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Why DotMD Sold Out in Two Days

33 Charts

This past weekend the storied medical meeting DotMD sold out in two days. How did this happen and what does DotMD deliver that no other meeting does? Experiences. People are desperate for experiences. And the future of meetings is about the creation of human experiences. Sound, sensory, and emotion. These define DotMD. Like minds. Beyond the power of the programming and a remarkable culture, DotMD draws the most fascinating people in healthcare.

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Ultrasound of the Month - Is your probe marker switched?

Downeast Emergency Medicine

CASE PRESENTATION A 73 y.o. male with history of diastolic heart failure, type II DM, HTN, and peripheral vascular disease presented to the emergency department via EMS for evaluation of abnormal vital signs. He was found at his living facility to have an oxygen saturations of 57% on room air (RA). EMS found his pulse oximetry to be 80% on RA and he was placed on 5L oxygen via nasal cannula.

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How Inadequate Medical Staffing Ratios Hurt Patient Care

Advanced Medical Reviews

Improving the ratio of healthcare providers to patients at medical facilities does not only benefit the patients but also the people treating them.

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Ep 161 Red Flag Headaches: General Approach and Cervical Artery Dissections

Emergency Medicine Cases

In this Part 1 or our two part podcast series on Red Flag Headaches we discuss a general approach, tips and tricks to assessing patients who present with headache followed by a deep dive into cervical artery dissections. With the help of Dr. Roy Baskind and Dr. Amit Shah we answers questions such as: what are the big 4 headache diagnoses that are not routinely picked up on plain CT or LP?

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Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Honored by Mayor Murillo

Medical Law

Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital (CRH) was one of four local organizations honored during the 16 th annual Santa Barbara Mayor’s Award ceremony by Mayor Cathy Murillo on Thursday, October 28, 2021. They were recognized for their outstanding support of people with disabilities. CRH, along with the CRH Foundation, received the 2021 Design/Accessibility Award.

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Episode 63 – Rib Fracture- An Interview with Dr. Patrick Maher

EB Medicine

EMplify – November 2021 Announcements: The EB Medicine app is live and available for free in the Apple Store. Coming to Google Play soon. It is in Beta and your feedback is welcome. , Also, this month use code ACEP21! and get 20% of all orders at [link] Emergency Department Management of Rib Fractures Author: Patrick Maher, MD Episode Outline: Why rib fractures?

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Imaging Case of the Week 485

EMergucate

Pain in the neck!

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Focus On: Gun Shot Wounds in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

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Chelala – Chest Radiography: Golden Rules & Diagnoses

University of Maryland CC Project

Dr. Lydia Chelala, Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Chicago presents on the golden rules and critical diagnoses of chest radiology.

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The TOGETHER Trial Evaluates Fluvoxamine for COVID-19

PulmCCM

Jon-Emile S. Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] “In those years, truth was elusive – as was my own faith that I could recognize and contain it.” -Mary Oliver Previously , the very basic underpinnings of fluvoxamine as a pharmacological method to quell cytokine unruliness was outlined. In brief, fluvoxamine is a sigma-1-receptor [S1R] agonist – an effect that opposes inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha [IRE1].

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Lab case 344

EMergucate

An elderly woman on beta-blockers presented to the ED with hypotension and bradycardia, PR = 30/min.

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Continuous or 30:2 | PECARN < 3 mo | POCUS for Appy | TOMAHAWK RCT | Vasopressin-Steroid IHCA

JournalFeed

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of October 25-29, 2021. We cover continuous compressions vs 30:2, PECARN under 3 months, POCUS for appendicitis, immediate vs delayed cardiac catheterization post-OHCA, and adding vasopressin and steroids for IHCA.

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Imaging Case of the Week 484 Answer

EMergucate

The right wrist x-rays show Salter Harris 1 fracture of the distal radius.