The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 10, 2024

He is an assistant professor in Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. Case: A 65-year-old man is brought into the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS) after his family saw him slump over at the dinner table.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 9, 2022

Ravi Garg is a Neurologist in the Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care at Loyola University Chicago. Risk of selection bias assessment in the NINDS rt-PA stroke study. Dr. Garg […] The post SGEM Xtra: Here Comes the NINDS Again first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. BMC Med Res Methodol.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A man in his 60s with a history of severe alcohol use disorder and epidural abscess on long-term ciprofloxacin presented to the emergency department after an episode of syncope while standing in line at a grocery store. Written by Sean Trostel MD, peer reviewed by Meyers, Smith, Grauer, etc. He did not have chest pain.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: In fact, a meta-analysis on vaccine effectiveness from 2004-2015 found that the pooled effectiveness against influenza B was 54%, against the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 was 61%, and against the H3N2 virus was 33%. J: So that wraps up episode 23 - Influenza: Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED? Patients with concern for infection (i.e., Tunkel, A. Hartman, B. Kaplan, S. Kaufman, B. Scheld, W. M., & Whitley, R.

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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. This article will discuss blood pressure goals and preferred pharmacotherapy for non-traumatic ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. Systematic review showed 85% of studies with substantial reliability with kappa statistic >0.6 J Surg Res. 2019 Sep;241:112-118. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.038. 2019.03.038. Epub 2019 Apr 22. PMID: 31022676. 2004;43:215-223.

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