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I’ve Been Silenced, Censored, and Cancelled. The Reason Why Matters.

Science Based Medicine

When conference organizers told me not to make my talk "political", they were really saying there were certain people and ideas I wasn't allowed to criticize. I didn't get it at the time. I get it now. The post I’ve Been Silenced, Censored, and Cancelled. The Reason Why Matters. first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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A discussion with interventional cardiologist Dr David Cohen on medical evidence, TAVR and stroke prevention

Sensible Medicine

David Cohen is one of the smartest docs on Twitter. I learned a bunch talking with him. The procedure called transcatheter aortic valve implantation or TAVR is a damn miracle. In days of old, a heart surgeon would have to saw open the chest and cut out the heavily calcified immobile aortic valve and sew in a new one. I watched a case as a young doctor and came away shocked that patients survive this surgery.

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Symptomatic Bradycardia: Considering the Differential Diagnosis

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Keara Kilbane (NUEM ‘25) Edited by: Eric Power (NUEM ‘24) Expert Commentary by : Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, FACEP THE HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM "Normal” adult heart rates range from 60-100 beats per minute (BPM), with bradycardia defined as a heart rate of less than 60 BPM. Electrical impulses for each heartbeat begin at the sinoatrial (SA) node, then propagate through the atrium to the atrioventricular (AV) node, continuing down the Bundle of His, and lastly to each bundle branch, causing

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226. Pregnant & Can't Breathe

Board Bombs

Do we have your attention now? Thought so. And no, before you even ask, you cannot go on diversion. Let’s walk through an odd oral boards case with a twist as we tell you important aspects of the ABEM oral boards exam. Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here. Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake; Wosiski-Kuhn, Marlena. 226.

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How bad are outcomes after transfer to LTACH?

PulmCCM

Most people reading this know outcomes after transfer to long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) are bad. How bad? Most patients transfer to LTACH after prolonged respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy, or have had complex surgeries with permanent dysfunction, or wounds that won't heal.

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General Surgery POCUS

Ultrasound Gel

In this Father's Day Special, Mike interviews his old man about the state of point-of-care ultrasound in general surgery. All sorts of learning ensues. [link] In this Father's Day Special, Mike interviews his old man about the state of point-of-care ultrasound in general surgery. All sorts of learning ensues.

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Continuous antibiotic infusions for sepsis: do they save lives?

PulmCCM

Beta-lactam antibiotics are the most often-prescribed antimicrobials for sepsis in the ICU, with piperacillin-tazobactam and meropenem being the most common.

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NIV (BiPAP) for preoxygenation before intubation prevented hypoxemia and cardiac arrest (PREOXI trial)

PulmCCM

A large randomized controlled trial found significant reductions in hypoxemia and cardiac arrest among critically ill patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation who received noninvasive ventilation during the preoxygenation and apneic phases of RSI.