Science Based Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Last week, the Ohio State Medical Board suspended the medical license of Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, a longtime antivax quack. The only question is: What took them so long, and why did it take the pandemic for them to act? Also, is there less to this action than meets the eye? The post The Ohio State Medical Board has finally suspended the medical license of antivax quack Sherri Tenpenny first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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First 10 EM

AUGUST 14, 2023

This is a guest post by Dr. Julia Dmytryshyn. Julia completed medical school at the University of Toronto and is now a 2nd year Family Medicine resident at the University of Toronto. She is the co-creator of the popular medical education podcast series The Vulva Diaries. Her areas of interest include emergency medicine and women’s […] The post Miscarriage (Mis)management part 1: Evaluation and Diagnosis appeared first on First10EM.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Regular readers know the deal about medical studies. In the simplest sense, you randomize patients to two treatments. Random assignment (mostly) balances the known and unknown factors. You declare an endpoint before the experiment and then report that endpoint. There may be secondary endpoints, but the focus is always on the primary endpoint. I will first present the trial in question without any specifics.

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Emergency Live

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Valsalva manoeuvre (MV), named after the physician Antonio Maria Valsalva, is a forced compensation manoeuvre of the middle ear, mainly used in medicine, especially in the field of cardiology, but also in the field of diving The post Semeiotics of heart failure: the Valsalva Manoeuvre (tachycardia and vagus nerve) appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the webinar below, Dr Sam Kular (interventional radiology fellow) provides a structured approach to CT head interpretation, with an overview of common cases & pitfalls.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 14, 2023

A 64-year-old female with a history of quadriplegia and bladder rupture secondary to a motor vehicle accident two years ago, complicated by chronic indwelling suprapubic foley, presents from her skilled nursing facility with fever, oliguria, tachycardia, low blood pressure, and a change in the color of her urine. Physical Exam Vitals : T 100.4°F; HR 126; BP 105/74; RR 24 General : Pleasant but mildly confused morbidly obese female smelling strongly of urine Genitourinary : Poorly maintained indw

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the webinar below, Dr Dexter Valencia (interventional radiology registrar) provides a structured approach to CT chest/thorax interpretation, with an overview of common cases & pitfalls.

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the webinar below, Dr Joe Kang ( radiology registrar) provides a structured approach to interpreting knee, ankle & foot x-rays, with an overview of common cases & pitfalls.

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Emergency Medicine News

AUGUST 14, 2023

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the webinars below, Dr June Lau & Dr Henry de Boer ( radiology registrars) provides a structured approach to interpreting shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist & hand x-rays, with an overview of common cases & pitfalls.

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Emergency Medicine News

AUGUST 14, 2023

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Mind The Bleep

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the webinar below, Dr Henry de Boer ( radiology registrar) provides a structured approach to CT abdomen & pelvis interpretation, with an overview of common cases & pitfalls.

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EMergucate

AUGUST 14, 2023

30 year old man presented with right knee pain and swelling.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 14, 2023

Background: Could Xuebijing (XBJ) catalyze a paradigm shift in sepsis management? XBJ is an herbal compound used in China to manage various inflammatory and infectious processes in recent years, including sepsis. 2-6 It is an herbal preparation comprising a blend of five herbs: Carthami Flos, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, and Salviae Miltiorrhizae. 2,5,6 Professor Jinda Wang developed it based on traditional Chinese medicine principles to combat infection and inflammation. 4 XB

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 14, 2023

Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap? The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly paediatric journal club reading list from Anke Raaijmakers, working with Professor Jaan Toelen and his team at the University Hospitals in Leuven. This comprehensive list is developed from 34 journals, including major and subspecialty paediatric journals. We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

Written by Pendell Meyers, with some edits by Smith A man in his 40s with many comorbidities presented to the ED with chest pain, hypotension, dyspnea, and hypoxemia. The bedside echo showed a large RV (Does this mean there is a pulmonary embolism as the etiology?) Here is his triage ECG: What do you think? Lots of info here. The rhythm is 2:1 atrial flutter.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

The following EEOC Discrimination Training is designed to educate healthcare staff on the various types of workplace discrimination. What you will learn: Types of discrimination Genetic discrimination Gender/sex discrimination Race/color discrimination Retaliation Filing a charge with EEOC Discrimination charges What to expect after filing a charge Discrimination Types There are various types of discrimination like age, disability, and gender.

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