The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial placebo-controlled trial. Lancet July 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers […] The post SGEM#419: Welcome Back – To Another Episode on Back Pain first appeared on The Skeptics Guide

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Broome Docs

OCTOBER 28, 2023

This is a very special episode of the Broome Docs Podcast Journal Club with Dr Justin Morgenstern. Justin was invited to visit us in Western Australia as a guest lecturer for the W.G. Smith lecture series. So we decided to invite along a few of our favourite FOAMed friends to be a part of the festival of nerdiness and record a live version in front of the local crew.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 28, 2023

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 Useful Is Lactate Clearance Anyway? Spoon Feed Don’t hang your hat on lactate clearance to assess therapeutic response to resuscitation in sepsis; there are too many confounders, and initial clearance does not n

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The Bottom Line

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Landiolol and Organ Failure in Patients With Septic Shock Whitehouse. JAMA Published online October 25, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.20134 Clinical Question In patients with tachycardia and septic shock who are treated with high dose norepinephrine does the use of β-blockade for up to 14 days reduce organ failure compared to standard care?

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Science Based Medicine

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The serialization of Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. continues. The post Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera. Chapter 2a first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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JournalFeed

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 23-27, 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: Emergency physician (EP) advancing age was associated with higher 7-day patient mortality. This is a wake-up call to keep up.

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Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Ziqitza Healthcare ­, under the leade­rship of Sweta Mangal , has been de­dicated to improving ambulance service­s’ safety for both patients and staff. In this blog post, we will e­xplore the esse­ntial safety measures that Ziqitza He­althcare has implemente­d. We will focus on infection control protocols, ensuring patie­nt safety during transportation, and prioritizing the occupational health and safe­ty of ambulance staff.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2023

A young man presented with continuous prolonged generalized weakness, lightheadedness, and presyncope. There was some dyspnea but no chest pain. Here is his ECG. This shows LVH, with high voltage. LVH can have very thick-walled ventricles and a correspondingly small LV cavity. LVH is a common etiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, as it may results in a stiff ventricle with poor diastolic relaxation.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

OCTOBER 28, 2023

This disturbing study out of the UK details the prevelance of sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape within the hospital environment. Ov.

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