The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Date: October 28, 2024 Reference: Verma et al. Clinical evaluation of a machine learning–based early warning system for patient deterioration. CMAJ September 2024 Guest Skeptic: Michael Page is currently the Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Commercialization at Unity Health Toronto. He leads an AI team intending to improve patient outcomes and healthcare system efficiency.

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Emergency Department Administration Outcomes Patient Safety 110

The Bottom Line

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

What’s new in the Critical Care literature – monthly updates

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JournalFeed

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 11-15, 2024. 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. Tuesday Spoon Feed: In this randomized control trial of left versus right ultrasound-guided infraclavicular subclavian central venous access, the left-sided approach was associated with a lower catheter malposition rate.

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Pediatrics Ultrasounds 52

The Bottom Line

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

What’s new in the Critical Care literature – monthly updates

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Outcomes

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Authors: Steven Wright, MD (EM Resident Physician, UTSW – Dallas, TX); Samia Farooqi, MD (Assistant Professor of EM/Attending Physician, UTSW – Dallas, TX) // Reviewed by: Sophia Görgens, MD (EM Physician, BIDMC, MA); Cassandra Mackey, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) 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 Dislocations Fractures Operations 97

ECG Guru

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The Patient: Sixty-year-old man with a complaint of severe substernal chest pain. Denies hx of M.I., but reports feeling short of breath on exertion for about a year. Hx of hypertension, but admits he is non-compliant with his medication. Appears pale and diaphoretic, BP 110/68. The ECG: The rhythm is sinus at 62 bpm. The QRS is slightly wide at 110 ms (.11 seconds), but still within normal limits.

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