Sat.Nov 20, 2021 - Fri.Nov 26, 2021

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Goodhart’s law and patient satisfaction

33 Charts

Goodhart’s law suggests that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. When I first read this I couldn’t help but think of healthcare and the quest for the perfect patient satisfaction score. The problem is that as soon as we steer physician behavior and teach to the test , patient satisfaction scores stop being a valid measure.

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7 Tips for a Safe and Healthful Holiday Season

Advanced Medical Reviews

It seems like just yesterday summer was on the scene, bringing warm weather, family vacations and an array of outdoor sporting activities. However, winter will be here soon, with the season starting in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21.

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The exFAST

Ultrasound Gel

The FAST exam has been used in trauma for decades - so why is there still confusion on how to use it in pediatrics? Because kids are different than adults! This article takes a look at the associations between intraabdominal injury and the FAST, physical exam, and labs. The authors then combine the FAST with physical exam findings to create the exFAST, the FAST-enhanced physical exam!

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125. Van Gogh Vision: Digoxin Toxicity

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 Ever get the feeling we live on a yellow submarine? When we’re trapped in the ED with wait times >8 hours, we feel it… Let’s talk digoxin toxicity, perhaps the most classic toxidrome ever told. Want to experience the greatest in board studying?

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PE in COPD | PECARN Down Under | ?-lactam or Vanc 1st | Abx Over-Rx | HBO for CO

JournalFeed

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of November 15-19, 2021. We cover proactive PE screening for COPD admissions, PECARN in an external cohort, β-lactam or vancomycin first for bacteremia, downstream effects of antibiotic over-prescribing, and hyperbaric timing in CO poisoning.

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SGEM#351: How to Stop Geriatrics from Free Fallin’

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: November 16th, 2021 Reference: Hammouda et al. Moving the Needle on Fall Prevention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement. AEM November 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen (@KirstyChallen) is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Lead at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (North West England).

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Maryland Critical Care Conference 2021

University of Maryland CC Project

Maryland Critical Care Conference 2021 with various talks on the topic of Resuscitation.