Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

I only read two articles last week (Labor Day, a wedding, having to debate, and then write and article with Vinay…). At first glance they seem very different, but they actually have quite a bit in common. Both were “suggested to me” -- one by a Sensible Medicine reader and one by a twitter-colleague. Both relate to topics I have expressed pretty strong opinions about, opinions that I fully recognize might be wrong.

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Research Hospitals 114

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Welcome to the emDOCs Videocast – please subscribe to our YouTube channel. These videos will cover post summaries, take homes on clinical condition, and EBM/guideline literature updates. Today we focus on IV blood pressure medications in patients with neurovascular emergencies. EBM Update: IV BP Meds in NV Emergencies Background: There is no one agent that is recommended over others for reducing elevated BP in those with neurovascular emergencies.

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Stroke Outcomes Hospitals 104

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The emergency department isn’t the right place to start a conversation about end-of-life and hospice care. And most emergency physicians would agree they aren’t the right ones to start it.

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Hospice Emergency Department 89

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

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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

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

From the 2018 SCCM clinical practice guidelines for prevention and management of pain, agitation/sedation, and delirium: Question: Does the level of arousal influence delirium assessments with a validated screening tool? Ungraded Statement : Level of arousal may influence delirium assessments with a validated screening tool.

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Pediatric Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Patient Presentation A 4-year-old female came to clinic with a left red eye for 2 days. The mother said that it seemed to be getting redder but denied her having any pain, rubbing of the eye, photophobia or obvious visual changes. The mother denied any trauma to the head and neck and specifically the eye that she was aware of. The patient gave the same history.

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