EM Ottawa

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Medicine often carries an aura of mystiquea profession elevated by society as a noble calling, a higher pursuit. But for those of us in the trenches, the reality is far simpler (: medicine is a job. A demanding, high-stakes, and sometimes unforgiving job, but a job nonetheless. This isnt a dismissal of its importance but […] The post There IS Beauty in Medicine appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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NRC Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Join us for the Pediatric Collaborative Roundtable Sessions for a fast-paced, engaging event where youll connect with healthcare leaders, learn from case studies, and explore strategies to enhance patient care, utilize data-driven decision-making, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. The post Find inspiration during the Peds Collaborative Roundtable Sessions appeared first on NRC Health.

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Pediatrics 52

Science Based Medicine

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When it comes to vaccines: If it exists we resist. The post We are not antivaccine, we are pro unattainable vaccine first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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EM Ottawa

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Methodology 3/5 Usefulness 2/5 Hoppe JA, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;83(1):3-13. Question and Methods: The study evaluated whether integrating prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) tools with clinical decision support in EHR workflows improved PDMP usage and opioid prescribing practices using a stepped-wedge design. Findings: PDMP usage improved modestly during clinical alerts (23.8%), but […] The post Implementation of Electronic Health Record Integration and Clinical Decision Su

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Life in the Fast Lane

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Chris Nickson Prazosin Critical Care Compendium pharmacology entry for prazosin.

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St. Emlyn

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed We are back at the TBS (The Big Sick) Conference in Zermatt, exploring key research papers that challenge critical care practices. Highlights include arterial blood pressure monitoring, intra-arrest DBP in cardiac arrest, SAPBs for rib fractures, the DanGer shock trial, and double sequential defibrillation timing.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Authors: Lloyd Tannenbaum, MD (EM Attending Physician, Geisinger Wyoming Valley, PA); Mai Saber, DO (EM Attending Physician, Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ); Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician, Charlotte, NC) // Reviewer: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Hello and welcome back to ECG Pointers, a series designed to make you more confident in your ECG interpretations.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

I asked 6 doctors — at different stages of their career — to tell you, dear Reader, what has gotten better and what has gotten worse since they began in medicine. I also took a stab at it. Here are our answers. If you leave your answer in the comments, I will curate and publish the most interesting responses. Vinay Prasad, MD Vinay Prasad’s Better and Worse I started in medicine 19 years ago, and during this time there have been gains and setbacks.

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