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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Thoracentesis in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

Shortness of breath is one of the most common complaints presenting to emergency departments. A less common but more emergent scenario is the presentation of a patient to the emergency department with a large pleural effusion causing hypoxia and respiratory distress. World journal of surgical oncology.

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

RebelEM

Background: The emergency department is frequently visited by patients suffering from symptomatic alcohol withdrawal, and the traditional management has been dominated by repeated doses of benzodiazepines. Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal.

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Awake, and Paralysed: A Never Event

Don't Forget the Bubbles

You are the Paediatric doctor on call and receive a call for an incoming patient to the emergency department. Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful. Pediatric Endotracheal Intubations for Airway Management in the Emergency Department.

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Travel-Related Illnesses in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

2014 Dec;31(6):678-87. Internationally Acquired Severe Systemic Infections in Febrile Pediatric Travelers Presenting to the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. Travel-associated disease among US residents visiting US GeoSentinel clinics after return from international travel. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1315-e1320.

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SGEM#187: Pin Cushion – Acupuncture in the Emergency Department

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Acupuncture for analgesia in the emergency department: a multicentre, randomised, equivalence and non-inferiority trial. Acupuncture for analgesia in the emergency department: a multicentre, randomised, equivalence and non-inferiority trial. [display_podcast] Date: September 7th, 2017 Reference: Cohen et al.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

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every year, leading to emergency department visits and hospitalizations. A new study conducted by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) aimed to determine whether LGG could reduce the severity of gastroenteritis in children. emergency departments. 2018 Nov 22;379(21):2002-2014.

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SGEM#437: Don’t Be Fooled by the Meds I Got, I Still Need an ESP Block – For My Rib Fractures

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block compared to sham procedure in adult patients with rib fractures presenting to the emergency department: A randomized controlled trial. A clinical decision tool called the STUMBL score was derived and validated by Battle et al in 2014 [3].