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SGEM#177: POCUS – A New Sensation for Diagnosing Pediatric Fractures

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Point-of-care ultrasound for non-angulated distal forearm fractures in children: test performance characteristics and patient-centered outcomes. Point-of-care ultrasound for non-angulated distal forearm fractures in children: test performance characteristics and patient-centered outcomes. Acad Emerg Med May 2017.

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TXA in head injuries

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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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Grand Rounds Recap 2.14.24

Taming the SRU

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.

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The Most Important Trial in Modern Cardiology

Sensible Medicine

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.

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SGEM#225: NEXUS II – Validation of the Pediatric Head CT Decision Instrument

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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.

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SGEM Xtra: This is My Life – Centralization of Rural Emergency Healthcare

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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.

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SGEM#264: Hooked On A Feeling? Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain

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He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Case: You are taking care of a 56-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with a Jones fracture. Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain.