EM SIM Cases

JUNE 11, 2024

Why It Matters This case highlights an uncommon, but clinically and academically important toxidrome. Organophosphate poisoning is a well-known (but rare in developed nations) toxidrome with specific antidotes available for patient treatment and survival. This case allows for its recognition and treatment to be reviewed.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning PPE Academics Resuscitation 52

Mind The Bleep

JULY 8, 2023

Therefore, I’m sharing the things that worked well and were time-effective, and those that didn’t. Other resources Flashcards worked very well for me, but aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. It’s really nicely laid out, and goes through condition by condition, as well as where conditions overlap multiple specialties.

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG Wellness Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. Academic emergency medicine 12.9 Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;23(8):878-84.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

Sensible Medicine

MAY 25, 2024

Imagine if your cancer doctor took money from Karyopharm and then prescribed the toxic poison selenexor (studied in the unethical trial Boston) over safer and cheaper alternatives. I am underpaid as an academic, so need the money This one fascinates me the most. To my knowledge, the first example didn’t happen.

Academics 145

Academics Poisoning Research Wellness 145

Medagadget

JUNE 12, 2023

But despite the long history of research, therapeutic electricity has also had its fair share of quackery and shams, which Adee asserts has negatively impacted the pace of research in this field, as well as its acceptance in education. But electricity wasn’t part of an accepted framework of how the body works.

Research 78

Research Academics Documentation/Coding Poisoning 78

PulmCCM

DECEMBER 3, 2023

academic centers received an additional sigh breath every 6 minutes. Well, that would be ground-breaking and practice-changing, to say the least. This review in poisoned patients suggested early intubation was associated with lower rates of aspiration pneumonia, but most others did not. vs 17.6%) in the sigh-ventilation group!

Poisoning 64

Poisoning Hospitals Outcomes Academics 64