Fri.Jul 26, 2024

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Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have discussed many causes of encephalitis and encephalopathy previously (ex, Eastern Equine Encephalitis , Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy , FIRES , Reye’s Syndrome ) and have highlighted the fact that they can be challenging to diagnose early. An irritated brain can lead to such a wide array of symptoms. It is even more challenging when the initial symptoms seem to align with what we perceive as psychiatric concerns.

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Meet Our QA Team: Behind the Scenes of Healthcare Staffing (Part 2)

Core Medical Group

At CoreMedical Group , our QA team is the backbone of your job placement journey. From finding travel nursing and therapy opportunities to getting you started in new locations, our QA experts, alongside your recruiter, ensure everything is top-notch. Whether it’s your first or fifteenth assignment , we’ve got your back with personalized service, helping with applications, licensing, housing, and even some local tips for your new destination.

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PVCs and their relationship to P waves, some examples

ECG Guru

In order to differentiate supraventricular extrasystoles/tachycardias with aberrant conduction from ventricular extrasystoles/tachycardias, the search for P waves is often very important. Here are some examples of how the P waves can be positioned around the ventricular extrasystoles.

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The Retirement of Dr. Mark Siegler

Sensible Medicine

I once had a section chief who was fond of telling me to “make it count twice.” If I was doing work for one part of my job, she suggested that I try to use it for something else. If I worked hard on a lecture for our students, maybe I could turn it into a paper or a workshop to give at a meeting. If research into a patient’s problem raised some interesting questions, maybe I could try to answer these questions as part of a research project.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Complete Right Bundle Branch Block With AV Block and More

ECG Guru

This is the ECG of a 50-year-old man with a congenital heart defect (we do not have exact details). To interpret an ECG with several different abnormalities, you have to proceed systematically. You can see my comments in the second picture. Perhaps Dawn would like to add something?

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The Rise of Telemedicine: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Providers

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

A key component of modern healthcare, telemedicine utilizes technology to make medical services accessible despite many barriers and challenges. Telemedicine services make it easier for people to access medical services and treatment and get essential and timely healthcare. Telemedicine is making different medical services available to people virtually.

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High protein supplementation does not seem to help malnourished critically ill patients, either

PulmCCM

Medical nutrition society guidelines recommend protein-rich diets for critically ill patients, in the physiologically plausible hope that this strategy can support increased protein needs during critical illness and mitigate loss of muscle mass. In 2024, American guidelines (ASPEN) advise 1.

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