Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

She has a right parietal-occipital region haematoma, and you think you might be able to feel a step – you’re pretty convinced she has a palpable skull fracture. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality – TXA improved survival with no increased risk of cerebral clots. Two IVs go in, one in each antecubital fossa.

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Head Injuries Seizures Pediatrics Outcomes 145

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Early recognition and prompt treatment is key. non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and IV nitroglycerin infusion have been shown to reduce morbidity (intubation rates, ICU admission) & mortality.

Leadership 94

Leadership EMS Pediatrics Stroke 94

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 17, 2018

He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine Case: You’re […] The post SGEM#225: NEXUS II – Validation of the Pediatric Head CT Decision Instrument first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. AEM July 2018 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Head Injuries Academics Emergency Department 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 8, 2023

2023 Apr Guest Skeptics: Dr. Louella Vaugh is an internist practising as a hospitalist physician at an academic centre in London, UK with a special interest in smaller, rural and remote healthcare. The main outcome was the adjusted odds ratio for in-hospital mortality and hazard ratio for 30-day mortality with some pre-specified subgroups.

Stroke 57

Stroke Emergency Department COPD Academics 57

Sensible Medicine

JULY 31, 2023

These are distractions to the main finding: that in patients with positive stress tests, nearly all of whom would now go straight to the cath lab, there was no substantial difference in outcomes at more than three years. Here is what Sanjay Kaul, Andrew Foy, and I wrote in an academic review. But it diminished its external validity.

Academics 98

Academics Fractures Outcomes Resuscitation 98

PHEM Cast

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A comparison of the demographics, injury patterns and outcome data for patients injured in motor vehicle collisions who are trapped compared to those patients who are not trapped. Do entrapment, injuries, outcomes and potential for self-extrication vary with age? Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Medicine 29 , 17 (2021).

Fractures 52

Fractures Operations Outcomes Academics 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2 Outcomes of patients presenting with ischemic stroke who received MRI as initial imaging modality have demonstrated similar outcomes to those with initial CTA, with Kim et al. demonstrating that functional outcome at 3 months did not differ between the CTA and MRI groups (38.5% vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

Stroke 106

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 106

Pediatric Education

JANUARY 12, 2025

Other therapy to address side effects also includes treatment for hypertension, glucose management, bone fractures and psychological treatment. It is not uncommon for at least 1 year of continued academic and other problems before there may be some resolution. To view videos related to this topic check YouTube Videos. Stratakis CA.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Academics Fractures Wellness 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In this issue of the Archives , we read a large retrospective study about gastric acid suppression in infancy and the increased risk of fractures. The intriguing finding of this study was the fact that non-fracture injuries increased, which could suggest that another factor (the temperament of the child rather than gastrin or VitB metabolism?)

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Pediatrics Fractures Outcomes Research 111

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

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Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64