The Trauma Pro
APRIL 2, 2024
Extraperitoneal rectal injury repair has evolved considerably over the past 40 years. Way back when, this injury automatically triggered exploration, diverting colostomy with washout of the distal colon, and presacral drain insertion (remember those?). We eventually backed off on the presacral drains (pun intended), which didn’t make a lot of sense anyway.
Emergency Medicine Cases
APRIL 2, 2024
In this part 2 of our 2-part podcast on asthma with Dr. Sameer Mal and Dr. Leeor Sommer, we dig into the recognition and management of life-threatening asthma. We answer such questions as: what are the key elements in recognition of threatening asthma? What are the most time-sensitive interventions required to break the vicious cycle of asthma? What are the best options for dosing and administering magnesium sulphate, epinephrine, fentanyl and ketamine in the management of the crashing asthmatic
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First 10 EM
APRIL 2, 2024
Give your patients a break. Nobody is a perfect diagnostician. Not even the best trained physician can determine, with 100% accuracy, which patients have serious pathology. Even with advanced testing, we aren’t close to perfect. However, if you listen to the subtext of breakroom complaints, it seems like we expect patients to be better diagnosticians […] The post Are you a perfect diagnostician?
Emergency Medicine Cases
APRIL 2, 2024
In this ECG Cases blog, Jesse McLaren and Rajiv Thavanathan explore how ECG and POCUS complement each other for patients presenting to the emergency department with shortness of breath or chest pain. They explain complementary diagnostic insights into pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade, occlusion MI and RV strain. The post ECG Cases 49 – ECG and POCUS for Dyspnea and Chest Pain appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 2, 2024
An elderly man collapsed. There was no bystander CPR. Medics found him in ventricular fibrillation. He was defibrillated, but they also noticed that he was being internally defibrillated and then found that he had an implantable ICD. He was unidentified and there were no records available After 7 shocks, he was successfully defibrillated and brought to the ED.
Sensible Medicine
APRIL 2, 2024
This post introduces an occasional series, available to our paid subscribers, aimed at helping people improve their ability to read and interpret the medical literature. Improving Your Critical Appraisal Skills will be made up of “chapters” dealing with how to read articles about various study types. These chapters are adapted from my former course, Critical Appraisal of the Landmark Literature.
EMDocs
APRIL 2, 2024
Today on the emDOCs cast Brit Long interviews Zachary Aust on the use of a mental model in post ROSC patients. Episode 98: Post ROSC Mental Model What’s the problem? The Code Whatever caused the initial arrest Iatrogenic injuries from CPR Patients are in a pathophysiologic state that is being called “post-cardiac arrest syndrome” Hypoxic brain injury Myocardial dysfunction Systemic ischemia/reperfusion injury SIRS Response Very fragile state Hard to diagnose what is going on Small Things
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Emergency Live
APRIL 2, 2024
Embracing Differences: Understanding Autism Today Blossoming alongside spring flowers, World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on April 2, 2024, for its 17th edition. This globally recognized event, approved by the United Nations, aims to raise public awareness about autism. Touching countless lives, autism remains shrouded in myths and misconceptions.
PDC Healthcare
APRIL 2, 2024
Every year the ISBT 128 publishes labeling standards for essential items that hospital lab professionals use, including blood bags. The ISBT 128 is the “global standard for the terminology, identification, coding and labeling of medical products of human origin (including blood, cell, tissue, milk, and organ products). It is used on six continents in disparate […] The post Meet ISBT 128 Blood Bag Labeling Standards with PDCs Blood Bag Labels appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blo
NRC Health
APRIL 2, 2024
NRC Health announced today the appointment of Jennifer Baron as the organization’s first chief experience officer. Baron’s addition is part of the organization’s continued investments in leadership and innovation to align with the evolving healthcare landscape. The post Veteran patient experience executive Jennifer Baron joins NRC Health as its first chief experience officer appeared first on NRC Health.
PDC Healthcare
APRIL 2, 2024
Every year the ISBT 128 publishes labeling standards for essential items that hospital lab professionals use, including blood bags. The ISBT 128 is the “global standard for the terminology, identification, coding and labeling of medical products of human origin (including blood, cell, tissue, milk, and organ products). It is used on six continents in disparate […] The post Meet ISBT 128 Blood Bag Labeling Standards with PDC Blood Bag Labels appeared first on connectID - PDC Healthcare Blog
Clinical Correlations
APRIL 2, 2024
By Sarah M. Jackson Peer Reviewed During the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid overdose deaths increased from 50,000 in 2019 to 80,000 in 2021, largely driven by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.1 Despite the escalating use of synthetic.
NRC Health
APRIL 2, 2024
As healthcare leaders face challenges with competing priorities and time constraints, NRC Health has launched an easy-to-use tool, Team Digest, offering insights that leaders can use to inspire teams and execute improvement efforts. The post NRC Health’s Team Digest offers custom engagement tools for key stakeholders appeared first on NRC Health.
ACEP Now
APRIL 2, 2024
An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. She reported that these symptoms started two days prior, shortly after consuming a fruit known as ackee. Since the onset of illness, she had been unable to tolerate any oral intake. Before arriving at our ED, the patient sought care at an urgent care clinic, where she was prescribed ondansetron without improvement.
EMergucate
APRIL 2, 2024
The lumbar spine x-rays are from an adult with back pain following high speed MVA. What can be noticed?
ACEP Now
APRIL 2, 2024
“How bad could it be?” was the last thought before I took a small bite of the Carolina Reaper pepper I had grown in my (toxicology-required) garden. “Am I going to die?” was the next thought as I swigged milk to extinguish the blowtorch in my mouth, mopped sweat off my forehead, tried not to retch, and rethought recent life-choices. The Carolina Reaper pepper.
ACEP Now
APRIL 2, 2024
Posterior circulation strokes make up 20 percent of all strokes but account for 40 percent of stroke misdiagnoses. 1 Vertigo and dizziness are often the hallmarks, but distinguishing a central (brain) from a peripheral (vestibular) etiology is difficult. Dizziness is especially tricky, with up to 40 percent of strokes presenting with dizziness being missed. 2 Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is notoriously elusive, producing anatomically scattered symptoms that may stutter for days. 3 Case 1: P
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