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Conspiracy Thinking And Alternative Medicine

Science Based Medicine

Just recently, in casual conversation, someone commented to me that “they” already have a cure for cancer but are hiding it. This is a claim I frequently encounter. One survey, from 2005, found that 27.3% of those surveyed endorsed this belief. Another survey from 2014 found that 37% of people believe the FDA is suppressing natural cancer cures on behalf of “Big […] The post Conspiracy Thinking And Alternative Medicine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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REBEL Core Cast 128.0 – Toxic Alcohols

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Take Home Points Toxic alcohols generally refer to methanol and ethylene glycol as these substances pose significant metabolic derangement and end-organ damage. Patient who present shortly after ingestion will simply look inebriated – no different than ethanol intoxication. At this point, patients will have an elevated osmolar gap and little to no anion gap.

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Letters of Recommendation Should Not Be a Component in Residency Selection

Sensible Medicine

This post continues yesterday’s. If you have not read Part I, I suggest you read it first. Adam Cifu Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. Please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. There was a time when, right or wrong, there was a consensus within medicine regarding what kind of person would make a good doctor. It was believed that being a doctor meant you had to remember a great number of obscure things, and so we designed tests that heavily weighted memorization

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ECG Pointers: A Dynamic Approach to Tachydysrhythmias

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Authors: Lloyd Tannenbaum, MD (EM Attending Physician, Geisinger Wyoming Valley, PA); Mai Saber, DO (EM Attending Physician, Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ); Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician, Charlotte, NC) // Reviewer: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Hello and welcome back to ECG Pointers, a series designed to make you more confident in your ECG interpretations.

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – October 2024

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap? The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly Paediatric Journal Club reading list from Professor Jaan Toelen (University Hospitals Leuven) and Dr Anke Raaijmakers (Sydney Children’s Hospital). This comprehensive list is developed from 34 journals, including major and subspecialty paediatric journals. We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

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In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , I explore the complexities of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and gastritis in children and adolescents. I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience.

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Hyperosmolar Therapy For Raised ICP – Salty or Sweet?

Don't Forget the Bubbles

A previously well 6-year-old boy is brought into the emergency department at a major trauma centre via HEMS following a road traffic accident, in which he was hit by a car while crossing the road. A full primary survey is carried out. Imaging is performed, including a CT Head. He is diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and a fracture to his right tibia and fibula.

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Education Day – Wednesday, 9th October

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

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