Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 9, 2023

The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from a 60-year old woman — who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) for “palpitations”. Her vital signs were normal at the time this triage ECG was recorded. Blood was drawn , and the patient was promptly placed in a room to be seen — but on entering, the ED physician found her unresponsive in cardiac arrest.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 9, 2023

I always tell junior faculty that your contract means little, and, indeed, I found that to be the case, when a mid-career faculty departed and I inherited a third of his lung cancer patients. Yet, like most unexpected clinical changes in my career, I ended up learning unexpected truths. One man taught me about lung cancer screening. He was the most improbable 74 year old.

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Emergency Live

JULY 9, 2023

Health of our heart: magnetic resonance imaging is a diagnostic method based on the application of a high-intensity magnetic field directed at the area of interest The post Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart: the relevance in diagnosing heart disease appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Board Bombs

JULY 9, 2023

As they say in the business, video killed the radio star. This week is our grand opening of our Video podcast. You can now see our smiling faces on Youtube, TikTok, and other social media outlets as we cover a classic pediatric pathology- Epiglottitis! Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com.

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Pediatric Education

JULY 9, 2023

Patient Presentation An 18-month-old male with known agenesis of the corpus callosum and developmental delays was seen for his well-child examination. He was in the process of being evaluated and followed by neurology and developmental disabilities specialists, but already had physical, occupational and speech therapies. His mother said that genetic testing was recommended but that she and his father had not decided yet about if they wanted the testing done. “I’m still confused about

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Stop and Think

JULY 9, 2023

Here is the second half of my two-part series on curious studies. The first part is here. Thanks again for your support. JMM This series is about two things: clinical trials and trust. In an ideal world, clinicians (and patients) should trust that scientists strive (neutrally) to answer an important question. Trust is necessary for the system to work.

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