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Blood Pressure Management in Neurologic Emergencies: What Does the Evidence Say?

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This article will discuss blood pressure goals and preferred pharmacotherapy for non-traumatic ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Ischemic Strokes: Ischemic stroke is characterized by a blockage of a blood vessel in the brain. The BP targets for patients with ischemic strokes depend on the available therapeutic options.

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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

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A 75-year-old woman who is bedridden after a stroke presents to the ED from a nursing facility with abdominal pain and constipation. ISSN 2002-4436. Admission is recommended for these patients for monitoring, given the high risk of progression to bowel necrosis, ulceration, perforation, and sepsis. Cureus, 15(12), e50511.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

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Clinical Guide for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease, 2002. Published January 2002. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M. pneumoniae, C. Based on light absorption from blood flow at the sensor site (using HbA, not HbS) Underestimates alveolar hypoxemia. Am J Hematol. 2016;91(12):1185-1190. Br J Haematol.

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Why Attribution Bias Might be the Costliest Bias

Sensible Medicine

Pat Croskerry’s 2002 article in which he identifies 30 “failed heuristics, biases, and cognitive dispositions” is one of my absolute favorites that I reference a few times a year. I am a total sucker for an article that argues for the importance of primary care. I am also obsessed with our diagnostic reasoning biases.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

EMDocs

Clinical Guide for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease, 2002. Published January 2002. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M. pneumoniae, C. Based on light absorption from blood flow at the sensor site (using HbA, not HbS). Underestimates alveolar hypoxemia. Am J Hematol. 2016;91(12):1185-1190. Br J Haematol.

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Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits

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The procedure has soared in popularity as beauty standards have shifted and cosmetic surgery has become increasingly transparent on social media platforms, with reported cases in the United States increasing from 614 in 2002 to 61,387 by 2021, a nearly 10,000 percent increase. Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank: 2002 Statistics.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 1/22/24 (Issue #26)

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Background Therapeutic hypothermia, later rebranded as targeted temperature management, became a standard post-cardiac arrest therapy for comatose patients after two 2002 NEJM trials ( n=273 and n=77 ) suggested reducing core temperature to 32°C to 34°C markedly improved neurologic outcomes and survival.