RebelEM

JUNE 1, 2023

Background: Achieving ROSC in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is no easy feat but, care doesn’t end with ROSC. Post-ROSC management is nuanced and challenging but helps to ensure good outcomes. Identification of the underlying cause of the cardiac arrest is a critical area of focus in post-arrest care. Although myocardial infarction, dysrhythmias and pulmonary emboli are common pathologies to consider, there are a host of other causes including subarachnoid hemorrhage, trauma and electroly

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Medagadget

JUNE 1, 2023

Researchers at Penn State have developed a low-cost, wearable sensor using pencil-on-paper technology. This approach involves depositing graphite (pencil ‘lead’) on paper that has been treated with sodium chloride, to create a conductive, low-cost sensor. Previously, these researchers had developed such sensors to detect moisture and even used them to develop a smart diaper ( yes, really ).

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Research 103

ALiEM

JUNE 1, 2023

Are you using phenobarbital instead of benzodiazepines as the first-line monotherapy for patients in alcohol withdrawal in the Emergency Department (ED)? If not, you probably should be. Another old drug for a new indication, right? Well not exactly. Phenobarbital is indeed an older and relatively cheap drug (less than $20 per loading dose) that has gained some press recently for the treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal [1-3].

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Administration Emergency Department Seizures Hospitals 98

EMCrit

JUNE 1, 2023

Optimization of Emergency Medicine Teams EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Medagadget

JUNE 1, 2023

Researchers at Florida State University have developed a 3D model that examines how the bacterium Helicobacter pylori moves through viscous fluids. H. pylori can cause gastrointestinal ulcers and even cancer, moving through the intestinal mucus layer to reach the wall of the gut. Using antibiotics can cause side-effects and can contribute to drug resistance, so these researchers are studying how the bacterium navigates through mucus in an effort to find new therapeutic targets with which to disr

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Research 80

EM Ottawa

JUNE 1, 2023

Well, the CAEP 2023 (#CAEP23) (Canadian Associated of Emergency Physicians) conference is officially over. We’ve head back to our respective homes and departments, and by now the melancholy has fully kicked in. It was the first time, in a while, that the CAEP conference felt. normal. Like a reunion of sort. The theme of ‘Together […] The post CAEP 2023 in review!

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Wellness 52

EB Medicine

JUNE 1, 2023

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the June 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Hypertensive Emergencies: Guidelines and Best Practice Recommendations Epidemiology Etiology Differential diagnosis Prehospital care History and physical Diagnostics Treatment Acute decompensated heart failure Acute ischemic stroke Acute coronary syndrome Intracerebral hemorrhage Subarachnoid hemorrhage Aortic dissection Hypertensive encephalopathy Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia C

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Best Practices Stroke Risk Management 52

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 1, 2023

A note about the authors: Drs. Alderighi and Rasoini are both practicing physicians in Italy. Dr. Alderighi is a Sensible Medicine editorial board member. We hope you enjoy their essay. In Italy, a debate has emerged regarding the importance of using the feminine suffix “a” at the end of words defining key positions held by women in society, such as “ sindaca ” (major) or “ avvocata ” (lawyer), instead of the conventional masculine suffix “o” ( sin

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Life in the Fast Lane

JUNE 1, 2023

Ed Burns Jersey Finger Jersey Finger. Avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon from the base of the distal phalanx.

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Burns 52

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JUNE 1, 2023

Some things are easy, even reflexive, and one of those things is putting oxygen on cyanotic patients. Usually, this is a great thing. Blue = bad. Occasion.

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Poisoning 48

NRC Health

JUNE 1, 2023

The post No more pizza: Moving forward with the basics of experience appeared first on NRC Health.

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PHARM

JUNE 1, 2023

This cross-sectional study analyzes social media content from academic emergency medicine physicians and resident physicians to investigate changes in content a — Read on jamanetwork.

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Academics Wellness 40

EMCrit

JUNE 1, 2023

The slides are not the problem. EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2023

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EMDocs

JUNE 1, 2023

Welcome back to the “52 in 52” series. This collection of posts features recently published must-know articles. This week we cover the POLAR RCT on hypothermia for neuroprotection in those with severe TBI. Author: Christiaan van Nispen, MD (Resident, Emergency Medicine Physician, San Antonio, TX); B rannon Inman, MD (Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine Physician, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypot

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