RebelEM

DECEMBER 17, 2024

You order antibiotics, an initial fluid bolus as well as blood cultures. A large observational study of > 2000 patients found an association with fever at presentation and ICU survival for patients with severe sepsis or septic shock ( Sunden-Culberg 2017 ). Crit Care Med 2017; 45(4): 591-9. Sat 93% on RA.

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RebelEM

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects an estimated 300,000 infants born worldwide each year and has a total estimated prevalence of 100,000 in the United States alone ( Piel 2017 ). VOE is often complicated by hypovolemia, making fluid administration a common intervention ( Lovett 2017 ). Lactated Ringer (LR) and 0.9%

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

Patients often seek care in the emergency department (ED) setting when flares of pain affect their ability to ambulate, climb stairs, or even stand up from sitting. We prefer an in-plane, superior to inferior approach, but an out-of-plane technique can be performed, as well. 2017 Dec 22;31:277-284. J Emerg Med.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you were working in a busy emergency department, would you like to be interrupted to interpret these ECGs or can these patients safely wait to be seen because of the normal computer interpretation? Acad Emerg Med. 2017 ; 24 ( 1 ): 120 - 124 2. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

7-year-old Tilly is brought to your emergency department at 11 p.m. Abdominal pain in children is common, accounting for over 1 in 20 attendances to paediatric emergency departments [1]. Tilly is normally fit and well, with no significant past medical history. by her father. She is obviously uncomfortable.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: September 2nd, 2017 Reference: Caputo et al. EmergeNcy Department use of Apneic Oxygenation versus usual care during rapid sequence intubation: A randomized controlled trial (The ENDAO Trial). display_podcast] Date: September 2nd, 2017 Reference: Caputo et al. Reference: Caputo et al.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

12 How do we address these disparities in the emergency department? Well-meaning providers who are not highly fluent may contribute to miscommunication and diagnostic errors. Providers should respect and utilize this mode of communication, as well as document the patient’s request for a non-certified interpreter.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al. Fever in the Emergency Department Predicts Survival of Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Admitted to the ICU. Critical Care Medicine 2017. display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests per year. Adult cardiac arrest in the emergency department – A Swedish cohort study. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2017 update: A report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2018;137(12).

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: And just last year we saw the 2017-2018 influenza epidemic with record-breaking ED visits. The 2017-2018 vaccine was only 40% effective, but this still translates to 40% less severe cases and a subsequent decrease in hospitalizations and death. This was the deadliest season since 1976 with at least 80,000 deaths. Nachi: Amazing.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: October 24th, 2017 Reference: Harrison et al. Pediatrics 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is a Pediatric Emergency Physician and is the Medical Director & Division Head of the Division of Pediatric Emergency at McMaster’s Children’s Hospital. Anthony is also the creator of SketchyEBM.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 20, 2018

BMJ 2017 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. BMJ 2017 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. In the US, adults accounted for 6.6

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 14, 2022

Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers on pain management in the emergency department and specifically the use of ketamine. His twitter handle is @PainFreeED.

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Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Critical care nursing clinics of North America 29 2 (2017): 251-258. Multidisciplinary guidelines for the management of tracheostomy and laryngectomy airway emergencies. As emergency physicians, we need to be familiar with the nuances of these devices so we can safely manage the airway just as we would any sick patient.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

[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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Cook County EM Blog

MAY 1, 2023

The Case: A 56-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with worsening swelling, pain, and erythema of the right elbow. Patient Course: In the emergency department, the patient received lab work that was remarkable for WBC 11.8, J Emerg Med. and ESR 26. emDocs.net.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The most recent and well-known trial is the PROCAMIO trial (1). It was published in European Heart Journal in 2017. Well, the trial was a multicenter prospective open label trial. Well, lets look at some other trials. 2017 May 1;38(17):1329-1335. Great question. Ok, so what did the PROCAMIO trial find? Eur Heart J.

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

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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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: September 26th, 2017 Reference: Kaufman, et al. display_podcast] Date: September 26th, 2017 Reference: Kaufman, et al. Case: You are working the afternoon shift in the paediatric emergency department. Your shift is almost over and the department finally seems to be under control.

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Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Written by: Diana Halloran (NUEM ‘24) & Andrew Long (NUEM ‘25) Edited by: Nick Wleklinski (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : John Bailitz, MD Introduction The Emergency Department is a challenging work environment for a variety of reasons.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A 19-year-old female with a past medical history of epilepsy presented to the emergency department for evaluation of rash and fever. 2017 Jun 9;18(6):1243. Two days prior to presentation she began to experience fevers with a Tmax of 103°F. The patient endorsed associated pruritus and cervical lymphadenopathy with the rash.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 7, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: October 5th, 2017 Reference: Brison et al. Steve completed his Sport Medicine fellowship training with the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic in 2017. display_podcast] Date: October 5th, 2017 Reference: Brison et al. BMJ Nov 2016. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Steve Joseph. BMJ Nov 2016. Hupperets et al.

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. See below: Fascia iliaca Serratus anterior Erector spinae The risks of opioid medications, especially in the elderly, has been well described. Opioid-Prescribing Patterns of Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use.

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EMDocs

MAY 25, 2023

Study included children, as well as adults. 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. This increases applicability or ED care.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Roldan et al. AEM November 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the Director of Simulation Education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario. display_podcast] Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Roldan et al. AEM November 2017.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

DGA concentrates in the kidney tissue and causes nephrotoxicity, as well as neurotoxicity. Elimination half-life data is not well established but increases in larger overdoses and as renal injury begins to occur. “Fomepizole” in Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies , 11e Eds. JAMA , vol. 15, 15 Apr.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 45-year-old outdoor enthusiast presents to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgias, and malaise. 10^9/L) Moderate (0.50.9 10^9/L) Severe (< 0.5 10^9/L) Generalized leukopenia (i.e. Most common causes of leukopenia Infections: 36.4% Medications: 25.6%

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Taming the SRU

JULY 21, 2023

Eye Pathology Now let’s dive back into some common eye disease processes you may see on a typical day in the emergency department. Patients will often have objective visual acuity impairment as well as a fever or leukocytosis. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Accessed April 15, 2022. WHAT ARE TREATMENT OPTIONS?

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EB Medicine

APRIL 30, 2017

Hosts Jeff Nusbaum, MD, and Nachi Gupta, MD, cover all aspects of the acute management of this condition, from initial diagnosis and treatment in the emergency department to novel biomarkers and new and controversial therapies.

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Mind The Bleep

JANUARY 28, 2025

per 1000 emergency department attendances in the UK (1). Epidemiology Pretibial lacerations may occur following minor trauma to the shin area, particularly in elderly individuals with fragile skin. The prevalence of these injuries is estimated at 5.2 fall, bump against an object). Pretibial lacerations. link] Singh, P., link] Lo, S.,

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ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Child with Cough and Fever: Case Introduction A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department complaining of cough for 3 days and fever for the last day. F Heart Rate 138 bpm Blood Pressure 102/61 Respiratory Rate 32 Oxygen Saturation (room air) 100% He is well appearing but has increased work of breathing.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Case Introduction: Child with abdominal pain Wendy is a 7-year-old girl who comes into the emergency department with redness, swelling, and pain on her left calf. They may be well-circumscribed or may have irregular borders. Well-circumscribed abscess with heterogeneous debris C. Pediatr Emerg Care. PMID: 34398861.

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ALiEM

JANUARY 10, 2025

A 3-month-old male with no past medical history was brought to the emergency department for evaluation of newly asymmetric pupils. Constitutional : No distress, well appearing. Am J Emerg Med. Published 2017 Apr 12. Physical Exam Vitals : BP 85/66; HR 143; RR 42; SpO2 100%; T 98.3F EOM intact bilaterally.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

They may present to the emergency department with a cough, cold or fever. Most children are generally well and can be sent home directly from the ED with appropriate safety netting and follow-up. Explain these signs, and perhaps show the parents so can present to the emergency department if needed.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

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. Doctors can volunteer as responders with BASICS Scotland if they have undertaken a Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Course (PHECC). But it doesn’t stop there.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Date: October 2nd, 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr.Barbra Backus is an emergency physician at the Emergency Department of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The effect of the combination of ticagrelor and aspirin on prevention of stroke has not been well studied.

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PEMBlog

MAY 11, 2023

Injectable lidocaine, when done well, is reliable – but it can take years to master the ideal technique that doesn’t create a giant mound of subcutaneous lidocaine that can impact needle entry and landmarks. Acad Emerg Med. Epub 2017 Dec 26. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Mar;25(3):310-316. doi: 10.1111/acem.13351.

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