Cook County EM Blog
MARCH 10, 2022
The Case: 49-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the ED for progressive neck pain and bilateral upper extremity weakness in a cape-like distribution for 6 months, worsening over the past week. Notably, the patient was in a motorcycle accident in a foreign country 6 months earlier, when he was struck from behind and ejected from his vehicle, landing on his left side.
Critical Care Now
MARCH 10, 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lauren Igneri Critical care pharmacist and proud Rutgers University graduate. Enjoys rock climbing, cycling, travel, and lively discussions on the finer points of pharmacokinetics and critical care over a beer with friends. Case A 23-year-old woman (70 kg) struck by an automobile is admitted to the trauma ICU. She is found to have a subdural hematoma.
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EB Medicine
MARCH 7, 2022
Episode 67 – Managing Postpartum Complications in the Emergency Department – An Interview with Dr. Nicole Yuzuk, Dr. Joseph Bove, and Dr. Riddhi Desai EMplify – March 2022 Interview with the Authors: Nicole Yuzuk, DO, Joseph Bove, DO, and Riddhi Desai, DO Episode Outline: 1.Why is this an important topic in EM? 2.Hemorrhage etiologies and definition 3.Headache etiologies, both common and the more dangerous (ICH) 4.Fever and infection Mastitis Endometritis 5.Preeclampsia/eclampsia Definition, d
Northwestern EM Blog
MARCH 7, 2022
Written by: Michael Tandlich, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Chloe Renshaw, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Justin Seltzer, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary An excellent post by Drs. Tandlich and Renshaw. Marine envenomations are common problems around the world. Like with land-based envenomations, the venomous organisms of note vary with geography; jellyfish encountered in Australia are different from those encountered in Florida, for example.
Emergency Medicine Ireland
MARCH 7, 2022
Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Of the many things I poorly understand, I suspect that haematology holds a special place. Knowing the intricacies of the haematological malignancies was not exactly core knowledge for emergency medicine. Read More » Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Of the many things I poorly understand, I suspect that haematology holds a special place.
Board Bombs
MARCH 6, 2022
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com. We promote this awesome ACEP PeerCert question about the Ottawa SAH Rule. We love our friends up on the other side of our Northern Border, and really enjoy digging into the high yield aspects of how to not miss SAH!
JournalFeed
MARCH 5, 2022
It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of February 28 - March 4, 2022. We cover molnupiravir for COVID, bacterial meningitis, diltiazem vs metoprolol for a-fib with RVR, PLUS RCT on balanced fluids, and pad placement for a-fib cardioversion.
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University of Maryland CC Project
MARCH 7, 2022
Dr. Elana Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who presents on the Top 10 Radiology Diagnoses in Trauma. Dr. Elana Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who presents on the Top 10 Radiology Diagnoses in Trauma.
PulmCCM
MARCH 7, 2022
Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] “What time is this, to trade the handshake for the fist?” -Joni Mitchell Background As remarked by the authors of the recent PLUS trial , a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing balanced resuscitation fluid to 0.9% saline was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MARCH 5, 2022
Date: February 24th, 2022 Reference: Parish et al. An umbrella review of effect size, bias, and power across meta-analyses in emergency medicine. AEM 2021 Guest Skeptic: Professor Daniel Fatovich is an emergency physician and clinical researcher based at Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia. He is Head of the Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, […] The post SGEM#361: Under My Umbrella, Ella, Ella – Review of Meta-Analyses in Emergency Medicine first appeared on The Skeptics Gu
EMergucate
MARCH 10, 2022
The knee x-rays are from a 75 year old with right knee pain and inability to weight bear after a … Continue reading →
University of Maryland CC Project
MARCH 7, 2022
Dr. Kevin Chung, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, and professor of Surgery, at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences presents on Environmental Injuries including burns, electrical, altitude and heat stroke. Dr. Kevin Chung, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, and professor of Surgery, at the F.
Dr. No
MARCH 6, 2022
Earlier this week the GMC at long last released data on the number of doctors who died while undergoing fitness to practice investigation and monitoring. The number of deaths should be extremely small — the individuals at risk are working age adults with good socioeconomic status — and the numbers are small, on average about ten a year in recent years.
EMergucate
MARCH 7, 2022
The following abdominal x-ray is from a 7 day old with bilious vomiting. What can be noticed?
EMergucate
MARCH 8, 2022
You are reviewing a 49 year old man who presented with chest pain and an unremarkable ECG.
EMergucate
MARCH 6, 2022
75 year old lady presented to the emergency department after a fall. In ED she was found to be slightly febrile with blood pressure of 95/55.
EMergucate
MARCH 10, 2022
The abdominal x-ray shows paucity of gas in the abdomen.
EMergucate
MARCH 8, 2022
You are reviewing a 49 year old man who presented with chest pain and an unremarkable ECG.
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