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How to write a successful PhD application

RCEM Learning

Author: Govind Oliver / Code: / Published: 06/02/2020 In December 2019 the NIHR announced a themed call for applications in urgent and emergency care, injuries and accidents. The NIHR Academy fellowship scheme is included in this themed call. Join (free) an online hangout, hosted and delivered by leading experts as part of the NIHR incubator in Emergency Care, for some pearls of wisdom about how to write a successful application.

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Chest pain, shortness of breath, T wave inversion, and rising troponin in a young healthy runner.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Pendell Meyers, edits by Smith and Grauer A man in his late 20s with history of asthma presented to the ED with a transient episode of chest pain and shortness of breath after finishing a 4-mile run. He typically runs 4 to 8 miles per day. This episode was unusual to him because he was still "huffing and puffing" about 30 minutes after finishing his strenuous run in the outdoor heat.

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Conversation- Airway Management

EB Medicine

This is the second episode of Conversation, an EMplify podcast series. Episodes are shorter, more conversational, and cover a single topic relevant to practice in Emergency Medicine. This episode is a conversation between Dr. T.R. Eckler and Dr. Sam Ashoo about airway management and how it has changed in their practice over the last decade. This podcast makes reference to the EB Medicine course – Current Topics in Airway Management: Mechanical Ventilation, Supraglottic Airway Devices, and Intuba

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Journal Club - Optimal Pharmacology for Alcohol Withdrawal

Downeast Emergency Medicine

Background Alcohol abuse is common in the United States with 14.1 million adults estimated to have some degree of alcohol use disorder. Emergency physicians will encounter this quite often, either as the primary presenting problem or as a complicating factor in a patient’s care. Unfortunately, alcohol consumption appears to be increasing, with the World Health Organization projecting ongoing increases through at least 2025.

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Academic Emergency Medicine: An oxymoron or opportunity?

RCEM Learning

Author: Damian Roland / Editor: Govind Oliver / Code: / Published: 06/02/2020 There are many old and unhelpful stereotypes in medicines. The burly orthopaedic surgeon ignoring everything but the bone, the pipe-smoking, cardigan-wearing psychiatrist and the jack-of-all-trades emergency doctor just looking for the next cool gadget to play with. None of these represent a true reality.

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Nephrolithiasis: Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Kishan Ughreja , MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Ade Akhentuamhen, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by : Tim Loftus, MD, MBA Journal Club: Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis A 70-year-old man with BPH s/p TURP, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and stroke presents to the ED with acute onset of intermittent sharp left flank pain radiating into the groin that awoke him from sleep.

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138. Alcohol Withdrawal: Live from SAEM22!

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. Abstract abdominal pain complaint, no good diagnostic test, unreliable presentation. Sounds like the perfect storm for a tricky diagnosis. Let’s talk presentation, diagnosis, pitfalls, and management of PID.

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The NIHR Incubator for Emergency Care

RCEM Learning

Author: Rick Body / Editor: Govind Oliver / Code: / Published: 06/02/2020 In 2017 the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) published its Training Review. In that document, the NIHR proposed that, to build research capacity in key areas, it would develop a small number of networking structures, to be called “NIHR Incubators” The Incubators would support capacity building and multidisciplinary career development in priority areas with a low critical mass of clinical academics.

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A 30-something with palpitations and lightheadedness

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 30-something male without any significant past medical history presented with palpitations and presyncope. Here is his ED ECG: Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia at a rate of 229 First : What do you want to do? Next : What do you think is the ECG diagnosis? First. Before getting into analysis, a regular wide complex tachycardia could be 1. ventricular tachycardia ( VT ) or 2.

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SGEM#366: Relax, Don’t Do It – Skeletal Muscle Relaxants for Low Back Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: May 13th, 2022 Reference: Abril et al. The Relative Efficacy of Seven Skeletal Muscle Relaxants. An Analysis of Data From Randomized Studies. J Emerg Med 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading […] The post SGEM#366: Relax, Don’t Do It – Skeletal Muscle Relaxants for Low Back Pain first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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ECG of the Week 18th May 2022 Answer

EMergucate

A 22 year old female presents to ED with palpitations and chest discomfort 2 weeks post contracting COVID19.

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Protected: Emergency Care Incubator Members content

RCEM Learning

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: Emergency Care Incubator Members content appeared first on RCEMLearning.

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 061 | Asthma

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Today we’re looking at asthma. In reality I find this is much more commonly discussed than seen in real life. No doubt this is due in part, to an improvement. Read More » Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. Today we’re looking at asthma. In reality I find this is much more commonly discussed than seen in real life.

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Don’t POCUS? | Ramped n’ Tubed

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 9-13, 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. Don’t POCUS? Spoon Feed: POCUS in the ED can lead to clinically useful information, although research has not yet demonstrated patient-centered improvements in care.

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Imaging Case of the Week 506

EMergucate

The following left scapular x-ray is from a 30 year old with pain around left shoulder post fall.

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Emergency Care Incubator – Mentors

RCEM Learning

The post Emergency Care Incubator – Mentors appeared first on RCEMLearning.

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PharmD Pearls: Order of Antibiotics

Cook County EM Blog

Formatted by: Clara Lee, PharmD; PGY1 Pharmacy Resident Written and Reviewed by: Joanne C.

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Lab case 362 interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.299 that is mild acidaemia pCO2 = 80 mmHg, So we have metabolic acidosis. Next we need to calculate the compensation.

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ECG of the Week 18th May 2022

EMergucate

A 22 year old female presents to ED with palpitations and chest discomfort 2 weeks post contracting COVID19.

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Lab case 363

EMergucate

50 year old man presented to the emergency department with vomiting. He is an excessive THC smoker.