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A Losartan Dream for COPD

Critical Care Now

Reading Time: 4 minutes Stephen Biehl Respiratory therapist specializing in lung health investigations. If not I’m the unit, find me in the PFT lab, bronch suite, rehab, or taking the stairs. The Pre-brief Working in a Pulmonary Function Lab plus providing in-patient care within the hospital, I see patients every day that have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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6 Benefits of Extending Your Travel Nursing Assignment

Core Medical Group

We all go through different seasons in life. Sometimes, a travel nurse like you thrives on bouncing from assignment to assignment. In other seasons, you may just want normalcy and familiarity for a while rather than starting over again. And that’s ok!

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The Current Status of Value-Based Care in the U.S.

Advanced Medical Reviews

Like nearly everything else, the health care industry experienced a wide array of challenges and changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some physician practices shuttered and many saw marked declines in revenue; hospitals and health systems postponed many types of elective procedures; overworked doctors and nurses in overwhelmed urgent care and intensive care units switched gears to treat coronavirus patients; and telehealth rapidly became a primary source of care.

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EM Quick Hits 36 – Surviving Sepsis, Angle Closure Glaucoma, Bougies, Frostbite, Hot/Altered Patient, Central Cord Syndrome

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Brit Long on Surving Sepsis Campaign -2021 Updates, Nour Khatib on rural medicine case - angle closure glaucoma, Reuben Strayer on bougie vs endotracheal tube and stylet on first-attempt intubation, Justin Hensley on management of frostbite, Sarah Foohey on the hot and altered patient, and Andrew Petrosoniak on central cord syndrome.

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Dedicated POCUS vs Primary Team

Ultrasound Gel

If you have listened to this podcast for any amount of time, you know how POCUS studies usually go. Someone does an ultrasound on something cool and then compares it to another test to see how good it is. Well this study is different. In this case, we are taking a tried and true application of POCUS (undifferentiated dyspnea) and comparing a dedicated ultrasound team's POCUS to the treating emergency team's POCUS.

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Crashing Patient on a Ventilator

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Patrick King, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Adesuwa Akehtuamhen, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by : Matt McCauley, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary Thank you for this succinct summary of an incredibly important topic. We as emergency physicians spend a lot of time thinking about peri-intubation physiology but the challenges do not end once the plastic is through the cords.

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132. Lithium toxicity: a battery of problems

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 Don’t be too salty. Lithium can cause quite the battery of problems so let’s review them while you recharge for your next shift. See what we did there? Want to experience the greatest in board studying?

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Lab Case 352 Interpretation

EMergucate

70 year old female presents to ED with a 1 month history of vomiting and diarrhoea. Over the last few days she has started to feel increasingly weak and had a few episodes of confusion.

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Register for the 2022 Hospitalist and the Resuscitationist Conference: May 18-21 in Montreal

PulmCCM

Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] The tremendous, Hospitalist and the Resuscitationist [H & R] conference returns this May 18-21st in Montreal, Canada. I am humbled to participate this year and look forward especially since the conference was paused for 2021. I am certain that Dr. Philippe Rola, who has been organizing this meeting since 2018, will create another captivating experience for all who join.

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PharmD Pearls: Gabapentin for Hiccups

Cook County EM Blog

Written by: Clara Lee, PharmD; PGY1 Pharmacy Resident Reviewed by: Joanne C.

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Eczema

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

PEMplaybook.

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Lab Case 352

EMergucate

70 year old female presents to ED with a 1 month history of vomiting and diarrhoea. Over the last few days she has started to feel increasingly weak and had a few episodes of confusion.

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Balanced Fluid Resuscitation for the Critically-Ill: the PLUS study mirrors the BaSICS

PulmCCM

Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] “The world wavered and quivered and threatened to burst into flames.” -Virginia Woolf Background Intravenous fluid therapy is one of the most commonly-performed interventions in all of critical care medicine. Numerous trials over the last 20 years have attempted to identify the ideal fluid for those in the intensive care unit, with conflicting results.

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IPE: Healthy or Not, Here I Come!

Critical Care Now

Reading Time: 6 minutes Mike Tom Pre-Brief: Most triathlons start with a mob of fit people jostling for position while sprinting headlong into the water to commence the swim portion of their event. In most cases, this mob has been swimming, biking, and running with varying dedication for months to years and most will have little to no medical history.

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SGEM#360: We Care a Lot – The EmPATH Study

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: February 21st 2022 Reference: Kim et al. Emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing (EmPATH) unit decreases hospital admission for patients presenting with suicidal ideation in rural America. AEM February 2022. 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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ECG of the Week 2nd March 2022 Answer

EMergucate

A 70 year old female presents to ED complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain.

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ECG of the Week 2nd March 2022

EMergucate

A 70 year old female presents to ED complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain.

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Lab case 351 interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.

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