The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Case: A 32-year-old woman with no previous medical history calls you while a passenger on a […] The post SGEM#284: Might as Well Jump, but We would Recommend a Parachute first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Guest Skeptic: Marcus Prescott is a nurse in Norway. He is also now a third-year medical student.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 14, 2024

You may place cold packs or ice packs to the hernia site to help reduce inflammation and swelling, as well as to assist in local analgesia. Symptoms include persistent tenderness in the area, as well as symptoms of obstruction including nausea, vomiting, and pain, despite reduction. (2) 1) In a study performed by Chen et al.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Creation of an accurate database of emergency physicians living and working within a state, as well as a network of each states’ EM groups and ED medical directors would help chapter leaders disseminate relevant information, strengthen advocacy efforts, and plan regional solutions summits to focus on unique challenges.

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

How does that apply to the role of the board certified emergency physician? Fundamentally, I believe every patient coming to an emergency department is best served by care delivered by board certified emergency physicians. Coach John Wooden was famous for focusing on the fundamentals, sometimes called “little things.”

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The night prior to presentation, mom noticed he was not feeding as well and seemed fussy. Initially in the emergency department he was generally well-appearing with normal vital signs. Infants with NTED generally remain well-appearing and do not meet toxic shock syndrome (TSS) criteria. No medication exposures.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 29, 2024

Introduction: Neurologic emergencies are common in the Emergency Department (ED), and blood pressure management is critical to immediate management. 2003 Oct 28;61(8):1047-51. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Nov;42(5):619-26. His blood pressure (BP) is 220/120 mmHg. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000092498.75010.57.

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EM Curious

JULY 24, 2015

Identify the triangle shaped femoral nerve, lateral to the femoral artery, as well as the iliopsoas muscle and the fascia illiaca running over its surface. Get your tip as close as possible to the nerve, and under the fascia illiaca, then inject (well, after aspirating first, of course). Academic Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 584–591.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. While PCT may be more specific for bacterial infections, it is flawed by still being rather non-specific and is not validated as a stand-alone diagnostic criteria for infection in the setting of the emergency department. ng/mL, 0.25-0.5

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RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Studies funded by pharmaceutical companies are four times more likely to have favorable results than studies from other sources (Lexchin 2003). Multicenter study of emergency department visits for insect sting allergies. Multicenter study of emergency department visits for food allergies. J Allergy Clin Immunol.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

One of our largest responsibilities in the Emergency Department is sorting out benign from surgical or medical causes of abdominal pain. Abdominal Surgical Emergencies in Children: A Relative Timeline General Advice Neonate (birth to one month) Necrotizing Enterocolitis Pneumatosis Intestinalis. Pediatr Surg Int 2003; 19:439.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AUGUST 2, 2016

Act V, scene I [Text from Folger Shakespeare Library] [Audio recording of Dramatic Reading; Chapter Vox] [Video recording of Act V, scene1] Most deaths that are brought to, or occur in, an emergency department will require, at least, discussion with the local Coroner or Medical Examiner. 2003 Revision. 2003 Revision.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 10, 2023

HOSPITAL COURSE The patient was initially found to be hypotensive in the Emergency Department with a blood pressure of 87/58 mmHg. She received 2 mg intranasal Narcan from paramedics with improvement in respiratory status, but in the emergency department (ED) she remains somnolent and is unable to provide further history.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

If you think your patient is the perpetrator, he may well be an innocent, or even an off-duty or undercover officer. Ballistic injuries in the emergency department. Emergency medicine practice, 13(12), 1-30. Do not compromise your care. PMID: 24350154 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC3860682 Tactical Combat Casualty Care (ppt) Dan S.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

ABG and VBG Correlation The correlation between venous and arterial blood gases is well-documented for standard differences (Table 1), and the data obtained from the VBG can be acted on as if it were an ABG (1, 3-6). While ABGs and VBGs usually correlate well, there are a few situations where this correlation is disturbed.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

True Syncope: If, on the other hand, the patient is well, had no other serious symptoms , has a normal sinus rhythm, and normal physical exam , then you need to be certain the syncope was not due to a dangerous brady- or tachydysrhythmia that could recur. The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study.

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

The patient reported feeling better, pain and other symptoms were well controlled 24 hours after starting antibiotics and pain medication. Erysipelas is characteristically nonpurulent , and lymphangitis and regional lymphadenopathy may be present, but these often occur in cellulitis as well. M., & Bédane, C. link] Brindle, R.,

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Children have long suffered from an under-treatment of their pain, due both to our incomplete acknowledgement of their pain and our fear of treatment ( Howard 2003 ). Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

leaving the nail in place and just trephinating for drainage) ( Seaberg 1991 , Roser 1999 , Batrick 2003, Dean 2012 ). You would be well supported by the data if you chose to skip nail replacement. Management of simple nail bed lacerations and subungal hematomas in the emergency department. Emerg Med J.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

SCD, therefore, is not only a mechanical disease but there are also many other cellular and plasma factors as well as endothelial interaction that generate chronic inflammation. Recent studies have shown that low-dose ketamine can reduce pain in acute painful crises of sickle cell patients as well as being an opioid-sparing drug.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 24, 2024

Victims of IPV are likely to seek care at emergency departments at higher rates than the general population. Transvaginal ultrasound images can be optimized by obtaining a transvaginal ultrasound first, having the patient empty their bladder, and using gel inside the probe cover as well as on the outside. What is an IUP?

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