The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

Case: A 57-year-old woman with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and type-2 diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department (ED) with fever, cough, myalgias, headache and congestion. The Cochrane collaboration published analyses of the available data in 1999, 2003 and 2006.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

This month, we’re moving into uncharted territories for the podcast… we’re talking psychiatry Nachi: Specifically, we’ll be discussing Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the emergency department. Routine serum testing and urine toxicology testing are not recommended for psychiatric patients presenting to the emergency department.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

To meet CDC and WHO diagnostic criteria for pertussis, suspected cases must exhibit a cough lasting at least two weeks, creating a prolonged period during which patients may be infectious before a diagnosis is confirmed. Global measles outbreaks. 2024 Oct 15. Available from: [link] (Accessed 14 Oct 2024) World Health Organization.

Infectious Diseases 59

Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding Pediatrics CDC 59

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Treatment of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A White Paper Position Statement Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. J Emerg Med. Intravenous Subdissociative-Dose Ketamine Versus Morphine for Analgesia in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Vision loss carries a high degree of morbidity and is associated with higher all-cause mortality, 4 and it is our role as emergency providers to recognize potentially reversible causes of such adverse outcomes. 2006) River Blindness: A Success Story under Threat? 7 Approximately 14.6 million from partial or complete blindness.

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Infectious Diseases Emergency Department EMS Administration 73