Emergency Live

MARCH 19, 2024

degrees, a figure not seen since 2014. On the day of the autumn equinox for the Southern Hemisphere, record temperatures continue to be recorded, especially in Brazil Sunday morning, around 10 a.m., perceived temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached the record figure of 62.3

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JUNE 16, 2023

Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

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Emergency Live

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Intensive Rescue Efforts and Climatic Challenges in Northwestern China Devastating Impact of the Earthquake and Initial Response The recent earthquake in northwestern China, one of the deadliest since 2014, has resulted in a tragic toll of over 130 casualties, with 113 people perishing in Gansu province and 18 in Qinghai province.

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Emergency Live

DECEMBER 22, 2023

How a sedentary lifestyle can increase the risk of developing cancer Correlation between Sedentary Life and Cancer A 2014 meta-analysis examined data from over 68,000 cancer cases and found that prolonged sedentary behaviors, such as watching TV or sitting for work, are associated with an increased risk of colon, endometrial, and lung cancer.

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Emergency Live

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Innovation and Challenges in the Future of Oncologic Treatment The Birth of a Revolution: Genenta and Genetic Therapy The story of Genenta began in 2014, as a spin-off from the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.

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St. Emlyn

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It emphasizes critical changes from the previous 2014 guidelines, focusing on the judicious use of imaging to minimize ionizing radiation exposure in children. St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The blog highlights the updated 2024 guidelines from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) on imaging in pediatric trauma.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

2014 Aug;192(2):327-35. Epub 2014 May 20. References Morey AF, Brandes S, Dugi DD 3rd, Armstrong JH, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Erickson BA, Holzbeierlein J, Hudak SJ, Pruitt JH, Reston JT, Santucci RA, Smith TG 3rd, Wessells H. Urotrauma: AUA guideline. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.05.004. 2014.05.004.

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Fractures Pediatrics 98

MEDEST118

MAY 14, 2024

2014 Feb;202(2):418-25. References: Kwong S, Kothary S, Poncinelli LL. Skeletal development of the proximal humerus in the pediatric population: MRI features. AJR Am J Roentgenol. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.10711. PMID: 24450686. Reid C, Fogg T, Healy G. Deformation of a humeral intraosseous catheter due to positioning for thoracostomy.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 28, 2024

2014 Apr 29;63(16):1593-603. Epub 2014 Feb 13. Seropian IM, Toldo S, Van Tassell BW, Abbate A. Anti-inflammatory strategies for ventricular remodeling following ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.014. 2014.01.014. PMID: 24530674.

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Ken Grauer, MD

MAY 11, 2024

CLICK HERE — for FREE download P DF of this 26-page file on BBB ( from my ECG-2014-ePub ) — with review on the Basics for ECG diagnosis of the B undle B ranch B locks ( including diagnosis of acute MI & LVH with BBB ).

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RebelEM

DECEMBER 5, 2023

up to 23% ( Lieberman 2005 , Rohacek 2014 , Tole 2007 , Grunau 2014 ). Since half of biphasic reactions occur within the first 6-12 hrs ( Lee 2014 ) physicians often choose an observation time of 4-6 hrs. Biphasic anaphylactic reactions: occurrence and mortality Allergy 2014 Jun;69(6):791-7 Tole JW, Lieberman P.

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Ken Grauer, MD

JANUARY 5, 2024

Section 2F ( 6 pages = the " short " Answer ) from my ECG-2014 Pocket Brain book provides quick written review of the AV Blocks. . — — E CG M edia P EARL # 4 ( 4:3 0 minutes Audio ) : — takes a brief look at the AV Blocks — and focuses on WHEN to suspect Mobitz I.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MAY 12, 2023

doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307119. 2014 Jan 25;383(9914):308. Burrows P, Trefan L, Houston R, Hughes J, Pearson G, Edwards RJ, Hyde P, Maconochie I, Parslow RC, Kemp AM. Head injury from falls in children younger than 6 years of age. Arch Dis Child. 2015 Nov;100(11):1032-7. Epub 2015 Aug 21. PMID: 26297697; PMCID: PMC4680174.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 9, 2024

This finding persists when looking at a number of other infections including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) ( First10EM ), pyelonephritis ( Strohmeier 2014 ) and even bone and joint infections ( Li 2019 ). 2014; PMID: 25066627 Li HK et al. 2014; 32(10):1195-9. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006(2). 2019; 380(5):425-436.

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Infectious Diseases Pediatrics EMS Administration 92

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

In 2009, the Cochrane group questioned Roche about the completeness of the data and after four years of requests, finally got access to all the data in 2013 and updated their review in 2014. We covered this SRMA on SGEM#98.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Acetaminophen ( Williams et al Lancet 2014) * Muscle relaxants ( Friedman et al JAMA 2015) * NSAIDs ( Machado et al Ann Rheum Dis 2017) * Steroids ( Balakrishnamoorthy et al Emerg Med J 2014) * Benzodiazepines ( Friedman et al Ann Emerg Med 2017) Many non-pharmacologic therapies have also been tried with limited efficacy.

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The Trauma Pro

MAY 9, 2023

Reference: Defining the optimal time to the operating room may salvage early trauma deaths, J Trauma 76(5):1251-1258, 2014. Remember, your patient is bleeding to death in front of your eyes, and the only place you can stop it is the OR!

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PHARM

JUNE 3, 2023

References: Takuto Ishida, Takeshi Katagiri, Hiroyuki Uchida, Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, Hitoshi Sakurai, Koichiro Watanabe, Masaru Mimura, Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Restrained Psychiatric Patients, Psychosomatics, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-75, ISSN 0033-3182, [link] Michitaka Funayama, Taketo Takata, Psychiatric inpatients subjected to (..)

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 20, 2024

A clinical decision tool called the STUMBL score was derived and validated by Battle et al in 2014 [3]. With the 2014 CDC declaration that prescription drug overdose is one of the five top health threats, there has been a movement away from opioids as the mainstay of pain management for rib fractures [6].

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 14, 2024

For instance, CAR-T was given to myeloma patients in 2014, but we only learned it can cause Parkinsonism in 2021. My biggest concern with the change wasn’t the cost however, but the safety risk. It can take several years for the full safety profile of drugs to be known.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

2018 Nov 22;379(21):2002-2014. References Schnadower D, Tarr PI, Casper TC, Gorelick MH, Dean JM, O’Connell KJ, Mahajan P, Levine AC, Bhatt SR, Roskind CG, Powell EC, Rogers AJ, Vance C, Sapien RE, Olsen CS, Metheney M, Dickey VP, Hall-Moore C, Freedman SB. N Engl J Med. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1802598. PMID: 30462938; PMCID: PMC6358014.

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EMDocs

JUNE 22, 2024

Epub 2014 Jun 30. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 May;28(7):793-8. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2014.932766. PMID: 24974876. Young BK, Florine Magdelijns P, Chervenak JL, Chan M. Amniotic fluid embolism: a reappraisal. J Perinat Med. 2023 Dec 13;52(2):126-135. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2023-0365. PMID: 38082418. “Amniotic fluid embolism.”

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Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Section 2F ( 6 pages = the " short " Answer ) from my ECG-2014 Pocket Brain book provides quick written review of the AV Blocks. . — — E CG M edia P EARL # 4 ( 4:3 0 minutes Audio ) : — takes a brief look at the AV Blocks — and focuses on WHEN to suspect Mobitz I.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2014 I was asked by 4 different plaintiff attorneys to review 4 separate cases of a missed SEA, all in Washington State. Chuck Pilcher, the editor and publisher of a free monthly educational newsletter, Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits. Missed SEA’s were the genesis of Med Mal Insights.

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Patient Safety Wellness 86

Intensive Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

20%) [link] [link] [link] You can access an extensive set of past practice questions dating back to 2014 here: [link] See this link on INTENSIVE for exam resources: [link] The post CICM Second Part Exam Practice SAQs 06032024 appeared first on INTENSIVE. Explain what this means. (20%) Why is this? (20%)

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ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2023

Hynynen, 10.08 – Ultrasound Therapy, Editor(s): Anders Brahme, Comprehensive Biomedical Physics, Elsevier, 2014, Pages 153-168, ISBN 9780444536334. Egan, Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2019, Pages 390-411, ISBN 9780323481106. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-48110-6.00020-X R. Alerhand S, Singh M, editors.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes. Circulation 2014 2. (THE PM CARDIO OMI AI APP) If you want this bot to help you make the early diagnosis of OMI and save your patient and his/her myocardium, you can sign up to get an early beta version of the bot here. Alencar et al.

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ETM Course

JUNE 28, 2015

The Surgeon 2014 Jun;12(3):119-20 6. Shock 2014; 41(2): 130–7 12. 2014; pii: S0022-4804(14)00366-7 13. Ann Vasc Surg 2014; 28(5): 1286–95 J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013; 75(3): 506–11 5. Morrison et al. White et al. Morrison et al.The Inflammatory Sequelae of Aortic Balloon Occlusion in Hemorrhagic Shock. Hörer et al.

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Hospitals Resuscitation Shock Military 52

EMergucate

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I presented this talk at the ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2014 – Monday 8/12/14 References Mortality of Untreated … Continue reading →

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Wellness 52

EMergucate

DECEMBER 9, 2014

I presented this talk at the ACEM Annual Scientific Meeting 2014 – Wednesday 10/12/14 References Evidence FOR fluid resus … Continue reading →

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

One of the best systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the topic discussing the diagnostic accuracy of the history, physical examination and imaging is by Carpenter et al from AEM 2014 [1]. We went into some detail on SGEM#385. Initial Xray’s pick up only about 17% of fractures [2].

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Emergency Medicine Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Methods This is a retrospective review of 35 trauma centres from 2014 to 2021. The objective of this study is to evaluate outcomes of reversal with these agents in patients with isolated traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Patients were excluded if P2Y12 inhibitor use or AIS>2 outside of head.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

2014; 63(6):657-665. 2014; 168(9):837-843. Association of Traumatic Brain Injuries with Vomiting in Children with Blunt Head Trauma. Ann Emerg Med. Dayan PS et al. Headache in Traumatic Brain Injuries from Blunt Head Trauma. Pediatrics. 2015; 135(3):504-512. Horeczko T, Kuppermann N. 2009;374(9696):1160-70. Lee LK et al. JAMA Pediatr.

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Intensive Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

50%) Vascular Gas Embolism You can access an extensive set of past practice questions dating back to 2014 here: [link] The post CICM Second Part Exam Practice SAQs 11042024 appeared first on INTENSIVE. Regarding venous gas embolism: Describe the mechanisms of cardiopulmonary dysfunction that can result. (50%)

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EM Ottawa

MAY 22, 2023

18,2 (2014): 257-64. “A comparison of ketamine and morphine analgesia in prehospital trauma care: a cluster randomized clinical trial in rural Quang Tri province, Vietnam.” Prehospital emergency care vol.

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AENJ: Current Issue

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In 2014, Dr. Elda Ramirez, alongside Dr. Arlo Weltge and Dr. Kyle Kincaid, founded the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) to support nurse practitioners working in emergency care.

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Intensive Blog

JUNE 5, 2024

Regarding a patient with severe traumatic brain injury: Describe how you diagnosis diabetes insipidus (40%) Describe the specific management of diabetes insipidus (30%) List 8 other important causes of polyuria (40%) Polyuria and Traumatic Brain Injury Central Diabetes Insipidus You can access an extensive set of past practice questions dating back (..)

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