Science Based Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It's interesting to ponder an alternate reality where doctors who said the pandemic ended long ago took their own advice. The post Prediction: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Will Never Treat COVID as “One of 200 Diseases That Affect People”. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Kings County Downstate EM

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Co-Authors: Camilo Galeano Londono, Esteban Davila This is part 1 of a 2-part series focusing on BRASH Syndrome The little black phone in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) room rings. The cardiology fellow is on the other end of the line informing you of a new admission. The patient is […] The post BRASH appeared first on County EM.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Guiraud, K. et al. Higher sensitivity with the lever sign test for diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament rupture in the emergency department. Arch. Orthop. Trauma Surg. 142, 1979–1983 (2022). Clinical Question: Does the lever sign provide improved sensitivity to the diagnosis of acute ACL tear in the ED? Background The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured knee ligaments, with nearly 200,000 injuries annually in the US, with ~100,000 requiring reconstruction.

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Core Medical Group

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For this week's Recruiter Spotlight series, we're excited to introduce Derek, a seasoned healthcare recruiter in the Travel Nursing Division here at Core with nearly 11 years of experience. With an impressive track record of being a 3-time Club CoreMed recipient and previous team leadership roles, Derek's unique insights extend beyond his professional life, as he has a deep passion for the outdoors and a love for travel, golf, beach days, and quality time with family and friends.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

LT was an 80-year-old woman admitted to our inpatient medical team with gram-negative bacteremia. She came to the hospital with three days of weakness, fever, chills, and anorexia. After briefly interviewing and examining the patient with my team in room 23 of the emergency room, I excused myself while they finished their assessment. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A 50-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with a complaint of painful sores on the top of her left foot. She notes that ulcerations have formed over the past two weeks and reports a history of multiple recurrent usually non-tender skin lesions to her lower extremities, forearms, and hands over the past twenty years.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2023

LT was an 80-year-old woman admitted to our inpatient medical team with gram-negative bacteremia. She came to the hospital with three days of weakness, fever, chills, and anorexia. After briefly interviewing and examining the patient with my team in room 23 of the emergency room, I excused myself while they finished their assessment. Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Introduction Functional neurological disorders are some of the most common neurological problems and are conceptualised as disorders of the functioning of the nervous system (rather than the structure). They can cause a wide array of symptoms, such as seizures, weakness and dizziness, and typically there are clinical features that actively support the diagnosis of FND.

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