Trigger Lab
JULY 31, 2022
Siamo lieti di annunciare ai lettori di Triggerlab una nuova e preziosa collaborazione con infermieristica journal (ij). Perchè credere in questo nuovo progetto? Di seguito sono spiegati i diversi motivi che ci spingono a collaborare ad un progetto che si prodiga per offrire un grande contributo per la ricerca e la formazione infermieristica italiana.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 30, 2022
Date: July 28th, 2022 Reference: Brower et al. Point-of-Care Ultrasound-First for the Evaluation of Small Bowel Obstruction: National Cost Savings, Length of Stay Reduction, and Preventable Radiation Exposure. AEM July 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. She is also the creator of all those wonderful Paper in a Pictures. […] The post SGEM#373: Going Ultrasound for Small Bowel Obstructions first appeared on The Skeptics Gu
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Clinical Correlations
JULY 30, 2022
By Mahip Grewal Peer Reviewed Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to affect 25% of the world’s population. 1 NAFLD is a spectrum of disease ranging from nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), which is generally nonprogressive isolated.
American Medical Compliance
JULY 28, 2022
Recent research shows that great healthcare disparities exist for members of the LGBTQ+ community. A study produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that LGBTQ+ individuals face discrimination and stigma from family and community members. Also, they are more likely to be discriminated against in the workplace, receive substandard healthcare, and be denied healthcare as a result of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Board Bombs
JULY 24, 2022
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com. We’re about to drop the easiest, coolest way to remember drugs that prolong QT! Have a quick listen to this short episode. Many thanks to Dr. O’Brien for her expertise. Cite this podcast as: Husain, I.
EB Medicine
JULY 21, 2022
In this episode of EMplify, Sam Ashoo, MD reviews recent updates on the following topics: COVID-19 Public health emergency extended Cases increasing Medications and Vaccinations available Pharmacists prescribing COVID medications CDC COVID Therapeutics website HHS COVID Therapeutics Locator Monkeypox Cases increasing Vaccination Testing FOAMED post on Diagnosis and Treatment PPE Science Direct article on Monkeypox 3I Tool Medication Shortages Benzodiazepines FOAMED post on benzodiazepine equival
Emergency Medicine Cases
JULY 19, 2022
Jesse McLaren guides us through 7 cases and explains his 3-step approach to diagnosing and managing Brugada syndrome in this month's ECG Cases blog. The post ECG Cases 33 Brugada Syndrome: 3-Step Approach to Diagnosis and Management appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.
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Clinical Correlations
JULY 21, 2022
By Hannah Kopinsky, MD Peer Reviewed Appendicitis is the most common reason for urgent surgery related to abdominal pain in the US, with a lifetime incidence of 8.6% for men and 6.7% for women. 1 The current standard.
American Medical Compliance
JULY 22, 2022
According to Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, the BA.4 and BA.5 COVID-19 variants are not presenting drastically different symptoms. However, there are more new symptoms to be aware of. These variants are highly contagious and are associated with cold and flu-like symptoms. These symptoms include night sweats, fever, and sore throat.
Ultrasound Gel
JULY 18, 2022
In this Special Edition episode, Mike and Creagh interview physician, entrepreneur, and author Larry Istrail discussing his recent book The POCUS Manifesto! Awesome discussion of the ups and downs of implementing, teaching, and researching POCUS. Part 1 of 2. [link] In this Special Edition episode, Mike and Creagh interview physician, entrepreneur, and author Larry Istrail discussing his recent book The POCUS Manifesto!
Stop and Think
JULY 18, 2022
Dear readers, First of all, thank you for subscribing to my newsletter. I will continue to write here at Stop and Think, but I am also joining a new venture called Sensible Medicine. Thanks for reading Stop and Think ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. In the past decade, my writing, podcasting and public speaking has been for healthcare professionals.
Emergency Medicine Cases
JULY 19, 2022
In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Anand Swaminathan on GI balloon tamponade preparation and indications, Jesse McLaren on why troponin is rarely useful in SVT, Christina Shenvi on why we should not use the term "mechanical fall" in older patients, Nour Khatib & Jonathan Wallace on rural vertical vertigo case and Reuben Strayer on VAFEI - Video-Assisted Flexible Endoscopic Intubation for the anatomically challenging airway.
Emergency Medicine Ireland
JULY 18, 2022
Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Today we’re not so much looking at a chapter of Oh’s manual but at the physiologic concept of respiratory compliance. I approach this with a degree of trepidation as the probability of screwing this up is infinitely higher than simply translating Oh’s manual into podcast form.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 16, 2022
This middle aged male with h/o GERD but also h/o stents presented to the ED with chest pain. He had been at a clinic that day where he had complained of worsening GERD. An EKG was reco rded and interpreted as normal by the computer, the clinician, and by the overreading cardiologist. He received a workup by an NP with a diagnosis of GERD, in spite of the fact that 8-10 TUMS daily were not working.
American Medical Compliance
JULY 22, 2022
According to Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner, Dr. Allison Arwady, the BA.4 and BA.5 COVID-19 variants are not presenting drastically different symptoms. However, there are more new symptoms to be aware of. These variants are highly contagious and are associated with cold and flu-like symptoms. These symptoms include night sweats, fever, and sore throat.
JournalFeed
JULY 16, 2022
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 11-15th, 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. Top Ten Tips Spoon Feed: Here are the top 10 points for optimizing vasopressor use in critically ill patients. Back to BaSICS Spoon Feed: There have been multiple publications since the original SMART and SALT-ED trials, including this Brazilian RCT that initially said fluid choice d
Medical Law
JULY 15, 2022
Aphasia is a neurological condition that impairs your ability to speak or understand others. Strokes and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are the two leading causes of aphasia. TBI results from a blunt force trauma to the head, and it may result from an automobile collision or other type of accident such as a fall. Aphasia can also be a sign of serious medical disorders such as dementia, infection, or Alzheimer’s Disease.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 9, 2022
Date: July 1st, 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ravi Garg is a Neurologist in the Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care at Loyola University Chicago. Reference: Garg R, Mickenautsch S. Risk of selection bias assessment in the NINDS rt-PA stroke study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2022 Jun 15;22(1):172. This is an SGEM Xtra episode. Dr. Garg […] The post SGEM Xtra: Here Comes the NINDS Again first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
Trigger Lab
JULY 6, 2022
Matteo Manici – Infermiere di Terapia Intensiva, AOU Parma – IT Stefano Parise – Infermiere Specialista Clinico di Cure Intense, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, EOC – CH Stefano Bambi – Professore Associato Med.
Emergency Medicine Cases
JULY 5, 2022
In this special edition main EM Cases podcast episode we feature the highlights from live podcasts recorded at Calgary EM during their annual Hodsman Lecture Day, covering a variety of current EM topics: The challenges of posterior circulation stroke (PCIS); Emergency Physician Lead to improve ED overcrowding, access block and job satisfaction; When not to order a troponin - The HEAR Score; Ketamine to relieve suicidal ideation and reduce acute risk; Peer Support Workers for ED patients with men
American Medical Compliance
JULY 12, 2022
In the past months, there have been several data breaches at a variety of healthcare companies. These companies include hospitals and health systems. Even though online networks are typically prone to cybersecurity threats, the number of breaches in the healthcare industry have been notable. Kaiser Permanente Incident. On April 5th, a data breach incident occurred at the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington.
Board Bombs
JULY 4, 2022
Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com. Iltifat Husain and Blake Briggs team up in the wilderness to deliver content on anticholinergic poisoning LIVE from Linville Gorge, a National Forest wilderness area in North Carolina. Name a single EM podcast that records LIVE from a campfire.
MDisrupt
JULY 19, 2022
How is AI used in Healthcare? Discover how to understand this technology, its challenges, future, and how to effectively use AI for your healthtech solutions.
EMergucate
JULY 6, 2022
A 50 year old female presents to ED complaining of chest pain. The patient is well known to the department, with frequent presentations with chest pain.
JournalFeed
JULY 30, 2022
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 25-29th, 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. C-Collar Adherence Spoon Feed: Many children discharged from the emergency department with minor traumatic cervical spine injury do not adhere to recommendations for cervical immobilization or outpatient follow-up, with no significant clinical consequences observed.
Emergency Medicine Education
JULY 21, 2022
There are bunch of rumors that come to play regarding what other medications we can use in cardiac arrest patient, Calcium, Sodium Bicarb, tPA,… A study published in JAMA tried to answer part of this question: “Effect of Intravenous or Intraosseous Calcium vs Saline on Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Adults With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, A Randomized Clinical Trial” The study did not show any significant improvement on ROSC.
NIOSH Science Blog
JULY 22, 2022
This content can also be found on CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about stresses to the U.S. healthcare workforce never seen before. Since early in the pandemic, reports have abounded of healthcare personnel (HCP) being infected, sometimes resulting in severe outcomes and death. As of July 20, 2022, there have been nearly 1 million COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths reported to CDC among U.S.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 16, 2022
Date: July 16th, 2022 Reference: Lamontagne F et al. Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit. NEJM 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim R. Rezaie completed his medical school training at Texas A&M Health Science Center and continued his medical education with a combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine residency at East Carolina University.
Thinking Critical Care
JULY 16, 2022
So I’m finally getting around to listening to the #HR2022 lectures I hadn’t had a chance to prior to the conference – it gets busy – that so many are raving about, and this was a really good one. This dynamic NeuroCrit duo hit on a lot of really important principles, including one of my favorite myths, that of neuroprognosticating based on an ICH score.
EMergucate
JULY 3, 2022
A 50 year old female presents to ED complaining of chest pain. The patient is well known to the department, with frequent presentations with chest pain.
JournalFeed
JULY 23, 2022
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 18-22, 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. Very Sensitive Trops Spoon Feed A single high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) measurement* less than the limit of quantitation (the lowest reportable concentration) appears to be sufficient in ruling out acute MI in a low risk population.
University of Maryland CC Project
JULY 12, 2022
Dr. Ryan Rivosecchi, Pharm D Unit Based Clinical Pharmacist at UPMC and Dr. Pablo Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vice Chairmen, Benign Lung Diseases, Chief, Division of Lung Transplant and Lung Failure, Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation and ECMO, Director of Lung Transplant Research, and Director of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Program all within the Department of Cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh presents a lecture entitled "Anticoa
Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA
JULY 11, 2022
No one likes a bad review. It is much more common for an unsatisfied customer to post a negative review than it is for a happy customer to post a positive review. Most business advice sites recommend responding to both good and bad reviews because it helps resolve issues and actually wins back customers. However, HIPAA is a tricky and sometimes complicated topic healthcare entities must consider compared to other industries, like foodservice, when replying to an online review.
Ultrasound Gel
JULY 4, 2022
If you take care of neonates, the last thing you need to worry about is vascular access! In this episode the GEL Jr. team discusses an article on using POCUS to confirm central catheter placement. Can it save these babies a few xrays? [link] [link] If you take care of neonates, the last thing you need to worry about is vascular access! In this episode the GEL Jr. team discusses an article on using POCUS to confirm central catheter placement.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 2, 2022
Date: June 30th, 2022 Reference: McGinnis et al. Major adverse cardiac event rates in moderate-risk patients: Does prior coronary disease matter? AEM June 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Case: You are working a shift in your local community emergency department […] The post SGEM#370: Listen to your Heart (Score)…MACE Incidence in Non-Low Risk Patients with known Coronary Artery Disease
EMergucate
JULY 1, 2022
The frontal wrist x-ray shows loss of normal 1-2 mm distance between the the carpal bones and there is crowding … Continue reading →
JournalFeed
JULY 9, 2022
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 4 to 8th, 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. Is Paxlovid Working Spoon Feed: In the omicron era, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) is highly effective in reducing the risk of severe COVID-19 and mortality.
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