Science Based Medicine
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Dr. Zubin Damania praised and promoted RFK Jr.-loving doctors. We criticized these doctors and corrected their factual errors. See the difference? The post ZDoggMD on RFK Jr.’s Rise: “I’m Talking About Like These Science Based Medicine Guys” first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
American Medical Compliance
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology is transforming the approach to diabetes care for healthcare providers, including endocrinologists, diabetes educators, and nurses, as well as for the patients they support. Unlike traditional methods that rely on periodic fingerstick tests, CGM offers real-time insights into glucose levels, trends, and fluctuations, empowering proactive management and improving patient outcomes.
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Sensible Medicine
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
PR is an 82-year-old woman who is brought to the emergency room after “an episode.” During her first 12 hours in the hospital, she saw an emergency medicine resident and attending, a neurology resident and attending, and finally an internal medicine intern and resident who were covering the “night-float” shift. By the time these last two met her, she was pretty well wiped out, so the case they presented to us, her admitting team, was mostly cobbled together from the other
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Written by Willy Frick A young woman with a history of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria presented with acute substernal chest pain. Five days prior, she had a similar presentation to a different hospital. She underwent coronary angiography which showed thrombotic occlusion of an RPL branch s/p aspiration thrombectomy. The report describes heavy plaque in the proximal RCA by IVUS, but no lesions in the previously occluded RPL branch and no stent was deployed.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
It’s a busy day in the paediatric ED. A worried parent rushes in carrying a toddler who’s just had a gulp from an unlabelled bottle in the garage. The child looks unsettled but otherwise fine—for now. “It was just a bit of the stuff we use for cleaning the car windscreen,” the parent says. You smell the faint odour of alcohol on the child’s breath A quick mental note: methanol poisoning?
Board Bombs
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
You've survived Thanksgiving, now survive managing a pediatric airway obstruction by foreign body. This case will make you wish your in-laws came back to visit for Christmas. Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind at here. Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Husain, Iltifat. 241.
JournalFeed
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 25-29, 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. Monday Spoon Feed : This secondary analysis of 2 RCTs found no significant difference between rocuronium or succinylcholine on first attempt success or severe complications in critically ill patients undergoing endotracheal intubation.
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EM Ottawa
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 CMAJ. 2023 Dec 3;195(47):E1614-E1621. de Wit K, et al. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230634. Question and Methods: The Falls Decision Rule was derived to identify older adults with fall who do not require CT to rule out intracranial bleeding, using logistic regression. Findings: The rule demonstrated 98.6% sensitivity and 20.3% specificity for detecting significant […] The post Derivation of the Falls Decision Rule to exclude intracranial bleeding without head CT
Core Ultrasound
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
In this video tutorial, we provide a comprehensive guide to the basic operation of the Mindray TeX ultrasound machine. Whether you’re new to ultrasound or exploring this device for the first time, this step-by-step demonstration will help you confidently navigate its features and settings. We cover everything from powering on the machine and adjusting image quality to using the touch interface, saving and reviewing images, and making the most of its key functions.
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