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By the Numbers: the Emergency Medicine Blogs and Podcasts Rankings

ACEP Now

ACEP Now offers real-time clinical news, news from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and news on practice trends and health care reform for the emergency medicine physician. ACEP Now is an official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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SGEM#409: Same as it Ever Was – Tamiflu for Influenza?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. Evaluation of oseltamivir used to prevent hospitalization in outpatients with influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Int Med 2023. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaminathan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM.

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Molluscum contagiosum: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Emergency Live

Molluscum contagiosum is a viral skin infection that causes lesions of the skin and, more rarely, the mucous membranes. Molluscum contagiosum presents itself with skin lesions with a typical dome shape called papule with a hollow in the centre, called umbilication The post Molluscum contagiosum: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment appeared first on Emergency Live.

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EMCrit Wee – Case of Failure of Pulse Ox to Confirm Transcutaneous Pacemaker (TCP) Capture with Mathieu Brunet

EMCrit

Today I am joined by Mathieu Brunet, MD; a EM Doc and Trauma Team Leader. He recently wrote me with a case of Transcutaneous Pacing in which he thought he had mechanical capture due to a perfect matched pulse ox waveform. Well it turned out that was erroneous. Why??? Listen to this episode. EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Grand Rounds Recap 6.28.23

Taming the SRU

Admit/Transfer/Discharge - Breakng bad News - History of EM Admit-Transfer-Discharge WITH Dr. Paulsen There are many factors that influence disposition, including independence of the patient and family/friend support, access to follow up, resources at your hospital, and transfer environment Why Transfer? Regionalized certified care centers, specialty procedural interventions, higher level of care Why Consult?

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Pelvic Fractures

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

Pelvic fractures can be a major source of life threatening hemorrhage. Suspect fracture with significant force/mechanism. Signs are pelvic tendern.

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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up

EMDocs

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: DEVICE RCT – VL vs DL for Critically Ill Adults Spoon Feed Video laryngoscopy (VL) was associated with higher rates of first attempt intubation success compared to direct laryngoscopy (DL) for critically ill patient

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A guide to passing MRCP Part 2 written

Mind The Bleep

The MRCP part 2 exam is a multiple choice, best-of-five written exam with 2, 3 hour papers. You’ll be familiar with the vague format of the exam if you’ve sat the part 1 exam, but part 2 has a much more clinical focus, compared to part 1’s focus on basic science What it’s assessing If you look at the curriculum for Part 2 (and you should, it’s here ), it is as enormous as it is vague.

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Hunter Gatherer Diets Revisited…with data

The Evolution & Medicine Review

Konner and Eaton’s seminal 1985 article about Paleolithic Nutrition in the New England Journal of Medicine inspired decades of research and plenty of criticism. Yesterday they published a comprehensive update that reviews current data that addresses each of eight criticisms, concluding “The original depiction of Paleolithic nutrition has been subjected to legitimate criticism.

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Does Acrocyanosis Indicate Underlying Bacterial Illness?

ACEP Now

The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love—and are always humbled by—those moments when we get to say, “I don’t know.” For some of these questions, you may already know the answers. For others, you may never have thought to ask the question. For all, questions, comments, concerns, and critiques are encouraged. Welcome to the Kids Korner.

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P-Value Masterclass | Doxy For Kids!

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 3-7, 2023. 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: A p-value is the probability that an observed outcome (or more extreme outcome) would occur if, in fact, the null hypothesis was true.