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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Authors: Michael Sperandeo, MD (Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Associate Program Director EMSL Medical Simulation Fellowship, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell); Sophia Grgens, MD (EM Physician, BIDMC, MA) // Reviewed by: Cassandra Mackey, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) Welcome to EM@3AM, an emDOCs series designed to foster your wo

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Alkali Exposure

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the January 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Alkali Exposure: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment Patient Demographics and Case Scenarios: Types of patients prone to alkali exposure Causes and scenarios leading to alkali exposure (e.g., accidental, intentional, social media challenges) Poison control reports and statistics Types and Effects of Exposure: Different types of exposure: ingestion, ocular, dermal Eff

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EMCrit 393 – CV-EMCrit – Inotrope Basics Part 1

EMCrit

The basics of inotropes - part 1 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Shhhhhhh…

PHARM

I never thought that I would come out of blogging retirement. Didnt have anything else to say.

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A Conversation with Michael Easter from the TWO/PERCENT

Sensible Medicine

I recently recorded a conversation with Michael Easter from the TWO/PERCENT , a Substack and podcast. Michael offers “practical, accurate, and useful health, performance, and mindset information,” and in a space where there is a lot of drive, I find him remarkably thoughtful. Our conversation is on the podcast feed. Below are my notes for our conversation with links to many of the things we discussed.

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Abx Before Cultures | PERC-35 Rule

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 20-24, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed : Preoperative antibiotics significantly decreased the microbiologic yield of operative cultures (10.9%) in patients with native joint septic arthritis.

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SGEM#466: I Love ROC-n-Roll…But Not When It’s Hacked

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: January 9, 2025 Reference: White et al. Evidence of questionable research practices in clinical prediction models. BMC Med 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jestin Carlson is the Program Director for the AHN-Saint Vincent EM Residency in Erie Pennsylvania. He is the former National Director of Clinical Education for US Acute Care Solutions and an American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council member.

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Eulogy versus Resume Virtues

Sensible Medicine

Over the years, I have been saddened to see several colleagues die. Recently, a famous physician passed away. I did not know him well. The Department honored him with an in person eulogy. A powerpoint show was loaded on the screen, and several doctors spoke. Here is what I learned. He: “Had appointments in 3 divisions.” “Was an expert in team building, with over 50 people in his laboratory.” “He gave every person in the lab their own project” “His lab wa