Ken Grauer, MD
DECEMBER 29, 2023
QUESTION: HOW would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 — if no clinical information was provided? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). = The H ISTORY in T oday's C ASE: The patient in today's case is a teenager who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) in cardiac arrest after electrocution.
The Trauma Pro
DECEMBER 29, 2023
The 37th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma is just around the corner! And, as in previous years, I will be publishing regular posts on some of the abstracts I find the most interesting. Here are some of the topics I’ve selected: MAP and spinal cord injury VTE in pediatric patients Chest irrigation and retained hemothorax Accuracy of eFAST More on the 35mm rule for pneumothorax Pan-scanning and missed injuries King Airway vs i-Gel Airway Whole blood transf
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Science Based Medicine
DECEMBER 29, 2023
As the adage says: "A man is judged by the company he keeps." The post Doctors Shouldn’t Legitimize Pro-Tobacco, Child-Labor Advocates first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Sensible Medicine
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Here is an odd take on a Friday Reflection but hey, it’s the holidays, and I have been on vacation. A few pithy images (if images can be pithy). It is a bit of a reprise from last year but with a bunch of new ones. For those who read from the email, you might not be able to see them all — just view them on the Substack site. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.
Science Based Medicine
DECEMBER 29, 2023
As the adage says: "A man is judged by the company he keeps." The post Doctors Shouldn’t Legitimize Pro-Tobacco, Child-Labor Advocates first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
Core Medical Group
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Ever wonder what a day in the life of a CoreMedical travel nurse really looks like? Here’s a peek inside the ups and downs that make this career and lifestyle so challenging but rewarding, too.
Stop and Think
DECEMBER 29, 2023
I wrote this on my TheHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology recap piece: Changing Ideas About Atrial Fibrillation We learned this year that not all atrial fibrillation (AF) is the same. For an older patient with stroke risk factors and 3 hours of AF on a cardiac device, pre-2023 thinking would have us leaning toward anticoagulation. The results of the ARTESIA and NOAH-AFNET 6 trials strongly question that idea.
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PHARM
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Two Denver-area paramedics have been convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man they injected with lethal dose of ketamine. — Read on apnews.
PHARM
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Juries convicted two paramedics and one police officer of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted two other cops. — Read on reason.
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