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Episode 61 - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

EB Medicine

EMplify - September 2021 Announcements: Be on the lookout for an announcement regarding the new EB Medicine app, coming to an App Store near you this month !! Also, this month use code SB25 and get a $25 Starbucks gift card when you subscribe at ebmedicine.net ! Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in the Emergency Department Authors: Tazeen Abbas, MD Abbas Husain, MD, FACEP Physiology review Terminology Differentiating Causes: PALM-COEIN Structural: Polyp, Adenomyosis, Leiomyoma, Malignancy/Hyperplasia No

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Ep 160 Geriatric Trauma 2 Rib Fractures, Pelvic Fractures, Prognostication, Elder Abuse, Discharge Planning

Emergency Medicine Cases

In Geriatric Trauma Part 2 we answer questions such as: what are the indications for transfer to a trauma center in older patients with rib fractures and why? Can we accurately prognosticate older trauma patients in the ED? How can we best engage family members in goals of care discussions for the older trauma patient? What are the risk factors for elder abuse that we need to be aware of in the ED?

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119. Migraines: The Great Mimicker

Board Bombs

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: [link] Time for a magic trick. What causes headache, vision changes, hemiplegia, vomiting, and even abdominal pain?? Migraines. Really? Let’s talk about the greatest neurologic mimicker- how to treat them, and which ones need further workup.

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Ondansetron Impact | ROSC post WLST | C. diff in Babies | MD Behavior Change | Landmark AAP Feb Neo

JournalFeed

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of August 30 - September 3, 2021. We cover ondansetron impact in children, a case of pediatric ROSC post withdrawal of care and ethical issues, C. difficile testing in babies, how to really change physician behavior, and the landmark AAP guidelines for febrile neonates/infants.

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Imaging Case of the Week 481

EMergucate

The ankle x-rays are from a 13 year old with ankle pain and swelling following fall from a height.

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Chan – Shock DC5 Lecture Series

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Chee Chan, a Pulmonary Critical Care physician and Medical Director of the Medical Intermediate Care Unit at MedStar Washington presents an interactive discussion on shock as part of the DC5 lecture series.

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Back to the BaSICS: does the infusion rate of a fluid bolus affect mortality?

PulmCCM

Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] “He walked away across the room, his cowboy boots echoing like pistol shots." -Sylvia Plath Background Implicit in resuscitation is speed. Throughout training we are zealously instructed that ‘time is tissue’ for all manners of compromised perfusion. We envision spendthrift mitochondria chewing through oxygen without regard to withering supply; as such, when confronted with signs and/or symptoms of dwindling blood flow, our therapeutic refl

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SGEM#343: Doctors are Doctors So Why Should It Be, You and I Should Get Along So Awfully – Weight Bias in Medicine

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: August 31st, 2021 Reference: McLean et al. Interphysician weight bias: A cross-sectional observational survey study to guide implicit bias training in the medical workplace. AEM Sept 2021 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 in the emergency department […] The post SGEM#343: Doctors are Doctors So Why Should It Be, You and I Should Get Along So Awfully – Weight Bias in

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Come monitorare lo sforzo inspiratorio

Trigger Lab

A cura di Enrico Bulleri Quantificare lo sforzo inspiratorio puĂ² essere utile in molti aspetti dell’assistenza alla persona in ventilazione meccanica.

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Lab case 338 interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.457, that is mild alkalaemia. PCO2 = 27 (<40), so we have respiratory alkalosis.

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All Glory to the MSU

EM Literature of Note

It has apparently become time for the mobile stroke unit to go from niche to prime-time. Previously consigned to the pages of Stroke and similar journals, the latest and most comprehensive trial now graces the pages of the New England Journal of Medicine. A flagship study for a flagship journal. Not to mention, a positive study – almost too good to be true.

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Statement from FemInEM Regarding SB8

FEMinEM

Today is the five year anniversary of the launch of FemInEM. We started this organization with the goal of empowering women in emergency medicine and advocating for greater gender equity within the physician workforce. Over the past five years our community has grown and with that our mission has expanded to fight against other areas of inequity and injustice within healthcare.