American Medical Compliance
AUGUST 31, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement saying that people no longer need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19. This recommendation also holds for people not fully vaccinated. The CDC guidelines state that exposed people now only need to wear masks while indoors for up to 10 days. They also should test for COVID-19 on day 5.
Stop and Think
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Medical meetings have a buzz about them. The bright lights, the masses of people, and in Europe, the different languages. Virtual meetings don’t come close. I just returned from the ESC meeting in Barcelona and have a brief report. The first thing to say is how nice it was to see (and sometimes hug) friends and colleagues from all over the world.
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EB Medicine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Lela Bachrach, MD, MS, Larissa Truschel, MD, MPH, and Makini Chisolm-Straker, MD, MPH - the authors of the July 2022 PEMP article on Human Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Recognition and Response in the Emergency Department. Listen to the discussion to hear more about the emergency medicine approach to human trafficking.
Emergency Medicine Cases
AUGUST 30, 2022
In this main episode podcast on ED risk stratification and workup of the febrile infant, recorded at the CAEP 2022 Conference in Quebec City with Dr. Brett Burstein and Dr. Gary Joubert, we answer such questions as: Which febrile infants require lumbar puncture? How accurate is procalcitonin in identifying low risk febrile infants? What is the difference between serious bacterial infection (SBI) and invasive bacterial infection (IBI) and why is this important in the work up of the febrile infant
Ultrasound Gel
AUGUST 29, 2022
What do we do with IVC's in kids?! The GEL Jr squad tackles a fascinating article that might have the answer. These authors looked at the Inferior Vena Cava collapse duration in children with dehydration. Will this novel measurement help with figuring out who needs IV fluids? [link] [link] What do we do with IVC's in kids?! The GEL Jr squad tackles a fascinating article that might have the answer.
NIOSH Science Blog
AUGUST 29, 2022
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers faced substantial work-related stress. Most research on the mental health and well-being of healthcare workers has focused on physicians and nurses, with less attention paid to other healthcare occupations. Recent research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) evaluated the pre-pandemic mental health and well-being of a broad range of healthcare workers, including lower-wage healthcare support workers with pat
EMergucate
AUGUST 30, 2022
The ankle x-rays are from a 10 year old with injury following fall from a trampoline. What can be seen?
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JournalFeed
AUGUST 27, 2022
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 22-26, 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. Monkey Pox Risk Spoon Feed: The current monkeypox outbreak is characterized by sexual transmission and presents with a flu-like prodrome followed by characteristic rash.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
AUGUST 27, 2022
Date: August 23rd, 2022 Reference: Schoenfeld et al. “Just give them a choice”: Patients’ perspectives regarding starting medications for opioid use disorder in the ED. AEM August 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is also an avid FOAM supporter/producer through various online outlets including TheSGEM. […] The post SGEM#374: Bad Habits – Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department fir
EMergucate
AUGUST 28, 2022
The pelvic x-ray shows an avulsion fracture of anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS avulsion).
SCGH ED
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Residential Care Line (RCL) Metro Wide Contact: Weblink Phone 6457 3146 (8am-6pm, 7days / week) Indications: Any resident from a Commonwealth funded Aged Care Bed Bladder and Bowel management Wound care PEG tubes, drains, catheters complex discharge support Family meetings/ GOC discussions Geriatric Residential Outreach Service (GRO) SCGH / OPH Catchment Contact: E-referral via Rehabilitation & Aged Care [GERI] / General Geriatric Medicine [GGEM] Indications: Geriatrician Review within resid
EMergucate
AUGUST 31, 2022
A 81 year old male presents to a regional ED with chest pain for the last 4 hours.
EMergucate
AUGUST 28, 2022
Answers: PH = 7.24 that is moderate acidaemia. HCO3 = 16 mmol/L, so we have metabolic acidosis. Next, we need to calculate the anion gap and the compensation.
EMergucate
AUGUST 30, 2022
A 81 year old male presents to a regional ED with chest pain for the last 4 hours.
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