Emergency Live
JUNE 15, 2023
Concussion is the sudden but short-lived loss of mental function that occurs after a blow or other injury to the head. It is the most common but least serious type of brain injury The post First aid, what are the symptoms of a concussion? appeared first on Emergency Live.
SheMD
JUNE 15, 2023
Currently, I am a neurology resident and neuroscientist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. As a neurology resident, I conducted my intern year rotating within internal medicine. In less than 2 weeks, I will be a PGY-2 neurology resident. As I reflect over my experience, it has been a year of tremendous excitement and extreme difficulty. I have grown into becoming a more independent physician-scientist.
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Emergency Live
JUNE 15, 2023
The obstruction or narrowing of the urethra, the channel that allows urine to flow outwards, is called urethral stricture The post Urethral stenosis: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment appeared first on Emergency Live.
Sensible Medicine
JUNE 15, 2023
Over 5000 people have retweeted and over 4 million have seen a new preprint that claims that the shingles’ vaccines reduces the risk of dementia. The vaccine purportedly lowers the risk of shingles by 1 percentage point over 7 years; Apparently, it also lowers the absolute risk of dementia by 5.6% in women (Bigger effect!) and essentially nothing in men, according to this paper.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 15, 2023
Written by Pendell Meyers Both of these cases were sent to me with no information other than adults with acute chest pain. What would be your response? Case 1: Case 2: What if I told you that Case 1 has an abnormal initial troponin, and Case 2 has a normal initial troponin? Case 1 An elderly male presented with chest pain. His vitals were within normal limits except some mild hypertension.
Emergency Live
JUNE 15, 2023
Cervical stenosis consists of a narrowing of the dimensions of the vertebral canal at the height of the neck The post Cervical stenosis: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment appeared first on Emergency Live.
University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med
JUNE 15, 2023
What is this called? What does it indicate? Treatment? ANSWER: Tear Drop pupil. Globe rupture/corneal laceration. Prote.
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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med
JUNE 15, 2023
Author- Steve Schenkel, MD MPP Professor of Emergency Mediciner at UMEM: A recent Annals of Emergency Medicine Publication (here [link] Click to view the rest
Emergency Live
JUNE 15, 2023
Gastro-oesophageal reflux is a disorder characterised by severe burning in the sternum due to regurgitation of stomach acid from the stomach The post Gastro-oesophageal reflux: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment appeared first on Emergency Live.
University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med
JUNE 15, 2023
What is this called? What does it indicate? ANSWER: Seidel Sign. Assoicated with corneal perforation.
Emergency Live
JUNE 15, 2023
Personality disorders are not characterised by specific symptoms or syndromes, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression or panic attacks, but by the exaggerated and rigid presence of certain personality traits The post Personality disorders: what they are, how to deal with them appeared first on Emergency Live.
The Evolution & Medicine Review
JUNE 15, 2023
A lovely article by Mel Konner expands Tinbergen’s Four Questions to nine levels needed for a complete explanation of behavior. He makes a clear distinction between the organism and the world, and shows the causal connections between the components. This is a real advance in describing what is needed to explain a behavior. Konner, M.
Emergency Live
JUNE 15, 2023
Scabies is a skin disease due to a parasite specific to humans, a small mite (0.4 - 0.3 mm), invisible to the naked eye, called Sarcoptes scabiei variant hominis The post Paediatrics, how to deal with scabies in paediatric age appeared first on Emergency Live.
NRC Health
JUNE 15, 2023
Ryan Donohue, Strategic Advisor at NRC Health, explains that while most parents believed parenting was difficult before the pandemic, post-COVID parenting remains rife with challenges. The post Co-Navigating Care: How to bolster the parent-child bond in post-COVID pediatrics appeared first on NRC Health.
Emergency Live
JUNE 15, 2023
112RESCUE is a new event set up to highlight all aspects of rescue, fire safety and public safety activities The post Germany, the new fair has begun: 112RESCUE is underway in Dortmund appeared first on Emergency Live.
RebelEM
JUNE 15, 2023
A 45-year-old man is brought in by EMS after being found unconscious by his partner. He is confused and agitated. His vital signs are a BP of 90/60 mm Hg, HR of 120 bpm, RR of 24/min, and T of 37.6°C. His laboratory findings include the following: Sodium: 125 mEq/L Chloride: 90 mEq/L Potassium: 3.2 mEq/L Bicarbonate: 24 mEq/L Blood urea nitrogen: 28 mg/dL Creatinine: 1.0 mg/dL Ethanol: 322 mg/dL Glucose: 72 mg/dL Osmolality: 350 mOsm/kg Venous blood gas: pH 7.36, PCO 2 45 mm Hg, PO 2 95 mm Hg U
University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med
JUNE 15, 2023
Omphalitis is a soft tissue infection involving the umbilicus and surrounding tissues with redness and induration around the umbilical.
EMCrit
JUNE 15, 2023
Massive Acetaminophen Overdose EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.
AED Leader
JUNE 15, 2023
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SheMD
JUNE 15, 2023
I wish I really knew how hard it would be. “ It” being these 4 years of my clinical training called residency. Throughout residency everything has been tried including my patience, sanity, mind and marriage. When we are in medical school we are so concerned with graduating and getting to the next step, not realizing that this next step is unlike anything we have ever experienced.
ALiEM
JUNE 15, 2023
Which cardiotoxic plant is shown? Lily of the valley Moonflower Morning glory Water hemlock White snakeroot Reveal the Answer 1. Lily of the Valley What type of plant is lily of the valley? Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ) is a woodland perennial with a sweet scented, white bell-shaped flower. It blooms from April to June in North America and bears orange-red berries in July [1].
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