EM Ottawa

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Precedex (dexmedetomidine) is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist increasingly used in critical care environments for sedation and anxiolysis. It offers a unique profile of sedation without respiratory depression, making it an attractive option in various clinical scenarios. Historically, it has been used more frequently in the ICU than in Emergency Departments, likely due to provider comfort. […] The post Is there a Precedence for Precedex in the ED?

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Science Based Medicine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Millions of Americans are taking herbal remedies that may be toxic to the liver. The post Widespread Use of Dietary Supplements Linked to Liver Damage first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 70s with with multiple medical comorbidities began to have episodes of weakness and pre-syncope off and on for several days, then suffered three episodes of syncope within a few hours. She was brought to an Emergency Department for evaluation. On arrival she was awake, alert, and asymptomatic, with normal vital signs except for heart rate in the low 50s.

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Science Based Medicine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Free Press = Unherd = Persuasion = Reason = Tablet The post The “Heterodox” Media: Using Groupthink and Misinformation to Inhibit Free Thought first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Hospitals/ covid/ rationing/ anticoagulation

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Hospitals 97

ECG Guru

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Is there a quick and easy way to screen for limb lead wire misplacement? Today's Expert is Dr Jerry W. Jones, MD, a long-time contributer to the ECG Guru. Dr Jones is known for his Master Classes in Advanced ECG Interpretation and his published texts, Getting Acquainted With Wide Complex Tachycardias, Getting Acquainted With Laddergrams, and Getting Acquainted With Ischemia and Infarction.

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