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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

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A 36-year-old male presents to the emergency department after being found down at home by his spouse. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. Per the mans wife, the patient is a heavy drinker often consuming two to three pints of vodka daily.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 84: Capnography

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Capnography in the Emergency Department: A Review of Uses, Waveforms, and Limitations. J Emerg Med. Capnography for the nonintubated patient in the emergency setting. Ann Emerg Med. Predictive value of capnography for suspected diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department. West J Emerg Med.

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SGEM#266: Old Man Take a Look at the Canadian CT Head Rule I’m a Lot Like You Were

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She is interested in social determinants of health in the emergency department and health policy. Dr. Ian Holley is also a PGY-3 resident in Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. He is interested in ultrasound and international emergency medicine.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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Contraindicated seizures or porphyria. 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. J Emerg Med.

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SGEM#199: Therapeutic Hypothermia – What is it Good For?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He is also a Faculty member of the Emergency Medicine and Acute Care Series 1986 to present. Case: Johnny is a 22-year-old male patient who presents to the emergency department via EMS with a seizure. It was a witnessed clonic-tonic seizure that stopped but he did not wake up.

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Blood Pressure Management in Neurologic Emergencies: What Does the Evidence Say?

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Introduction: Neurologic emergencies are common in the Emergency Department (ED), and blood pressure management is critical to immediate management. 2014 Apr;13(4):364-73. Epub 2014 Feb 13. His blood pressure (BP) is 220/120 mmHg. What are the next best steps in BP management for this patient? Lancet Neurol.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

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This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. Transcript Note: This transcript was partially completed with the use of the Descript AI Welcome to PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast. Available from: [link] Rice GM, Steiner RD.