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SGEM#263: Please Stop, Prescribing – Antibiotics for Viral Acute Respiratory Infections

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

A Multifaceted Intervention Improves Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infection for Adults and Children in Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings. AEM July 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and clinical lecturer in Calgary. Date: July 22nd, 2019 Reference: Yadav et al.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Seeing Double

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A 53-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of double vision on leftward gaze. Conservative and Surgical Management of Unilateral and Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (INO)-A Retrospective Analysis. Br Ir Orthopt J. 2022 Nov 7;18(1):152-158.

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SGEM#402: Call Me – On the Telemental Health Line

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

The effect of telemental versus in-person mental health consults in the emergency department on 30-day utilization and processes of care. AEM April 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine.