PulmCCM

JANUARY 20, 2025

New guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults were published in Circulation in November 2024. They’re 187 pages long. What’s changed, and what do you need to know? Who Writes the CPR Guidelines? The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) is comprised of experts on resuscitation around the world. ILCOR is a scientific advisory body to the American Heart Association and similar societies in other countries.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 20, 2025

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It primarily affects the skin, peripheral nerves, upper respiratory tract, and eyes. The disease is named after Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, who discovered the causative bacterium in 1873. Leprosy has been recognized and documented for thousands of years, historically surrounded by severe social stigma and misconceptions.

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Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common reasons people get admitted to a hospital. As Western society grows larger and less active, AF incidence continues to rise. In short, few questions in cardiology are more relevant than the treatment of patients with new-onset AF. There are two paths of treating patients with AF. (After initiation of stroke prevention regimens—often with oral anticoagulation.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 20, 2025

Migraines are terrible. In the Emergency Department the “Migraine Cocktail” successfully treats 90+ percent of patients. Prochlorperazine and Toradol to the rescue! Also, it’s hard to make an AI Radiohead inspired song. Lyrics throbbing headache on one side floating zig zags eye to eye lights and sounds irritate Nausea, triptan? is it too late [Chorus] headache worsens treatment time Prochlorperazine plus toradol and you’ll be fine sip a cocktail through your vein preferr

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EM Ottawa

JANUARY 20, 2025

Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Holmes JF, et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 May;8(5):339-347. Question and Methods:This prospective multicenter cohort study sought to validate the PECARN intra-abdominal injury and traumatic brain injury rules in order to help reduce the inappropriate use of CTs in the emergency department. Findings:The validation cohort demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% […] The post PECARN prediction rules for CT imaging of children presenting to the emergency de

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Authors: Anatoliy Goltser, MD (APD, St Josephs Medical Center Stockton) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE (APD/Assistant Professor of EM/Attending Physician, University of Missouri-Columbia); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Introduction With the recent severe nationwide shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids due to Hurricane Helene, we feel it is timely to provide a summary of the evidence regarding common uses of IV fluids for patients presenting to the emergency

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Science Based Medicine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Even as President Donald Trump is inaugurated today and his pick for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. prepares to face confirmation hearings, there is trouble in "make America healthy" paradise. The post Trouble in (MAHA) paradise? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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