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HEMS Debrief #3 – Geoff Healy

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

In this episode, Senior Staff Specialist Dr Geoff Healy reflects on a formative case with unexpected long term follow-up, and how this has shaped his clinical career as both a physician, and mentor.

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RFK Jr. and Joe Rogan: Putting the old denialist technique of bad faith “Debate me, bro!” challenges on steroids

Science Based Medicine

Joe Rogan conveyed a challenge by antivax crank turned Presidential candidate RFK Jr. to vaccine scientist Dr. Peter Hotez to "debate me, bro!" In the week since, wealthy right wingers have added money to the inducement, and through an awful op-ed by Ross Douthat this weekend, even the New York Times has amped up the pressure for a "debate" about vaccines with RFK Jr.

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Vulvodynia: what is it?

Emergency Live

For a long time excluded from medical research because it was classified as a merely "psychosomatic" or even "psychogenic" disorder - therefore erroneously classified as an essentially trivial and negligible female problem - vulvodynia is the manifestation of a chronic painful state affecting the vulvar area , causing in the patient who complains of the disorder an intense burning sensation, irritation, swelling and redness The post Vulvodynia: what is it?

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JC – Video vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults

St. Emlyn

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Critical appraisal of the DEVICE trial as published in 2023 NEJM. VL outperforms DL in this study of critically unwell patients. #FOAMed #airway @stemlyns The post JC – Video vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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181. Curtain Call: Retinal Detachment

Board Bombs

Flashes, floaters, and other vision changes. Nothing will help you in the history or exam to diagnose a retinal detachment in the ED. Your saving grace is bedside ultrasound. Let's talk what you'll see, how to diagnose, and important differentials. Dr. Glaucomflecken would be proud. We are doing video podcasts now! Check it out here: [link] Want to experience the greatest in board studying?

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What is congenital torticollis?

Emergency Live

Torticollis is a pathological condition characterized by a lateral or rotational deviation of the head. Although many people suffer from this pathology, especially as they get older, perhaps few will know that it can also be congenital The post What is congenital torticollis? appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Fascia Iliac Block for Hip Fractures

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

The use of a fascia iliaca compartment block has been shown to reduce pain, decrease length of stay and decrease the opiate requirements for patient.

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Lab case 410

EMergucate

80 year old lady presented with recurrent vomiting after colonoscopy. Her venous blood gases showed the following: PH = 7.

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Reflections on Intern Year: Tips for Incoming Interns.

SheMD

I’m going to be blunt. Intern year was hard. There were days this past year when I left work after a hard shift and found myself unexpectedly in a variety of positions — tearful on the stair climber at the gym or exhausted eating leftovers over my kitchen sink. Sometimes you don’t even know why you feel this way. Patient acuity, the draining hours, sometimes it all adds up.

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What Can Boric Acid Be Used For?

Pediatric Education

Patient Presentation A 14-year-old male came to clinic with a history of mild ear pain and drainage for a couple of days. He noticed that there was an increasing strong odor to the drainage which was increasing in amount. He had had some otitis media as a young child and one instance of otitis externa after swimming in a lake; none of which caused any complications.