August, 2022

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New CDC Guidelines on COVID-19

American Medical Compliance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement saying that people no longer need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19. This recommendation also holds for people not fully vaccinated. The CDC guidelines state that exposed people now only need to wear masks while indoors for up to 10 days. They also should test for COVID-19 on day 5.

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Ep 173 Febrile Infant – Risk Stratification and Workup

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this main episode podcast on ED risk stratification and workup of the febrile infant, recorded at the CAEP 2022 Conference in Quebec City with Dr. Brett Burstein and Dr. Gary Joubert, we answer such questions as: Which febrile infants require lumbar puncture? How accurate is procalcitonin in identifying low risk febrile infants? What is the difference between serious bacterial infection (SBI) and invasive bacterial infection (IBI) and why is this important in the work up of the febrile infant

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Duration of IVC Collapse

Ultrasound Gel

What do we do with IVC's in kids?! The GEL Jr squad tackles a fascinating article that might have the answer. These authors looked at the Inferior Vena Cava collapse duration in children with dehydration. Will this novel measurement help with figuring out who needs IV fluids? [link] [link] What do we do with IVC's in kids?! The GEL Jr squad tackles a fascinating article that might have the answer.

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146. UGIB's: What the heck is a Goody's Powder?!

Board Bombs

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com. Have you heard of Goody’s or BC powder? Can you guess how much NSAIDs are in each packet!? Its a wonder how few people get GI bleeds when you read the label on these OTC meds. Let’s talk UGIB, diagnosis, management, and pearls and pitfalls.

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SGEM Xtra: Are tPA Stroke Trials Really Fragile?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: August 18th, 2022 Reference: Munn et al. Fragility Index Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Shows Highly Robust Evidential Strength for Benefit of The post SGEM Xtra: Are tPA Stroke Trials Really Fragile? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: August 18th, 2022 Reference: Munn et al. Fragility Index Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Shows Highly Robust Evidential Strength for Benefit of <3 Hour Intravenous Alteplase.

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ECG of the Week – 17th August 2022 – Interpretation

EMergucate

You are reviewing the ECG of a man who has had an intermittent history of chest pain during exercise. His PMH includes being an active smoker but he has no other cardiac risk factors.

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COVID-19 Tests With Inaccurate Results

American Medical Compliance

Many people use rapid at home COVID-19 tests to ensure that they have not contracted the virus. However, many medical officials are expressing concerns over the accuracy of test results. Receiving one negative test result does n0t necessarily mean that someone doesn’t have COVID-19. According to the FDA, people conducting at home tests should perform multiple COVID-19 tests over the course of several days.

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How Senate Bill 1107 Affects Car Insurance Claims

Medical Law

If you’re a California driver, Senator Bill Dodd’s new auto liability insurance reform bill could have a big impact on your life. Signed into law by Governor Newsome on September 28, 2022, Senate Bill 1107 will dramatically increase the minimum levels of auto insurance coverage available for accident victims. This action was long overdue, as these rates haven’t been adjusted for 55 years!

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ECG Cases 34 – ECG Interpretation in Aortic Dissection

Emergency Medicine Cases

Which patients with ECG evidence of coronary occlusion require a CT scan to rule out aortic dissection? What are the range of ECG findings in acute aortic dissection and how do they change management? Dr. Jesse McLaren guides us through 9 cases to answer these and other questions on ECG interpretation in aortic dissection. The post ECG Cases 34 – ECG Interpretation in Aortic Dissection appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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International Medical Corps, Ukraine

EB Medicine

In this episode of EMplify: Conversation – Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, speak with John Roberts, MD, MPH, about his work with the International Medical Corps and his efforts in Ukraine. Topics include: What is the International Medical Corps (IMC) and what does it do? What has IMC been doing in the U.S.? What is involved in disaster response? What has IMC been doing in Ukraine?

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Statin Use in Young People: A Missed Opportunity? - Clinical Correlations

Clinical Correlations

By Akshay N. Pulavarty MPH Peer Reviewed A quick look into the medicine cabinet of anyone sixty or older will likely reveal a statin. Primary prevention with high-intensity statins has substantially reduced the risk of atherosclerotic.

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COVID-19 Booster Updates

American Medical Compliance

Cases of COVID-19 are still occurring across the United States due to more contagious Omnicron variants. Doctors and scientists worry about the effectiveness of current vaccines in protecting older populations against Omnicron infections. Therefore, experts are highly recommending booster vaccines. Current COVID-19 boosters are safe and effective. They help to reduce the severity of several Omicron variants, including the new BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants.

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ALERT – Phishing Campaign

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

These phishing emails are targeting healthcare providers. The email has a subject of “(Victim Organization) (Date) Business Review” and utilizes a Secure Message theme. Inside of the email is a malicious link that takes the recipient to an Evernote site that looks like it belongs to the Victim Organization. On that site is an HTML download that is Trojan malware that steals usernames and passwords and other sensitive credentials and information.

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What happens if you don't recognize Hyperacute T-waves?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The origin of these ECGs cannot be revealed. Time 0: Sinus rhythm with an intraventricular conduction delay (QRS is about 120 ms) Hyperacute T-waves in V2-V5, Diagnostic of Proximal LAD occlusion, but without ANY ST Elevation except for less than 1 mm in aVL, and 0.25 mm in lead I. There is also minimal STE in aVL with reciprocal STD in II, III, aVF.

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EM Quick Hits 41 – IO Limitations, Missed Ectopic Pregnancy, Bronchiolitis O2 Monitoring, DRE in Cauda Equina Syndrome, Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Care

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this EM Quick Hits podcast: Anand Swaminathan on limitations and practical tips on intraosseus access,Tahara Bhate QI corner on missed ectopic pregnancy, Sarah Reid from EM Cases Summit on oxygen saturation monitoring in bronchiolitis and management of infant gastro-esophageal reflux, Brit Long on the value of rectal exam in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome, Hans Rosenberg & Ariel Hendin on withdrawal of life-sustaining care in the ED.

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Valvular Emergencies

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Adam Sigal, MD and Stephanie Costa, MD - the authors of the August 2022 EMP article on Managing Acute Cardiac Valvular Emergencies in the Emergency Department. Listen to the discussion to hear more about the emergency medicine approach to valvular emergencies. Managing Acute Cardiac Valvular Emergencies in the Emergency Department EMplify - August 2022 Episode Outline: Why Valvular disease?

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First10EM Journal Club: July 2022

Broome Docs

Welcome to another episode of the Journal Club with Dr Justin Morgenstern. This one is a bit epic and we start with a really important discussion around diagnostic strategies for palliative patients in the ED. There are a bunch of papers around PE and some interesting old school stuff that you likely would never consider unless you read it here! As always the articles are linked to free PDFs so you can make your own decisions.

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Monkeypox Outbreak Facts

American Medical Compliance

Recently, monkeypox has been announced as an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization. However, many are unfamiliar with what the virus is and why this outbreak is so concerning. Scientists have been apprehensive about a monkeypox outbreak for over a decade, and this concern is becoming relevant as more and more cases are reported worldwide.

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The POCUS Manifesto Part 2

Ultrasound Gel

Part 2 of this Special Edition episode with Larry Istrail, author of the POCUS Manifesto. More great talk about POCUS, the physical exam, and ultrasound research. [link] Part 2 of this Special Edition episode with Larry Istrail, author of the POCUS Manifesto. More great talk about POCUS, the physical exam, and ultrasound research.

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Point-of-care ultrasound in critical care

Critical Care North Hampton

Edited by Luke Flower and Pradeep Madhivthanan I am at the beginning of my critical care POCUS journey, but I am starting to think about all the applications of POCUS I may need to be fluent in during my career in ICM. How can I integrate it into my ward rounds when I am a.

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Ep 172 Syncope Simplified with David Carr

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this main episode podcast, Dr. David Carr joins Anton to give us his simplified approach to syncope based solely on history, physical and ECG to help guide disposition decisions. We answer questions such as: What features have the best likelihood ratios to help distinguish syncope from seizure? What key clinical features on history and physical exam can help us distinguish orthostatic and reflex syncope from the more sinister cardiac syncope?

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ECG of the Week – 10th August 2022 Interpretation

EMergucate

You are reviewing a 16 year old girl who has taken an estimated 66-222mg/Kg overdose of her grandmothers SR Theophylline … Continue reading →

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Pre-pandemic Mental Health and Well-being of Healthcare Workers

NIOSH Science Blog

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers faced substantial work-related stress. Most research on the mental health and well-being of healthcare workers has focused on physicians and nurses, with less attention paid to other healthcare occupations. Recent research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the pre-pandemic mental health and well-being of a broad range of healthcare workers, including lower-wage healthcare support workers with pat

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HHS Findings from Semiannual Report to Congress

American Medical Compliance

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. Further, the HHS-OIG reported on enforcement actions taken against criminal activities affecting human health services.

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Monkey Pox Risk | EpisTXAis

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 22-26, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monkey Pox Risk Spoon Feed: The current monkeypox outbreak is characterized by sexual transmission and presents with a flu-like prodrome followed by characteristic rash.

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SGEM#374: Bad Habits – Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: August 23rd, 2022 Reference: Schoenfeld et al. “Just give them a choice”: Patients’ perspectives regarding starting medications for opioid use disorder in the ED. AEM August 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is also an avid FOAM supporter/producer through various online outlets including TheSGEM. […] The post SGEM#374: Bad Habits – Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department fir

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TMC Security Scout on Phishing

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

Of all the known cyberattacks that cause a data breach, phishing is the most expensive to remedy. A successful phishing attack most commonly reveals usernames and passwords, which paves the way to the data breach resulting in an average cost of $4.9m for victim organizations worldwide. The costs remain the highest in the healthcare industry for the 12th year in a row.

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Imaging Case of the Week 517

EMergucate

The pelvic x-ray is from a 15 year old footie player with sudden pain in the right hip during a … Continue reading →

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 064 | Staph Aureus

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. In yet another departure from the stone tablets of Oh’s manual, today we’ll talk a little about one of favourite gram +ve cocci: staphylococcus aureus. Diagnosis and management of infections with this bug are a common occurence in the ICU and it behoves us to have a working knowledge of some of the complexities of its investigation and treatment that often fall to our micro or ID colleagues.

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OSHA Initiative on COVID-19

American Medical Compliance

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the COVID-19 Focused Inspection Initiative in Healthcare in March of this year. Now, this initiative is active in full force. The measure was created to aid hospitals and nursing homes in the care and treatment of patients with coronavirus. OSHA has worked hard to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and other variants so that the safety of healthcare workers can be protected.

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Non-Op Stabbings | Adult Epiglottitis

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 15-19, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Non-Op Stabbings Spoon Feed: In abdominal stab wound patients without criteria for immediate operative intervention, 24 hours of observation was sufficient to identify a failure of conservative management.

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SGEM Xtra: The SGEM Goes to Eleven – for Kids

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: August 7th, 2022 Host Skeptic: Dr. Dennis Ren is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. You might remember him from the SGEM episodes on febrile infants, aseptic meningitis, and community acquired pneumonia. This is an SGEM Xtra episode. Season 10 is coming to an end. We want to thank all our listeners […] The post SGEM Xtra: The SGEM Goes to Eleven – for Kids first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Vertigo, Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines?

Emergency Medicine Education

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis published in JAMA focusing on choice of medication for patient with vertigo.

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Imaging Case of the Week 516

EMergucate

The following ankle x-rays are from a 12 year old with ankle pain & swelling following fall off a horse.

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In case of oesophageal intubation

MEDEST118

An original article by Mario Rugna

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HHS Findings from Semiannual Report to Congress

American Medical Compliance

In Spring 2022’s Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) reported that nearly $3 billion had been misspent on Medicare and Medicaid services. Further, the HHS-OIG reported on enforcement actions taken against criminal activities affecting human health services.

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Awake With Paralysis | POCUS Pulse Checks

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 8-12th, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Awake With Paralysis Spoon Feed: The proportion of patients that experience awareness with paralysis (AWP) is alarmingly high; 3.4% were aware of their surroundings but paralyzed, which is 3.4% more than what should occur.