33 Charts
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Goodhart’s law suggests that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. When I first read this I couldn’t help but think of healthcare and the quest for the perfect patient satisfaction score. The problem is that as soon as we steer physician behavior and teach to the test , patient satisfaction scores stop being a valid measure.
Advanced Medical Reviews
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
It seems like just yesterday summer was on the scene, bringing warm weather, family vacations and an array of outdoor sporting activities. However, winter will be here soon, with the season starting in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21.
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Ultrasound Gel
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The FAST exam has been used in trauma for decades - so why is there still confusion on how to use it in pediatrics? Because kids are different than adults! This article takes a look at the associations between intraabdominal injury and the FAST, physical exam, and labs. The authors then combine the FAST with physical exam findings to create the exFAST, the FAST-enhanced physical exam!
Board Bombs
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com Ever get the feeling we live on a yellow submarine? When we’re trapped in the ED with wait times >8 hours, we feel it… Let’s talk digoxin toxicity, perhaps the most classic toxidrome ever told. Want to experience the greatest in board studying?
JournalFeed
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of November 15-19, 2021. We cover proactive PE screening for COPD admissions, PECARN in an external cohort, β-lactam or vancomycin first for bacteremia, downstream effects of antibiotic over-prescribing, and hyperbaric timing in CO poisoning.
University of Maryland CC Project
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Maryland Critical Care Conference 2021 with various talks on the topic of Resuscitation.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
Date: November 16th, 2021 Reference: Hammouda et al. Moving the Needle on Fall Prevention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement. AEM November 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen (@KirstyChallen) is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Lead at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (North West England).
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