Fri.Mar 07, 2025

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Everything Old Is New Again, Again

Science Based Medicine

Myths spread by contrarian doctors to minimize COVID are being recycled to minimize measles. The anti-vaccine circle is complete. The post Everything Old Is New Again, Again first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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TXA (Tranexamic Acid) in PediatricsĀ 

Pediatric EM Morsels

Kids get hurt. And they get sick. Its inevitable. Whether their fingers get caught accidentally in a car door or bedroom door slamming closed, or they trip and fall while running on their uncooperative little toddler legs , or catching all the germs as their immune systems slowly struggle to fight off every known virus to mankind. While most of the time, the injuries and illnesses are minor and self-resolving, every once in a while, there is major injury or illness, and significant bleeding is i

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The Seventh Law of Trauma

The Trauma Pro

Healthcare is a complex affair, and sometimes things don’t go entirely as planned. Occasionally, an elective OR may not be available the next day. This is especially true now in the COVID age with hospitals decreasing their OR capabilities. Or it may take longer than usual to medically clear a frail patient for surgery. But here is something to keep at top of mind: Your patient is at their healthiest as they roll in through the emergency department door Yes, major trauma patients are sick,

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Friday Reflection 48: Linguistics, Diagnosis, and Medical Error

Sensible Medicine

FH is a 66-year-old woman who comes in for an urgent visit because she has been feeling woozy for two days. She is very anxious, almost distraught, because she thinks these symptoms are the same as the ones that her sister had before she died of a hemorrhagic stroke. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. If you appreciate our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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EMCrit 396 ā€“ Some Philosophy of Surgical Airways (Crics) and What to Do When the Doom is Lower Down (Central Airway Obstruction)

EMCrit

Cric Thoughts, a Cric Case, and Central Airway Obstruction with @airwaycam EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Maybe reschedule that Friday surgery for Monday

PulmCCM

Any self-respecting surgeon or anesthesiologist will tell you that patients undergoing surgery before the weekend receive just as high a quality of care as those operated on earlier in the week. Is it true? The Weekend Effect For decades, researchers have tracked a concerning signal that patients undergoing surgery later in the week experience higher rates of complications, including death.

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