The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 1, 2025

Chest x-ray shows no pneumonia or pneumothorax and bedside ultrasound reveals no B-lines or effusion. There is a need to right size testing such that we do not miss clinically important PEs without exposing very low risk patients to risks of imaging (ionizing radiation, contrast, allergic reaction, cost, and misdiagnosis).

Allergic Reactions 69

Allergic Reactions Research Emergency Department Ultrasounds 69

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

You may have heard of the recommendations for incision / excision, use of venom extraction devices, tourniquets, chill methods and even electroshock therapy – well these methods are all OUT. Jeff: I feel like we should get some entry music for every ultrasound reference because it seems to make its way into just about every episode.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2019) argue against a minimum NIHSS score to trigger the use of CTA, instead purporting that clinical suspicion of acute ischemic stroke presenting within 24 hours of the last known well was sufficient evidence to order the study. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2017, 38 (4), 345-356. 8 The data in Mayer et al. positivity rate on CTA for BCVI.

Stroke 103

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 103