Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The title gives away the results: Here is what they did: They took 159 patients who had severe TR and were operated on from 2004-2018. They then looked at a primary outcome of death. Earlier surgery may improve outcomes in these high-risk patients. I am shocked that academic researchers would publish such an exercise.

Operations 134

Operations Academics Shock Outcomes 134

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Motor Fingernail bed pressure with a pencil first If flexion outcome, then apply painful stimulus to neck or head (trapezius or supraorbital notch) to look for localization Spinal reflex can result in a falsely elevated score if lower extremity pain induced Verbal Orientated- Able to answer all questions. A practical scale. PMID: 4136544.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 2, 2023

CRPS subtypes Type I absence of significant nerve damage Type II very rare in childhood occurs in the setting of known nerve damage CRPS-NOS (not otherwise specified) only partially meets CRPS criteria not better explained by any other condition Budapest Criteria In 2004, the Budapest Criteria were suggested. Pain Res Manag. 2012;4(5):349–54.

Psychiatric 98

Psychiatric Pediatrics Outcomes Academics 98

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

Premier Physician Services, Toledo, Ohio Internships and Residency: Emergency medicine residency, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus Medical Degree: MD, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo (2004) Response The Council Officers actively participate in ACEP Board Meetings to ensure that the Council’s will and voice is represented.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies. They recommend synovial joint aspiration and analysis for bacteria (and leukocytes) to diagnose SANJO [28].

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Cardiac Syncope ("True Syncope") Independent Predictors of Adverse Outcomes condensed from multiple studies 1. These premonitory symptoms were negative predictors of adverse outcomes in EGSYS. Academic Emergency Medicine., Abnormal ECG – looks for cardiac syncope. Hemoglobin less than 10 (SF rule) 6. Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V.,

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Anxiety disorders are the most common ( Marchesi et al EMJ 2004 ). Randomised control trial of adult therapeutic colouring for the management of significant anxiety in the Emergency Department.

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Emergency Department Academics Psychiatric Outcomes 40