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Conversation – Ukraine with Dr. JP McBryde

EB Medicine

The war in Ukraine has now been ongoing for 100 days. In today’s episode of EMplify: Conversations we hear from Dr. J.P. McBryde about his experience as an emergency physician volunteering in Ukraine. You can read more about Med Global and their efforts in Ukraine, on their home page: [link] We would love to have your feedback. Please take the listener survey: [link] Thanks for being a listener.

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Ortho Pearls: Metacarpal Fracture Management

Cook County EM Blog

The Case: A 40-year-old male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department after he was assaulted with closed fists just prior to arrival. The patient’s injuries included a blow to the back of his right hand. On exam he was found to have swelling and tenderness to the dorsal aspect of his right hand. He had brisk capillary refill and normal sensation to light touch in all fingers.

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Why do we NOT name Occlusion MI (OMI) after an EKG finding? (In contrast to STEMI, which is named after ST Elevation)

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 40-something male with no previous cardiac disease presented with chest pain. Here is his ECG: There is no clear evidence of OMI or ischemia. There is a tiny amount of STE in aVL, but it is NOT in the context of a tiny R-wave. There is a tiny amount of STD in lead III, with some non-specific T-wave flattening. I am glad that Ken Grauer (below) brings up the issue of whether the presence of "T-wave in V1 taller than T-wave in V6" is evidence for OMI.

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 062 | Diuretics

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Today we’re going to talk about some of the basics of some of our favorite drugs intensive care – the diuretics. As always this is planned to be a brief overview of the essentials rather than the deep dive. Click for source As a starter pretty much all diuresis is conducted by convincing the kidney to lose more Na.

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140. Massive Hemoptysis: cough it up! TB or not TB

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. TB or not TB? Well let’s not hope not, but either way massive hemoptysis is NO FUN! Let’s talk critical care airway management here, what test you MUST do in the ED, and how to reduce bleeding. Want to experience the greatest in board studying?

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Imaging Case of the Week 508

EMergucate

The following elbow x-rays are from a 5 year old with elbow pain & swelling after a fall on outstretched … Continue reading →

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Athale – Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Janhavi Athale is a Critical Care physician and Hematologist/Oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. She presents a lecture on important "Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies" as part of the DC5 lecture series. Dr. Janhavi Athale is a Critical Care physician and Hematologist/Oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. She presents a lecture on important “Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies” as part of the DC5 lecture series.

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SGEM#367: GRACE2 – Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: May 24th, 2022 Reference: Broder et al. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE) 2: Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department. AEM May 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called First10EM.com Case: A 33-year-old male presents to […] The post SGEM#367: GRACE2 – Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Lab case 364 interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.299 that is moderate acidaemia (less than 7.3), however we can argue that is mild as it is just 0.

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Reynolds – A Breath of Fresh Air: Diaphragm Pacing and the Re-emergence of Negative Pressure Ventilation

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Steven Reynolds, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, presents at Critical Care Grand Rounds in a lecture entitled "A Breath of Fresh Air: Diaphragm Pacing and the Re-Emergence of Negative Pressure Ventilation". Dr.

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Bosch – Implementation of a Phenobarbital Pathway for Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Nicholas Bosch MD, Msc, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine presents a lecture on the "Implementation of a Phenobarbital pathway for Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome" as part of the Critical Care Grand Rounds. Dr. Nicholas Bosch MD, Msc, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine presents a lecture on the “Implementation of a Ph

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Chawla – Acute Kidney Injury 2.0

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Lakhmir S. Chawla is the Chief Medical Officer of Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals and previously was CMO at La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (LJPC). Prior to joining LJPC, Dr. Chawla was a Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University, where he has dual appointments in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine as well as in the Department of Medicine, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension.

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Lab case 365

EMergucate

80 year old man presented with shortness of breath. This patient had history of CHF and COPD. His venous blood gases showed the following PH = 7.

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ECG of the Week 1st June 2022 Answer

EMergucate

A 57 year old male presents o ED c/o pleuritic chest pain.

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ECG of the Week 1st June 2022

EMergucate

A 57 year old male presents o ED c/o pleuritic chest pain.

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