EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Author: Christopher Blanton, MD, MBA (EM Resident, UTSW / Dallas, TX); Joslin Gilley-Avramis, MD (EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) // Reviewed by: Sophia Grgens, MD (EM Physician, BIDMC, MA); Cassandra Mackey, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Welcome to EM@3AM, an emDOCs series designed to foster your working knowledge by providing an expedited review of clinical basics.

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EMS Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation 68

Life in the Fast Lane

JANUARY 11, 2025

Michael Gibbs MD Adult Ortho Cases 004 Shoulder Dislocations. Adult Orthopedic case interpretation.

Dislocations 52

Dislocations Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology 52

The Evolution & Medicine Review

JANUARY 11, 2025

The Faculty of Science at the University of Turku, Finland, invites applications for a fixed-term postdoctoral researcher position at the Department of Biology. Employment begins in February 2025 at the earliest or upon agreement, and lasts until the end of December 2026.

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Research 52

JournalFeed

JANUARY 11, 2025

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 6 10, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed : Tranexamic acid reduces the risk of life-threatening postpartum bleeding with no measurable increased risk of thrombosis.

COPD 52

COPD Emergency Department 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 11, 2025

Written by Pendell Meyers An adult man presented with acute chest pain. He appeared critically ill. He had undergone stenting of the LAD several weeks ago (unclear whether elective for stable symptoms, or in response to acute coronary syndrome). Here is his triage ECG: Here is the digitized version with higher image quality: He was rushed to the resuscitation area for "unstable VTach.

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EKG/ECG Shock Resuscitation Burns 87

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 11, 2025

It is my pleasure to introduce this guest post by Joseph Marine. He is the author of popular prior posts including: Why Doctors Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love MAHA. Here, he gives clear guidance for how the CDC can work to restore the trust that the agency forfeited with idiotic guidance, such as: 2 year olds should wear a mask, and kids should sit 6 feet apart on the bus.

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CDC Administration Wellness Research 82

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 11, 2025

Date: December 2o, 2024 Reference: Kotani et al. Positive single-center randomized trials and subsequent multicenter randomized trials in critically ill patients: a systematic review. Crit Care. 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Scott Weingart is an ED Intensivist from New York. He did fellowships in Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and ECMO. He is a physician coach concentrating on the promotion of eudaimonia and optimal performance.

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Evidence-Based Practice Outcomes Operations Emergency Department 75