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SGEM#274: Hocus POCUS for Appendicitis?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Diagnostic Performance of Emergency Physician-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-Analysis. He also hosts a great #FOAMed blog and podcast called TOTAL EM. Diagnostic Performance of Emergency Physician-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-Analysis.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Rather than the customary blog post summary, the full chapter (with links) is provided as a virtual reference. Surgical pain is not “erased” by opioids ( Thomas 2003 , Poonai 2014 ); treating pain improves specificity to certain surgical emergencies with retained diagnostic accuracy ( Manterola 2007 ). Acute Pain in Children".