called FPIES (food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome) and how you might encounter these patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Update on Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES). Acta Biomed. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS7.12394.

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Science Based Medicine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Tech bro turned antivax influencer Steve Kirsch is claiming that Michigan State University economist Mark Skidmore has been "exonerated" after having had a paper retracted claiming 278K deaths from COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 alone.

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EMergucate

AUGUST 23, 2021

The ECG below is from a 79 year old man who has presented short of breath with Acute Pulmonary Oedema. His past medical history includes HTN, T2DM and CKD.

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Emergency Live

JANUARY 31, 2024

Female Health Awareness at the Center of European Strategies The New Era of Women’s Healthcare Prevention in Europe Female healthcare prevention has taken on new importance in Europe, particularly through the EU4Health 2021-2027 program.

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EMergucate

APRIL 14, 2021

37 y/o female presented with a history of fever. A routine ECG was performed as the patient had a rapid pulse. Q: Describe and interpret this ECG? Q: How would you manage this patient?

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EMergucate

JULY 14, 2021

47 y/o male presented with upper abdominal pain. A routine ECG was performed. Describe and interpret the ECG? Interpretation: … Continue reading →

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University of Maryland CC Project

MAY 19, 2021

About the AuthorJim Lantry Twitter Google+Just your average critical care doc: wandering the ED and ICUs of Maryland, dedicating time to the USAF to travel the globe to cannulate for ECLS wherever the need arises, and trying to keep up with great minds of today. E: JlantryMD@gmail.com Just your average.

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EMergucate

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The following ECG’s are from a 89 yr old male who presented with worsening dizziness and light-headedness. Clinical examination revealed … Continue reading →

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EMergucate

MAY 11, 2021

3 y/o boy admitted via ED for viral induced wheeze as he was requiring ongoing bronchodilator therapy and supplemental oxygen. … Continue reading →

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EMergucate

JANUARY 19, 2021

The ECG below has been taken from an 89 year old gentleman who has just transferred from the SJA stretcher to an ED bed. He has a history of prostate cancer and Aortic Stenosis and had an episode o…

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

2021 Aug 10;144(6):e123-e135. Epub 2021 Jul 7. 2021 Aug 10;144(6):e149. 2021 Apr 18;13(4):700. 2021 Aug;17(4):335-340. 2021 Aug;17(4):335-340. Epub 2021 May 20. Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. PMID: 34229446.

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EMergucate

JANUARY 12, 2021

The following ECG is taken from a 28 year old man who presented with palpitations and presyncope. His symptoms had spontaneously resolved and he currently feels well. Describe and interpret his ECG…

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EMergucate

AUGUST 4, 2021

A 60 year old male presents with an overdose. Below is the patients ECG: Describe and interpret the ECG What … Continue reading →

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EMergucate

JULY 19, 2021

A 52 year old female referred by GP with abnormal biochemistry results. Below is the patients ECG: Describe and interpret … Continue reading →

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EMergucate

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A 50 year old male presents to ED after being found in a park. Below is the patients ECG: Describe … Continue reading →

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Emergency Live

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the case of Corey O’Connell, a young Australian who went missing in 2021, it was drone technology that provided the decisive breakthrough in […] The post Drones and Photogrammetry: help in the Search for Missing Persons appeared first on Emergency Live.

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