The Trauma Pro

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Everyone knows that venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potential problem in hospitalized patients, and especially so in trauma patients. Several groups of them are at higher risk by virtue of the particular injuries they have sustained and the activity restriction caused. Nearly every trauma program uses some form of screening and prophylaxis in an attempt to reduce the occurrence of this problem, which can result in deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE).

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St. Emlyn

DECEMBER 26, 2023

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Air France Flight 447 takes off at 1930hrs on the final day of May in 2009, from Rio de Janeiro en route to Paris, carrying 228 passengers. In charge is … AI & Medicine: Saviour or Snake Oil? Read More » The post AI & Medicine: Saviour or Snake Oil? appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I was reading ECGs on the system and saw this one, and instantly knew the probable ECG diagnosis: What do you think? I went to the patient's chart: Elderly woman with stuttering chest pain and SOB, and dizziness. What do you think now? This is a very typical ECG for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. I sent it to our EKG Nerdz group and Jesse McLaren replied: "Apical HOCM" It reminded me of many other cases I have seen, such as this one: Left Bundle Branch Block with Less Than 1 mm of Concordant ST El

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Stop and Think

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Each year, I’ve done a Top-Ten recap of what I feel are the biggest stories of the year. The entire piece is over at theHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology —which is a site for medical professionals. Here at Stop and Think, I will show you what I wrote for each topic and then add a bit of general commentary. I will do one topic per newsletter and send out a post every other day or so.

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EMergucate

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The following chest x-ray is from a toddler taken post choking episode. What can be seen?

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American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 26, 2023

On December 27, 2020, the United States Congress adopted the No Surprises Act (NSA) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which has various provisions to assist in protecting customers against unexpected costs beginning January 1, 2022. The following course highlights the NSA and how it impacts healthcare. What you will learn: Situations where the No Surprises Act applies Specific requirements for compliance with the No Surprises Act Billing and payment processes under the No S

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