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EM@3AM: Murine Typhus

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The disease is generally mild, but in untreated cases, it can lead to more severe outcomes, especially in patients with underlying conditions such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Even though the disease often resolves spontaneously, prompt antibiotic therapy is essential for optimal outcomes. pregnant patients).

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The Latest in Critical Care, 7/3/23 (Issue #7)

PulmCCM

Every airway manager should ideally be an expert with both DL and VL, but mathematics and muscle memory suggest that if your training included video, and you keep doing some intubations with video, it will be more difficult to achieve or maintain the same expertise at DL as airway experts who trained exclusively on DL. (Who

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Grand Rounds Recap 10.9.2024

Taming the SRU

Ultrasound can be used to support the diagnosis by identifying anechoic or hypoechoic fluid within the flexor tendon sheath. Major contributing factors for poor outcomes in this patient population (Dalton et. These findings are highly sensitive (91-97%). X-ray imaging should be performed to evaluate for foreign body or bony injury.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Taming the SRU

ultrasound grand rounds: bedside dvt studies - family presence in the ed/icu - r1 clinical knowledge: aicd - r3 small groups: difficult airway management Ultrasound grand rounds: DVT studies WITH Dr. minges Why should we perform bedside DVT studies in the ED?

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SGEM#231: You’re So Vein – IO vs. IV Access for OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

His primary interests are resuscitation, prehospital critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. More advanced skills such as airway management, vascular access, and cardiac medications are being de-emphasized. Case: A 46-year-old man has a cardiac arrest at home, witnessed by family.

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SGEM#281: EM Docs Got an AmbuBag – The PreVent Trial

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. Secondary Outcome: The incidence of severe hypoxemia (oxygen saturation of less than 80%).

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.22.24

Taming the SRU

CESAR Trial Published in 2009 Found that even those who didn’t get ECMO, but were transported to a tertiary care center had better outcomes No matter where you go, critical care transport will be part of your life as a sending physician, receiving physician, or both. Use checklists for complex procedures, such as airway management.

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