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Why health care interoperability is so important

Advanced Medical Reviews

The wide array of technologies utilized in the health care industry offers providers a number of advantages, from enhancing patient care and streamlining clinician workflows to increasing access to data and reducing costs. When such solutions don’t integrate with other technologies and systems, though, they often result in problems, mitigating the benefits they’re designed to offer.

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ECG of the Week 16 February 2022 Interpretation

EMergucate

The following ECG is from a 52 year old male with a history of bipolar mood disorder and cardiomyopathy. He presents to ED complaining of increasing shortness of breath and leg swelling.

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JJ 20 Outpatient Medications for COVID-19

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this Journal Jam podcast we dig deep into the science of FDA-approved outpatient medications for COVID with 3 critical appraisal masters: Dr. Andrew Morris, Dr. Rohit Mohindra and Dr. Justin Morgenstern. What is the evidence for the neutralizing monoclonal antibody medications like Sotrovimab? The nucleoside analogs like Remdesivir and Paxlovid? The inhaled corticosteroids like Budesonide and Ciclesonide?

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Tips for Maximizing Your Car Accident Injury Claim

Medical Law

Financial compensation can’t take away the pain, stress, and upset of a serious car accident caused by someone else’s negligence. It can make it easier to receive the medical care you need and ease the stress of being forced to take time away from work because of your injuries. Our experienced Southern California personal injury lawyers can help you maximize your compensation for a car injury claim.

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Ectopic Pregnancy

Ultrasound Gel

Can you believe we have never talked about ectopic pregnancy on this podcast?? Fortunately for you, a new research article allows our faithful hosts to dive into this core application of POCUS. These authors ask the practical question of whether or not a POCUS saves time in patients with ectopic pregnancy requiring an operation. The results may not be too surprising, but there are many twists and turns to this discussion - not unlike the course traversed from the uterus to the adnexa!

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Nasal CPAP nel neonato

Trigger Lab

La ventilazione meccanica invasiva prolungata determina, sul polmone del neonato pretermine, un arresto di crescita e maturazione alveolare, conseguente all’infiammazione polmonare indotta dal supporto prolungato, a cui si correla un aumento del rischio di sviluppo di displasia broncopolmonare (1).

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Review of the ATHOS 3 trial

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Saabir Kaskar, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Amanda Randolph, MD (NUEM ‘20) Expert Commentary by : Matt McCauley, MD (NUEM’ 21) Review of the ATHOS 3 Trial: Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock Angiotensin, first isolated in the late 1930s, in recent years has become the new innovative vasopressor used in intensive care units, a change driven largely by the results of the ATHOS-3 trial.

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130. Lightning strikes and selfie sticks

Board Bombs

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com When you go to the Grand Canyon, our advice is to not bring a 10 foot-long selfie stick…you don’t want to fall victim to nature’s most frightful weather effect. Let’s break down this ACEP PEER question for your boards!

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Overcrowding and Resourcing in The ER

ER Nurses

How many of you care for patients in the ER who shouldn't really be there? At worst we're talking about psychiatric patients who sit in the ER and pose a physical threat to nurses. At best it is a drain on resources and impacts overall healthcare for those who really need it.

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SUBPOENAS 101

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

Your practice has received a subpoena for client records. What do you need to do? Don’t panic. This is not unusual. There are several things you need to know up front. Read the entire subpoena carefully to determine who is asking for the information and, exactly what information you need to send. Never send more information than is required. Always send the information securely (e.g., mail, encrypted email, fax).

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ECG of the Week 16 February 2022

EMergucate

The following ECG is from a 52 year old male with a history of bipolar mood disorder and cardiomyopathy. He presents to ED complaining of increasing shortness of breath and leg swelling.

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Can There Ever Be a "Kinder and Gentler" MOC?

Dr. Wes

It has been a long time since I have written anything concerning the American Board of Medical Specialties' (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) board re-certification program. But when I read pieces in the media, like the one recently published in Medscape that spin the soothing narrative that MOC can become "kinder and gentler," I feel the need to speak out.

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2 Minutes Advanced Airways

MEDEST118

An original video by Mario Rugna

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Imaging Case of the Week 493

EMergucate

The following chest x-rays are from a 65 year old with left sided chest pain and cough.

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Lab case 350 interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.16, that is severe acidaemia. HCO3 is low (> 24), So we have metabolic acidosis. Next we need to calculate compensation and anion gap.

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Lab Case 350

EMergucate

40 year old female with a background of alcohol abuse presents to ED with a headache, abdominal pain and vomiting. The patient is not on oxygen.

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Lab Case 350 Interpretation

EMergucate

40 year old female with a background of alcohol abuse presents to ED with a headache, abdominal pain and vomiting. The patient is not on oxygen.

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