EM Ottawa

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Quantitative End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) was in vogue for a while, and seemingly some centres adopted it as standard of care, while others found that it did not make a significant clinical impact so it fell out of style and left to ‘practitioner preference’ With increasing experience and use, we have mounting evidence to do a […] The post Quantitative End-Tidal CO2 – the New Scoop appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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Resuscitation 64

Core Ultrasound

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Unlock the foundational skills you need to perform ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in this detailed tutorial! In Part 1 of this two-part series, we dive into the basics, including needle selection, general methods, and safety protocols. You’ll also learn step-by-step techniques for performing forearm, femoral and tibial nerve blocks, complete with practical tips and sonographic guidance.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A new bill in the US House aims to ban DEI in medical schools. It raises the questions: What specifically is banned? Are the points valid? and Can medical education be legislated? Let’s consider these points What specifically is banned? & Are the Points Valid? I hate when I read lay press articles that summarize what a bill does. Almost always it doesn’t accurately summarize the language.

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Science Based Medicine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Prescribed medicines are somewhat resistant to fads. Marketing can certainly drive demand and use, but long-term use tends to be driven by effectiveness. Some medicines used routinely today are decades old (e.g., penicillin for strep throat), because nothing better has been identified. Other drugs may be used for decades, only to largely disappear as newer, more effective treatments are introduced (I’m thinking […] The post Pycnogenol – Does maritime pine bark extract live up to the

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

At Sensible Medicine, there is nothing we like better than spirited debate. It is even better when it happens without me having to respond to one of Dr. Prasad’s prompts. We welcome pieces arguing with anything we publish. We would much rather people submit robust responses to columns that appear here than attack us for publishing pieces they disagree with.

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PulmCCM

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Physician Unionization About 400 primary care physicians at Mass General Brigham announced their intent to unionize after failed negotiations over working conditions doctors described to CBS News as “impossible” and “unsustainable.” They cited inadequate support to care for too many complex, severely chronically ill patients. “The specialists can't do what the specialists do, their endoscopies, their knee replacements, all the things that make a lot of money for the

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