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Teleangiectasias: what are they?

Emergency Live

Telangiectasias are caused by enlarged blood vessels. This condition is much more common than you think and you will probably have come across this problem at least once in your life The post Teleangiectasias: what are they? appeared first on Emergency Live.

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When Doctors Have Different Standards of Evidence for the Virus and the Vaccine

Science Based Medicine

817,000 thousand Americans had already died of COVID by December 23, 2021, and 244,000 more would die the next year. Millions more survived, but were injured. These numbers could have been lower if doctors not become defense attorneys for SARS‑CoV‑2 and prosecutors against the vaccine, and instead applied similar standards of evidence to both. The post When Doctors Have Different Standards of Evidence for the Virus and the Vaccine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Helicopter crashes on Monte Rosa, no fatalities

Emergency Live

The aircraft was carrying five people, prompt rescue, all survived A helicopter, involved in the route between the high altitude refuges Capanna Gnifetti and Regina Margherita on Monte Rosa, crashed in the area of the municipality of Alagna Valsesia. The helicopter was performing its usual service connecting the two refuges, offering tourists and climbers, all […] The post Helicopter crashes on Monte Rosa, no fatalities appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponent intervention including education, electronic ordering, and data feedback

EM Ottawa

Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Mathura P, et al. CJEM. 2022 Sep;24(6):636-640. Editorial: When evidence-based medicine and quality improvement collide. Question and Methods: Can we decrease physician ordering of the BUN (blood urea nitrogen) test, using an evidence-based multicomponent quality improvement intervention? Findings: Monthly average BUN ordering declined from 1905 to 448, and BUN test to […] The post Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponen

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Ocular myasthenia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Emergency Live

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder that presents itself as increased fatigability and muscle weakness throughout the day The post Ocular myasthenia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Frank Rasulo – Intracranial Hypertension

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Frank Rasulo is an associate professor of anesthesiology and intensive care at University Hospital in Brescia, Italy, where he heads the neurocritical care department. The topic of his presentation is intracranial hypertension which is his research focus. He was a principal investigator on the IMPRESSIT-2 trial published in Critical. Dr. Frank Rasulo is an associate professor of anesthesiology and intensive care at University Hospital in Brescia, Italy, where he heads the neurocritical care

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Aging, Senescence, and the Human Condition

Sensible Medicine

What I have enjoyed most about writing for Sensible Medicine has been the give and take with our readers. Whether it is in the comment section, emails, or essay responses, I have been thrilled by the thoughtful and often challenging responses. I am lucky enough to be at a point in my career when I could switch from journals to substack where this give and take is possible.

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Imaging Case of the Week 559

EMergucate

The following chest x-ray is from an elderly patient.

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