Emergency Live

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

An analysis on the spread of dengue, associated risks, preventive measures, and the current situation in Brazil and Italy Dengue is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, particularly by the Aedes aegypti species, but also by Aedes albopictus, both present in various areas worldwide, including Italy. This condition represents one of the main causes of […] The post Dengue alert: critical situation in Brazil and alert in Italy appeared first on Emergency Live.

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St. Emlyn

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Our regular podcast round up with @docib and @emmanchester of the best of the blog from January 2024. This month we focus on habits, the management of the comatose overdose patient and retention/recruitment issues in UK emergency medicine. #foamed @stemlyns The post St Emlyn’s podcast round up January 2024. appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. It’s time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: How to Treat Infected Kidney Stones Spoon Feed All patients with infected ureteral stones necessitate a urine culture, antibiotics, and urology consultation in the ED, with the majority requiring admission for surgi

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Reference: Li, T., & Gal, D. (2023). Consumers prefer natural medicines more when treating psychological than physical conditions. Journal of Consumer Psychology 2023, Date: February 23, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Ethan Milne is a Marketing PhD student at the Ivey Business School (Western University). He researches how moral outrage and status-seeking personalities motivate social media aggression, and how […] The post SGEM#341: You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Treatment first appeared on The Skeptics G

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Science Based Medicine

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

A young woman was waiting at the pump. She introduced herself as Amy Blogg, an Illustrator for the River Weekly. She quickly let us know that she had been briefed by Mrs. Howitt. I demonstrated the workings of the microscope on a blade of grass and an ant. It was met with the usual expressions of amazement by first-timer users. If I […] The post Skeptics in the Pub.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Keratinocyte: Melanocyte; Sebocyte; Basal cell: Cells associated with the skin Small cell; Large cell; Merkel cell; Mast cell: Cells with cancers named for them Androgenic; Traction; Scarring; Areata: Types of allopecia Astrocyte; Oligodendrocyte; Ependymal cell; Microglia: Glial cells Read more

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

ENRICH Trial - the leadership journey - EMS grand rounds - r4 capstone - r1 clinical knowledge - pediatric lecture ENRICH Trial WITH visiting professor Dr. david wright ICH makes up only 10-15% of all strokes yet has a higher mortality than ischemic strokes and SAH Current 2022 AHA/ASA guidelines for spontaneous ICH (prior to ENRICH Trial) minimally-invasive evacuation may reduce mortality compared to medical management it may be reasonable to choose minimally-invasive evacuation over convention

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JournalFeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 19-24, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed: This single-center prospective study found that in 2,275 ECGs with a computerized interpretation of “normal” and “otherwise normal,” there was a negative predictive value (NPV) of 100% for STEMI, with no final diagnoses of ACS or STEMI, and none required cardiac cathe

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