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OSHA Work Related Illnesses

American Medical Compliance

OSHA mandates every employer keeps a record of every work related illness and injury. There are three forms: one describes the incident, the second describes the establishment, and the third describes the employee involved. Employers must keep these forms five years after the incident because it will be easier to update them. These forms are crucial to keeping the workplace safe and finding patterns of illness and injury.

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Procedural Sedation & Analgesia

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Prayag Mehta, MD and Joshua Kern, MD – two of the authors of the June, 2022 EMP article on Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department. Listen to the discussion to hear more about the emergency medicine approach to sedation in adults and pediatrics ! Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department EMplify – June 2022 Episode Outline: 1.Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA): terminology 2.Levels of sedation Minimal Moder

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Ep 170 Cardiac Arrest – PoCUS Integration, Communication Strategies, E-CPR, Calling the Code

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this part 2 of our 2-part podcast series on Cardiac Arrest - The When, Why & How, we discuss some of the finer art of cardiac arrest care and answer questions such as: how should we best communicate to EMS, the ED team and the family of the patient to keep the team focused, garner the most important info and keep the flow of the code going? How should we integrate PoCUS into cardiac arrest care so we do not interrupt the core components, yet we gain valuable data?

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Jugular Venous Pressure

Ultrasound Gel

Jugular venous distention (JVD) is a classic physical exam finding taught for ages, but assessing it can be a challenge. Can ultrasound do a better job and therefore offer a non-invasive evaluation of the patient’s right heart pressures? This goal has been the pursuit of many ultrasounds before. This time we have a new vessel to assess and a nice reference standard (right heart cath)!

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Work Burnout and Stress Rising Among Healthcare Personnel

American Medical Compliance

A recent survey from the American Medical Association on work stress, burnout, and job satisfaction has shown an increase in physician burnout and stress. Job satisfaction among healthcare personnel has decreased by 4% from the previous year. 72% of the 11,000 healthcare workers surveyed reported job satisfaction. This is the first time a drop in job satisfaction has occurred.

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141. Gout: The Rich Man's Plague

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. Long ago, it was called the "rich man's plague" because it was associated with extravagant indulgence of food and drink. Sure, those demographics have changed nowadays, but its a catchy name that turns heads and gets you hooked to listen!

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Breaking Down Barriers to Care

MDisrupt

In a world where many people lack access to appropriate care, Dr. Shapiro is working to bring down the barriers experienced by marginalized populations.

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The Constant Struggle

Stop and Think

When I review evidence for the This Week in Cardiology podcast , I fight the urge to become cynical. No, John, don’t go there. A voice in my head says it would be foolish to diminish the gains that medical scientists have made in recent years. Certain types of cancers are routinely cured or transformed into chronic diseases. New cardiac drugs and devices have extended life and diminished suffering.

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IV APAP = Less Morphine? | Good And Bad of Abx

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 30th to June 3rd, 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. IV APAP = less morphine? Spoon Feed: A 1g dose of IV acetaminophen (APAP) had no additional effect on pain control or reduction in overall morphine dosage.

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What makes a great CMO? Emergency medicine physicians are the answer

MDisrupt

Learn about the essential skills you want in a Chief Medical Officer and why EM Physicians are serious candidates for your company.

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Imaging Case of the Week 509 Answer

EMergucate

The frontal chest x-ray shows A left sided pneumothorax. Difficult to spot unless one pays close attention.

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Jessie Lynch

RCEM Learning

Irish EM SpR, interested in critical care, simulation & education, and trainee wellbeing.

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Imaging Case of the Week 509

EMergucate

The chest x-ray is from a 70 year old smoker with left sided chest pain. What can be seen?

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Lab case 365 interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.409, that is with in normal range pCO2 = 54 mmHG, that is suggestive of respiratory acidosis. HCO3 = 33.3, that is suggestive of metabolic alkalosis.

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Imaging Case of the Week 508 Answer

EMergucate

Lateral elbow x-ray shows evidence of elbow effusion with elevated fat pads (sail sign).

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Imaging Case of the Week 507 Answer

EMergucate

The lateral neck x-ray shows air in the retropharyngeal soft tissue.

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Lab case 366

EMergucate

87 year old man with history of COPD and type 2 DM on insulin and metformin, was found unconscious. His VBG showed the following. PH = 7.

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ECG of the Week 8th June 2022

EMergucate

A 50 year old male presents to ED at 06h45 with chest pain radiating to his left arm which woke … Continue reading →

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