Cook County EM Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

A quick review infographic created by our medical students! Written by Former Cook County EM MS4 Rotator, Ginny Kim Edited by Dr.

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Core Medical Group

MARCH 18, 2022

You’ve chosen one of the most selfless career paths. As a nurse, you devote every working day to taking care of others (and most likely, on your off days as well). Serving in a profession that is riddled with long shifts, high stress, few breaks, and little time to catch your breath between patients, it’s important to make yourself a priority.

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Medical Law

MARCH 17, 2022

Let’s face it, even in Santa Barbara, going to the airport is a big hassle. Crowds, long lines, and waiting around for your flight is no fun at all. And Covid makes it even more frustrating because you have to wear a mask and keep your distance when standing in line. Now there’s another problem at the Santa Barbara Airport – there aren’t enough parking spaces.

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EMergucate

MARCH 16, 2022

The below ECG is from a 69 year old male who presented to ED with general malaise and fatigue. The patient is has a background of metastatic colon cancer and depression.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

MARCH 16, 2022

Data breaches continue to be a costly occurrence in the United States, especially for the health care industry. Breaches covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ( HITECH) Acts are increasing, meaning more protected health information (PHI) is at risk.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MARCH 15, 2022

Why should pericarditis be considered a diagnosis of exclusion? Which clinical features are most useful in the diagnosis of pericarditis? What are the most common pitfalls in the ECG interpretation? What are the best ways to differentiate the ECG of pericarditis from that of MI and early repolarization? How is uncomplicated viral pericarditis treated differently compared to pericarditis with other etiologies?

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Ultrasound Gel

MARCH 14, 2022

Ultrasound has been a friend to central venous catheter placement for a long time. It's always there to make sure you are putting that line in the right place without causing problems. While this has been standard for internal jugular lines for years, it is only more recently that this has been proposed for subclavian lines. There is now ample literature supporting this latter practice, although as far as I know, it is not yet widely adopted.

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EMergucate

MARCH 16, 2022

A 30 year old male BIB police found at the shops acting erratically.

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ER Nurses

MARCH 14, 2022

It would appear that although ER nurses perform their duties seamlessly despite dealing with critical injuries in patients, this type of high level stress has impacts beyond the ER. A Master of Nursing student from the University of Calgary suggests that the work environment is not only stressful, but could have devastating consequences.

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JournalFeed

MARCH 12, 2022

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of March 7-11, 2022. We cover eFAST for pneumothorax, advanced airway vs bag-valve mask for OHCA, muscle relaxants for back pain, ongoing opioid use after fentanyl in the ED, and heart rate and mortality risk in PE.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 12, 2022

Date: March 3rd, 2022 Reference: Macnow et al. Effect of Screen Time on Recovery From Concussion: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Catherine Varner is an Assistant Professor and Clinician Investigator in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai […] The post SGEM#362: Screen Time – Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – But Should I Post-Concussion?

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EMergucate

MARCH 15, 2022

The below ECG is from a 69 year old male who presented to ED with general malaise and fatigue. The patient is has a background of metastatic colon cancer and depression.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

MARCH 13, 2022

Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint for adult patients in the ED. [1] It’s one of the presenting symptoms that can run the gamut between largely benign to imminently lethal, making it imperative for medical students to be able to triage and assess it appropriately. Key Concepts Quickly rule out life-threatening emergencies that require immediate resuscitation.

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EMergucate

MARCH 15, 2022

A 30 year old male BIB police found at the shops acting erratically.

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EMergucate

MARCH 13, 2022

Question 1: We should consider ascending cholangitis in any patient with fever and features of obstructive jaundice till prove otherwise.

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