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The Dirty Adrenaline (Epi) drip.

St. Emlyn

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Case series of dirty epi drips in Australia. A potentially useful tool in austere/remote settings, but lots of caveats and cautions before we all start doing this! Be careful, but do learn about this potential therapy. #FOAMed @stemlyns The post The Dirty Adrenaline (Epi) drip. appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Dynamic OMI ECG. Negative trops and negative angiogram does not rule out coronary ischemia or ACS.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

By Smith, peer-reviewed by Interventional Cardiologist Emre Aslanger Submitted by anonymous A 53 y.o. male presents to the ED at 6:45 AM with left sided chest dull pressure that woke him up from sleep at 3am. The pain radiated to both shoulders. He arrived to the ED at around 6:45am, and stated the pain has persisted. He has had similar pain in recent weeks that has occurred at rest, but it typically goes away after about an hour.

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Even with AI, healthcare must be in ‘the humanity business’

NRC Health

In a joint discussion, they offered their perspectives on AI’s potential, the need for ethical safeguards and building trust in AI. The post Even with AI, healthcare must be in ‘the humanity business’ appeared first on NRC Health.

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REBEL Core Cast 127.0 – Penetrating Neck Injuries

RebelEM

Take Home Points Anticipate anatomically challenging airways and consider early intubation prior to loss of airway anatomy. Skip the zones of the neck and focus on hard signs of vascular ( Shock w/o another source, Pulsatile bleeding, Expanding hematoma, Audible bruit, Signs of stroke) or aerodigestive (Airway compromise, Bubbling wound, Extensive SubQ air, Stridor, Significant hemoptysis/hematemesis).

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

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!

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Even with AI, healthcare must be in ‘the humanity business’

NRC Health

In a joint discussion, they offered their perspectives on AI’s potential, the need for ethical safeguards and building trust in AI. The post Even with AI, healthcare must be in ‘the humanity business’ appeared first on NRC Health.

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Syncope while on a treadmill

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60-something ow healthy male had syncope while on treadmill. 911 was called and the patient was found by medics to be diaphoretic and hypotensive. This strip was obtained: Apparent Wide Complex Tachycardia at a rate of 280 What do you think? What do you want to do? Appropriately, the medics electrically cardioverted immediately. They did not feel they had time to sedate.

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Ottawa POCUS Symposium – 2025

EM Ottawa

Ottawa POCUS Symposium – Mastering the Pulse FEB 14, 2025 7:30AM-5PM University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, 725 Parkdale Ave, Ottawa, Ontario Who should attend: Staff and resident physicians and other practitioners who take care of acutely unwell patients. Choose 4 of 6 selectives: Optimizing Heart Views: Tips for Subxiphoid, Parasternal, and […] The post Ottawa POCUS Symposium – 2025 appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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Is Your Head Spinning? The Sudbury Vertigo Risk Score

Taming the SRU

Ohle R, Savage DW, Roy D, et al. Development of a Clinical Risk Score to Risk Stratify for a Serious Cause of Vertigo in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med 2024 Aims The authors cite a wide variation in practice, particularly in obtaining neuro-imaging in patients presenting with vertigo. Many patients are imaged and subjected to a longer length of stay, and on the other side of the coin, some patients with serious pathology fall through the cracks.

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Immunodeficiencies Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Topic Immunodeficiencies Author Ravi Mistry Expert Reviewer Sanjay Patel Facilitator Level ST4+ Learner level Case 1: Foundation doctors, paediatric trainees, paediatric nurses, GPs; Cases 2+3: Paediatric trainees. Equipment Required None Outline Pre-reading for learners Background Case 1 Case 1: Discussion Case 2 Case 2: Discussion Case 3 Discussion Quiz Take home tips References (Bibliography) ● Background – setting the scene and objectives for this module ● Main session – 3 x 10-15 minute cas