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Diagnostics: Blood Transfusion Reactions

Taming the SRU

In the era of modern medicine, blood transfusions are commonplace, especially in the emergency department. While they are a lifesaving staple of medicine, they also come with risks that emergency providers must be aware of. Adverse reactions to transfusion of blood products and Best Practices for Prevention.” 11, 2 June 2021, p.

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Being a BASICS Doctor

Mind The Bleep

I am a GP at a large practice based in a town in southwest Scotland, and I also work as a doctor in the Emergency Department in our local district general hospital. But it doesn’t stop there. Like dozens of other doctors, nurses, and paramedics across Scotland, I have the privilege of being a responder with BASICS Scotland.

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52 in 52 – #36: Randomized Trial of Three Anticonvulsant Medications for Status Epilepticus

EMDocs

population at large Enrollment was terminated at an interim analysis due to predefined futility criteria that suggested that there was a 1% chance that carrying the trial to completion would demonstrate a most effect or least effective treatment.

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Episode 20 - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations

EB Medicine

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations.

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SGEM#188: Icatibant Bites the Dust – For ACE-I Induced Angioedema

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

[display_podcast] Date: September 12th, 2017 Reference: Sinert et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2017. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaninathan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at NYU/Bellevue Hospital in the Department of Emergency Medicine. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2017.

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Annals of B Pod: Anti-Xa Overdose

Taming the SRU

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A female in her 30s arrives to the emergency department via emergency medical services. She arrives in the emergency department agitated and unable to answer questions appropriately. The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place. J Thromb Haemost. Jan; 8(1): 202-4.

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Severe Asthma Management in the ED

EM Guide Wire

Nebulized Mg sulfate treatment shows no significant effect on respiratory function or hospital admission High-Dose Magnesium Sulfate Infusion for Severe Asthma in the Emergency Department Efficacy Study All patients of 6–16 years old who failed to improve after 2 hours of standard therapy for asthma. 2015;169(2):186-188.