EMCrit

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Chart to protect yourself and your patients! EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

Patient Safety 56

Patient Safety Emergency Department 56

Clinical Correlations

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

By Chloe Fong Peer Reviewed The correlation between vitamin deficiency and alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been well documented in the literature, with a study from 1963 finding that 70% of patients admitted to the hospital.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Wellness 52

PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Neither of two large randomized trials in the 2000s showed a benefit from albumin solutions as a resuscitation fluid for patients with septic shock. Significant uncertainty remained, though, as we discussed further here: Another randomized trial was therefore performed, dubbed ABC-SEPSIS.

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Shock Resuscitation 40

Ken Grauer, MD

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

I was sent this ECG recording — and asked for my interpretation of the rhythm in Figure-1. I had little clinical information. QUESTIONS: How was I able to guess the probable correct answer in less than 5 seconds? How was I then able to prove that my guess was correct? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ).

EKG/ECG 248

EKG/ECG 248

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!

Outcomes

The Trauma Pro

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Every trauma center has a massive transfusion protocol (MTP). But every trauma center also does it entirely differently. Ideally, an MTP is designed with the resources available at the hospital in mind. These may include whole blood, the use of O- vs. O+ blood, the number of units of each product per cooler, the different products in different coolers, and personnel available to move those coolers to the correct locations.

Best Practices 113

Best Practices Resuscitation Hospitals 113

ALiEM

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A 67-year-old male with a past medical history of CHF, MI, hypertension, and diabetes presented to the ED with complaints of headache, chest pain, and dyspnea for the past four days. He stated that he has been without his medications for the past few months due to cost. He denied any past surgical history. He stated that he primarily presented because he felt like “my blood pressure is high” Additional Images Physical Exam Cardiovascular : Tachycardic, 2+ pedal edema bilaterally Re

Ultrasounds 64

Ultrasounds Academics Research Outcomes 64