Medagadget

AUGUST 30, 2023

Researchers at New York University have developed a new method to target many viruses that cause disease. For viruses with a lipid membrane, which includes many that commonly cause disease, this new technique could prove to be fatal. By targeting the lipid membrane, the approach may circumvent the treatment resistance that arises when viruses mutate to alter their surface proteins, which are the most common targets for conventional anti-viral drugs.

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Emergency Live

AUGUST 30, 2023

Takotsubo syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a temporary non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy that results from stressful and emotionally intense situations The post Stress cardiomyopathy: broken heart syndrome (or Takotsubo syndrome) appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 30, 2023

Last week a friend sent me a link to an article in The Financial Times titled, MRI scan more accurate than blood test at diagnosing prostate cancer, UK study finds. I read the article, skeptically, thinking MRI as a screening test, come on. I thought it was a piece of churnalism until I read the study itself from BMJ oncology and realized that the real story was research article.

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Research 92

Emergency Live

AUGUST 30, 2023

The UK’s leading business event for the rotorcraft industry After the success of Helitech Expo 2022 which saw over 3,000 key buyers in attendance and 50 hours worth of unmissable content, we can now confirm the show will be returning on the 26th & 27th of September at the ExCeL London and we have some […] The post Helitech Expo 2023: Shaping the Future of Air Mobility appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Science Based Medicine

AUGUST 30, 2023

COVID is still here, happily mutating, and we need to adapt to this new reality. The post Summer COVID Wave first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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St. Emlyn

AUGUST 30, 2023

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Journal Club review of the ARREST trial showing that bypass to a cardiac arrest centre in London does not improve outcomes. #FOAMed #cardiology @stemlyns The post JC: The ARREST trial. Does bypass to cardiac arrest centres save lives? St Emlyn’s appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 30, 2023

Take Home Points Clinical presentation is very nonspecific; evaluate all patients presenting with back pain for infectious risk factors. Baseline labs should not guide diagnosis, but may assist in later management. MRI is key to diagnosis, obtain this imaging in all patients who raise clinical suspicion Patients with hemodynamic instability and neurologic compromise warrant empiric antibiotics.

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Emergency Live

AUGUST 30, 2023

CDEMA’s Innovative Approach: Drones Join the Arsenal in 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Preparedness As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gathers momentum, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) stands vigilant and ready to confront the challenges posed by Mother Nature’s fury. With the recent update from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicating an […] The post How Drones Are Revolutionizing Disaster Response in the Caribbean appeare

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Administration 64

PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not. The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Michele Nypaver, MD University of Michig

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Core Ultrasound

AUGUST 30, 2023

Knee Aspiration/Injection Elbow Aspiration/Injection Knee Exam The post Ankle Effusion – Identification, Aspiration, Injection (5MS) first appeared on Core Ultrasound.

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University of Maryland CC Project

AUGUST 30, 2023

Dr. Christopher Cox discusses palliative care in the ICU. Dr. Christopher Cox discusses palliative care in the ICU.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

AUGUST 30, 2023

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. They are used clinically to detect pathological inflammation or measure response to treatment [1-2]. Colloquially, “inflammatory markers” typically refer to laboratory tests that measure specific acute phase proteins (also known as “acute phase reactants”) [1-5]; however, this term is vaguely defined and can encompass any so-called “marker of inflammation,” including the test we commonly describe to pa

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Choosing Wisely ® campaign is an initiative that promotes collaborative conversations between clinicians and families to safely avoid unnecessary and potentially harmful tests. The American Academy of Paediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine (AAP SOEM) created a list of five key recommendations for Paediatric Emergency Medicine after a structured review process and expert consensus opinion.

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