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EM Mindset: A Woman in the Emergency Department – by a Feminist

SheMD

Yes, I am a woman, yes I am a feminist, yes I am a physician, yes I am in academic leadership for a well-known emergency department… The yes’s are many, but what do I have to say that is so meaningful or useful that people would want to publish it? Well first of all, I didn’t do it in my 20’s, and I didn’t do it in residency.

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Big Labs, Little People

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) In adults, we typically think of a BNP Luckily, we have data in children with congenital heart disease as well. This has been studied in children as well, and an elevated lactate in children – typically above 4 – was a predictor of prolonged ICU course and mortality in septic patients. Pediatr Cardiol.

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.15.23

Taming the SRU

Charon, Academic Med 2012) embracing fear in emergency medicine WITH dr. arlene chung What is fear? Narratives trigger changes of many kinds in both the teller and the listener, yielding meanings that are reciprocally produced by each teller-listener dyad.”

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

EMDocs

2019) argue against a minimum NIHSS score to trigger the use of CTA, instead purporting that clinical suspicion of acute ischemic stroke presenting within 24 hours of the last known well was sufficient evidence to order the study. Lancet Neurol 2012, 11 (4), 307-314. 8 The data in Mayer et al. positivity rate on CTA for BCVI.

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Emergency Physicians of the Sandwich Generation Face Unique Challenges

ACEP Now

In an age of growing discussions on wellness and how to avoid burnout, understanding the emotional and logistical burdens emergency physicians face in the sandwich generation is key to helping medical organizations implement better support systems that promote well-being and resilience, ultimately benefiting caregivers and patients.