ALiEM

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

A 33-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a diffuse pruritic rash that appeared several days after starting Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for a dental infection. 2014 Nov;107(11):724-7. Initially beginning on the torso and low back, the rash spread to the palms, soles, and genitalia. South Med J.

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ALiEM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A 29-year-old female with a past medical history of migraine headaches presented to the emergency department (ED) for several hours of bilateral eye pain, redness, and decreased visual acuity. Contact Lens Wearer Demographics and Risk Behaviors for Contact Lens-Related Eye Infections–United States, 2014. 2022, August 16).

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Administration Academics Emergency Department 60

EM Curious

JULY 24, 2015

jps Sources Roberts and Hedges Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. Saunders 2014, Chapter 31 Beaudoin, F. A Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Three-in-one Femoral Nerve Block Versus Parenteral Opioids Alone for Analgesia in Emergency Department Patients With Hip Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Fractures Ultrasounds Emergency Department Dislocations 52

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. Jeff: A 2014 study even showed an up to 80% reduction in the likelihood of developing DM2 postoperatively at the 7-year mark. Am J Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

PHEM Cast

APRIL 10, 2016

The impact of emergency medical services on the ED care of severe sepsis. Am J Emerg Med. One year mortality of patients treated with an emergency department based early goal directed therapy protocol for severe sepsis and septic shock: a before and after study. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014 Oct 28;:1–9.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

She is Chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Women in Emergency Medicine group and involved with the RCEM Public Health and Informatics groups. ED visits in the US for mental health conditions has increased by 44% from 2006 to 2014. Kirsty is also the creator of the wonderful infographics called #PaperinaPic.

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Psychiatric Hospitals Academics Research 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

You wonder if any emergency department (ED)-based interventions would help her and people like her be safe. Back then we found that at one academic site older adults attending ED with falls didn’t receive guideline-based assessment, risk stratification or management. In 2014 the SGEM looked at a systematic review by Dr.

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Geriatric Emergencies Elder Abuse Research Academics 52

ALiEM

MARCH 7, 2024

Facts and Literature Review Bladder volume estimation Measuring bladder volume via POCUS in pediatric patients has been studied, demonstrating a benefit on Emergency Department workflow and length of stay (Table 1). The pain is intermittent, sharp, severe, and associated with 2 episodes of nonbloody, nonbilious emesis. Dessie et al.,

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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Radiology Radiology 70

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives This project was supported by the RCEM Dragon’s Den event in 2014, the inaugural Young Investigator’s Award in 2015, and extensive input from college academics. It was funded by the NIHR RfPB.

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Academics Emergency Department Administration 40

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

THE CASE A female in her early 20s, G4P2012, presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 5 day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain which has been worsening since onset. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 755-758. She states her pain is similar to pain that she felt during a prior ectopic pregnancy.

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Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 99

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. They recommend synovial joint aspiration and analysis for bacteria (and leukocytes) to diagnose SANJO [28].

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 90

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Ben Lawton is a paediatric emergency physician in Brisbane Australia. He divides his time between a tertiary children’s hospital and a community hospital that is busy enough to have its own paediatric emergency department. He is part of the Don’t Forget the Bubbles team.

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Dehydration Pediatrics Hospitals Academics 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

In my opinion, hypnosis is a little-understood but potentially valuable technique for the emergency department. Why isn't hypnosis used more in emergency departments? An hypnotic suggestion: review of hypnosis for clinical emergency care. The Journal of emergency medicine, 46(4), 588-596. Erickson, M.D. (an

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Emergency Department Pediatrics Emergency Nursing Seizures 40

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Acad Emerg Med. Academic emergency medicine 12.9 Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306851. Epub 2014 Sep 8. 2014 Oct;29(10):1299-304. Epub 2014 Feb 13. 2016 Aug;23(8):878-84. J Surg Res.

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Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

actors Associated with the Occurrence of Cardiac Arrest after Emergency Tracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department. PLoS One 2014; 9(11): e112779. Okubo M, Gibo K, Hagiwara Y, Nakayama Y, Hasegawa K; Japanese Emergency Medicine Network Investigators. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med. 2020.10.042. .

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Emergency Department Soft Tissue Injuries Airway Management Operations 90

ACEP Now

APRIL 14, 2025

5,6 From the emergency department (ED), we have the opportunity to impact individual patients and the publics health by assuming a leading role in expanding access to MOUD for patients with OUD. 17 In emergency medicine, clinicians working to expand access to pharmacotherapy for OUD have primarily focused on buprenorphine induction.

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Research Infectious Diseases Hospitals Administration 52

ALiEM

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A 6-year-old male presented to the pediatric emergency department (PED) for scalp lesions. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Jun;30(6):437-9. 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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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Academics Emergency Department 75

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 3, 2023

Ann Emerg Med. This single-centre academic urban institution in the United States (US) undertook a 10-year retrospective observational study of paediatric intubation and bougie use in their emergency department (ED). Additionally, the pre-hospital setting may lack external validity to the emergency department.

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CPR Airway Management Emergency Department Resuscitation 52

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. This may impact the external validity of the results to attending physicians in a non-academic, community, or rural settings. Emerg Med Australas. Prevalence: The prevalence of 3.5 However, 3.5

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Ultrasounds Outcomes Academics Documentation/Coding 52

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. 2014 May;133(5):e1121-1127. Karageorgos, S.; Hibberd, O.; Mullally, P.J.W.;

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Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) gave a level C recommendation that either LP or CTA could be used to rule out SAH after a negative NCCT. vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 8, 2025

These are very commonly encountered in the emergency department, so being able to correctly identify the rhythm is extremely important. 2014 Aug;10(3):262-76. Academic EM. The post ECG Pointers: A Dynamic Approach to Tachydysrhythmias Part 4 appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Vereckei A.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

On April 17, 2024, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP Clinical Policies Committee on the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures. Patients presenting with seizure account for about 1% of all emergency department patients.

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Seizures Emergency Department Academics 52

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Work-up and Diagnosis in the Emergency Department Initial presentation of TLS typically includes generalized symptoms such as gastrointestinal distress, decreased appetite, muscle cramping, palpitations, hematuria / oliguria, and altered mental status. Academic Press; 2014:39-64. in females and 2.5-7.0 References 1.

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Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Dehydration Emergency Department 56

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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Infectious Diseases Emergency Department Administration Academics 103

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 4, 2024

We have teamed up with the team from Chelsea and Westminster Paediatric Emergency Department to give you 5 reviews of recent studies. In 2014, the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Paediatric Trauma Protocols were published, recommending that CT chest imaging be appropriately limited to children in specific high-risk groups.

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