Ken Grauer, MD

DECEMBER 29, 2023

QUESTION: HOW would YOU interpret the ECG in Figure-1 — if no clinical information was provided? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). = The H ISTORY in T oday's C ASE: The patient in today's case is a teenager who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) in cardiac arrest after electrocution.

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The Trauma Pro

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The 37th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma is just around the corner! And, as in previous years, I will be publishing regular posts on some of the abstracts I find the most interesting. Here are some of the topics I’ve selected: MAP and spinal cord injury VTE in pediatric patients Chest irrigation and retained hemothorax Accuracy of eFAST More on the 35mm rule for pneumothorax Pan-scanning and missed injuries King Airway vs i-Gel Airway Whole blood transf

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Here is an odd take on a Friday Reflection but hey, it’s the holidays, and I have been on vacation. A few pithy images (if images can be pithy). It is a bit of a reprise from last year but with a bunch of new ones. For those who read from the email, you might not be able to see them all — just view them on the Substack site. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

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Core Medical Group

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Ever wonder what a day in the life of a CoreMedical travel nurse really looks like? Here’s a peek inside the ups and downs that make this career and lifestyle so challenging but rewarding, too.

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Science Based Medicine

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As the adage says: "A man is judged by the company he keeps." The post Doctors Shouldn’t Legitimize Pro-Tobacco, Child-Labor Advocates first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Stop and Think

DECEMBER 29, 2023

I wrote this on my TheHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology recap piece: Changing Ideas About Atrial Fibrillation We learned this year that not all atrial fibrillation (AF) is the same. For an older patient with stroke risk factors and 3 hours of AF on a cardiac device, pre-2023 thinking would have us leaning toward anticoagulation. The results of the ARTESIA and NOAH-AFNET 6 trials strongly question that idea.

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Science Based Medicine

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As the adage says: "A man is judged by the company he keeps." The post Doctors Shouldn’t Legitimize Pro-Tobacco, Child-Labor Advocates first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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PHARM

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Two Denver-area paramedics have been convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man they injected with lethal dose of ketamine. — Read on apnews.

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PHARM

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Juries convicted two paramedics and one police officer of criminally negligent homicide but acquitted two other cops. — Read on reason.

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