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Episode 4 - Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: New Strategies for Improving Outcomes

EB Medicine

The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice. The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mind The Bleep

Take home messages -Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that commonly persists into adulthood -Individuals present with difficulties with social communication and interaction, restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour and interests, and hyper/hypo-sensitivity to sensory stimuli -Individuals commonly present with comorbid (..)

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The 90th Bubble wrap DFTB X The Bridge

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Some special patients (burns and trauma) were not described in the study. Infants who died while in a neonatal care unit were excluded (these have a well-defined process of review using the Post Mortem Review Tool, PMRT). Lack of fluid monitoring throughout the PICU stay led to underreporting of MODS resulting from late-onset FO.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC score: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability ( Table 3 ).

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Operating Room Protocols Training

American Medical Compliance

With millions of surgeries performed worldwide, surgical safety remains a critical public health concern.This training covers key surgical protocols, including patient safety measures, procedural checklists, and best practices for preventing in-hospital complications, ensuring a higher standard of care in surgical settings.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

1,2 For hypervolemia in heart failure patients, orthopnea >2 pillows is the most reliable clinical finding, 3,4 though an increase in peripheral edema and increased weight can be useful as well. 6-8 In patients who are on long-term hemodialysis, typical non-invasive signs of volume assessment seem to be unreliable as well.