The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 22, 2019

Background: New-onset atrial fibrillation is a common occurrence in the emergency department, and practitioners differ on whether to take a primary rate-control approach versus a rhythm-control approach utilizing either electrical or pharmacological cardioversion. The ECG shows atrial fibrillation without ischemic changes.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 9, 2019

Continuation of Gender Disparities in Pay Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians. She is an emergency physician and researcher who studies health disparities, substance use disorders, and gender bias. Continuation of Gender Disparities in Pay Among Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians. AEM March 2019.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 2, 2022

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. AEM June 2022. AEM June 2022.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Additionally, back in 2010, it was estimated that 6.6% I hope everybody enjoyed a fantastic conference. That’s almost half of the population.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 6, 2024

This multicentre retrospective cohort study looked at 202 children in California aged 1- 24 months who presented acutely between 2010 and 2021. The study included academic NICUs, which may reduce the generalisability of the results. Pyuria is defined as greater than 5 white blood cells and positive leucocytes on urinalysis.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

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. Critical Care Medicine 38():p S26-S34, February 2010. | ng/mL (strongly recommended against antibiotics), 0.1-0.25

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A 6-year-old male presented to the pediatric emergency department (PED) for scalp lesions. 2010 Mar;124(3):339-40. Pediatr Emerg Care. He was seen by his pediatrician 2 weeks prior and prescribed antibiotics and a delousing shampoo for suspected cellulitis versus lice infestation. cm in the long axis diameter.”

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 13, 2024

Dr. Kendall is the chief of clinician engagement at US Acute Care Solutions and has 15 years of emergency department leadership experience. Published online February 5, 2010. Perspective: Racism in academic medicine is hindering progress toward health equity. What are you gonna do? Jefferson T. Philadelphia: R.T.

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

A 59-year-old man presents to your community emergency department (ED) with chest pain that is radiating to his back. Acad Emerg Med. This may impact the external validity of the results to attending physicians in a non-academic, community, or rural settings. 2024;31(2):112-118. Prevalence: The prevalence of 3.5

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. 2010 Aug 1;126(2):196–203. Karageorgos, S.; Hibberd, O.; Mullally, P.J.W.;

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

in 2010 EM Clinics of North America (full text link) For an Exhaustive Review of Syncope and its full management outside the ED environment, go to the 2009 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines (full text pdf). Academic Emergency Medicine., The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

My first real encounter with the healthcare system took place when I was about seven years old and had to go into hospital for an orchidopexy, so I can empathize with all the young people who come through our emergency department with acute testicular pain. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 28(7), pp.786-789.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. Pearls and Pitfalls CT Angiography has become a more readily available tool for diagnosis in the emergency department though requires an understanding of its specific uses and indications.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A 25-year-old female with no pertinent past medical history presented to an emergency department in Massachusetts with four days of generalized malaise, myalgias, congestion, low-grade fever, and a rash behind her left knee. 2010 Feb 15;50(4):512-20. References Kowalski TJ, Tata S, Berth W, Mathiason MA, Agger WA. Lyme Disease.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 24, 2024

A study that began in 2010 and is currently ongoing has found that approximately 25% of women experience some sort of physical or sexual violence or stalking by a partner in their lifetimes. Victims of IPV are likely to seek care at emergency departments at higher rates than the general population.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A 35-year-old male with no past medical history presented to the Emergency Department with eye redness. 2010 Sep 1;56(3):259-72. Epub 2010 Mar 21. Two days prior, the patient reported he was cutting brush with a chainsaw when he felt something spray into his face. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.02.023. 2010.02.023.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

Although not every person seeks health care for these injuries, the majority of those that do end up in the emergency department. In 2008, this led to greater than 316,000 emergency department (ED) visits and about 9,500 hospitalizations [1]. Academic Emergency Medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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