Sensible Medicine

MARCH 4, 2024

Studies that tempt me to change my mind are worth telling you about. The story this week centers on the use of aspirin for prevention of cardiac events in people without heart disease. I used italics because this story ONLY applies to people without heart disease—so called primary prevention. In 2018, the NEJM and the Lancet published three trials that randomized tens of thousands of patients without heart disease to either low-dose aspirin or a placebo.

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First 10 EM

MARCH 4, 2024

This is an invited guest post by Dr. Cory Rohlfsen (@CoryRohlfsen) based on an interesting twitter thread of his from a few month back. Dr. Rohlfsen is a hybrid internal medicine clinician at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He splits his time between hospitalist duties and primary care clinic. He is passionate about fostering […] The post Diagnostic reasoning as artificial intelligence emerges: a distributed cognition framework appeared first on First10EM.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

I have often written about how an ECG interpreted as "normal" by a conventional algorithm may well be manifesting OMI, or even long QT or hyperkalemia. I have collected 51 OMI cases that were diagnosed as completely normal by the conventional automated computer algorithm. Shifa Karim and Gabe Keller helped with a project to assess all these ECGs with the Queen of Hearts.

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Science Based Medicine

MARCH 4, 2024

Antivaxxers who "repurposed" deworming drugs like ivermectin and fenbendazole are peddling cancer "miracle cure" testimonials that remind me of laetrile and Stanislaw Burzynski. Truly, everything old is new again. The post Fenbendazole is fast becoming the laetrile of the 2020s first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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EMDocs

MARCH 4, 2024

Authors: Amelia Campbell, MD (EM Resident Physician, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center) and Alec Pawlukiewicz, MD (EM Attending Physician, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra (EM-CCM, Cleveland Clinic Foundation); Brit Long, (@long_brit) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, DoD, or the US Government.

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Emergency Live

MARCH 4, 2024

A Targeted Approach to Counter a Common Complication of Diabetes Diabetic neuropathy is a condition that affects many individuals with diabetes, manifesting as damage to peripheral nerves due to high blood sugar levels over time. This complication can lead to variable symptoms, including pain, tingling, and reduced ability to perceive pain, heat, and cold, particularly […] The post Diabetic Neuropathy: Prevention and Management appeared first on Emergency Live.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 4, 2024

The following Understanding and Preventing Workplace Bullying and Harassment Training for Healthcare Providers is designed to educate healthcare providers on the definition of workplace bullying. Also, harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA).

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PulmCCM

MARCH 4, 2024

New data quantify post-Covid “brain fog” People with persistent symptoms after Covid-19 infection (“long Covid”) often describe difficulty focusing and thinking, or “brain fog” New large datasets are shining light on this phenomenon, most recently in NEJM. Since early in the pandemic, the UK’s REACT program has used online surveys to monitor various aspects of Covid epidemiology, including cognitive impairment post-Covid.

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Emergency Live

MARCH 4, 2024

Discoveries reveal the potential of Cdk9 as a therapeutic target in oncological treatments What is Cancer? Cancer is one of the most complex and diverse diseases afflicting humanity, characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body. Biologically, cancer originates when cells in a part of the body start growing out […] The post Cdk9: new frontier in cancer therapy appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Our team have scoured the literature, so you don’t have to… or it might spark an interest to go and have a look at the full article. We have teamed up with the team from the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Hospital, who have used this as a springboard for their journal club.

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Emergency Live

MARCH 4, 2024

On March 5th, at 5:00 PM, the Italian premiere of the short film “Confronti – Violence against Healthcare Workers,” conceived and produced by Dr. Fausto D’Agostino On the upcoming March 5th, in the institutional heart of Italy, a nationally resonant event will take place aimed at addressing a growing concern in the healthcare sector: violence […] The post In the Senate to talk about violence in the rescue field appeared first on Emergency Live.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 4, 2024

The Quick First Aid Refresher Training educates healthcare providers (HCP) on the latest first aid protocols. First aid is the term for medical care that is typically given both at the scene of the injury and as soon as it happens. It usually comprises of a single, brief treatment and can be administered with little help from technology or special knowledge.

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