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74: Do 70 year old’s deserve ECPR? A Deep Dive into the Economics of ECPR

ED ECMO

Have you ever pondered whether all the work over ECPR was worth it? Even if you did save a few patients, does this really make sense from a societal standpoint? Am I giving up my life on a project where my efforts could be better elsewhere? Then this episode is for you (and me). This month I talk with Melissa Barnes and Ryan Coute about the economics of cardiac arrest and specifically ECPR.

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121. Tacos and Biliary Dilatation

Board Bombs

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: [link] They say the craving for Taco Bell worsens after midnight…. while this might be true, we cannot say for sure if Taco Bell is associated with higher rates of cholecystitis. What we CAN tell you is how to not miss this question on the boards.

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PICS | Airway Timing OHCA | Opioids ICU Delirium | US CVC Infx | Finding the Cricothyroid Membrane

JournalFeed

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of October 4-8, 2021. We cover post-intensive care syndrome, timing of advanced airway in OHCA, opioids and ICU delirium, ultrasound guidance and central line infection risk, and an easier way to find the cricothyroid membrane.

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Karvellas – Current Evidence for Extracorporeal Liver Support

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Constantine Karvellas, MD, MsC, FRCPC, FCCM Professor of Medicine (Critical Care Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology) at the University of Alberta and Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health Sciences presents on Critical Care Grand Rounds on "Current Evidence for extracorporeal liver support in acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure" Dr.

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SGEM Xtra: From EBM to FBM – Gender Equity in the House of Medicine

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: October 7th, 2021 This is an SGEM Xtra episode. I had the honour of co-presenting at the Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. The title of the talk “From EBM to FBM – Gender Equity in the House of Medicine. You may be wondering: why is a middle […] The post SGEM Xtra: From EBM to FBM – Gender Equity in the House of Medicine first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Lab Case 341 Interpretation

EMergucate

A 50 year old female presents to ED complaining of shortness of breath, an increase in her Ventolin use (12 puffs every 30 min overnight).

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Shah – Mechanisms of Hypoxemia

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Nirav Shah, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Curriculum at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, takes us back to the basics to review the mechanism of hypoxemia as part of the DC-Baltimore Critical Care Educational Consortium. Dr. Nirav Shah, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Curriculum at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, takes us back to the basics to review the mechanisms of hypoxemia as part of the DC-Baltimore Criti

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Lab case 340 Interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.39, This is with in the normal range. PCO2 = 32 mmHg, (<40). So, we have an element of respiratory alkalosis.

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ECG of the Week 13th October 2021 – Answer

EMergucate

A 60 year old female presents to ED after a heroin OD.

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ECG of The Week 13th October 2021

EMergucate

A 60 year old female presents to ED after a heroin OD.

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