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254. Scorpion stings: Live from Death Valley

Board Bombs

Explore the dangers of scorpion envenomation in this thrilling LIVE-recorded episode from Death Valley, CA. This is an episode youll want to watch- the video shots of Death Vally are INCREDIBLE. Check us out on Youtube, Instagram, or TikTok. Learn key emergency medicine pearls and treatment strategies for your next shift. Explore the dangers of scorpion envenomation in this thrilling LIVE-recorded episode from Death Valley, CA.

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ECG Blog #477 — Is One or Both 3rd-Degree?

Ken Grauer, MD

Compare these 2 tracings. Is one or both of them 3rd-Degree ( Complete ) AV Block? If not Why not? Figure-1: Is one or both of these tracings 3rd-Degree? Let's look at these rhythms one at a time starting with Rhythm-B: Rhythm B ( which I have reproduced in Figure-2 ): As always I favor the P s, Q s, 3 R Approach for assessing rhythm disorders, as I find this the most time-efficient way to narrow down my differential diagnosis of arrhythmias ( See ECG Blog #185 ): NOTE # 1: Lead MCL-1 is a ri

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254. Scorpion Bites: Live from Death Valley

Board Bombs

Explore the dangers of scorpion envenomation in this thrilling LIVE-recorded episode from Death Valley, CA. This is an episode youll want to watch- the video shots of Death Vally are INCREDIBLE. Check us out on Youtube, Instagram, or TikTok. Learn key emergency medicine pearls and treatment strategies for your next shift. Explore the dangers of scorpion envenomation in this thrilling LIVE-recorded episode from Death Valley, CA.

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Chest pain and this ECG. Angiogram totally normal. Is this myocarditis?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A man in his early 30s was walking when he developed central chest pain which was non-radiating, then had a syncopal event with bowel incontinence, and when he woke up he had ongoing chest pain. Notes never having symptoms like this before, pain is so severe its causing SOB. He called 911. Medics recorded a BP of 79/52 with pulse of 47. They recorded this ECG: Obvious inferior STEMI/OMI What else?

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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What Are the Common Causes of Parathyroid Disease in Pediatric Patients?

Pediatric Education

Patient Presentation A 14-year-old female came to clinic for her well-child examination. She was active in school sports, and social groups and was an average student. The past medical history was positive for hypothyroidism due to thyroidectomy due to a suspicious large nodule that was determined to be benign after excision. The pathologists also identified 1 parathyroid gland that had been also excised.

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Trials That Attempt to Expand Treatment Indications but Do Not Increase Knowledge

Stop and Think

The first question I ask when looking at a medical study is its purpose. That is: was the study done to sort out an important question or was it done for marketing of an intervention. Stop and Think is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Two studies presented at the recent American College of Cardiology meeting serve as excellent examples of the misplaced incentives in medical science.

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Are medical journals balanced?

Sensible Medicine

On Sensible Medicine, we publish disagreement. Adam and I have disagreed on many issues, including masking and whether doctors should disclose their mental health ailments. We published essays by people supportive of and critical of Robert Kennedy Jr. When I praised the indirect cuts to the NIH, we published an essay defending those (excessive ;) ) indirects.