EB Medicine
APRIL 1, 2022
Episode 68 -- Emergency Department Management of Adults With Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis – An Interview with Dr. Andrew Hogan EMplify -- April 2022 Interview with the Author: Andrew N. Hogan, MD 1.Meningitis vs encephalitis Why this topic? What do the words mean? What's the difference? 2.Bacterial meningitis How common is it in the US? Is it more common in third world countries?
Cook County EM Blog
MARCH 31, 2022
The Case A 37-year-old man with no past medical history presented after he was bit by a bat on the index finger of the right hand. He stated he reached into a box to remove what he thought was a rag. In fact, it was a bat that had its wing trapped by a paint can (Figure 1). He was concerned about rabies and presented to the ED for further care. Figure 1.
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EMergucate
MARCH 30, 2022
45 year old female with no prior history, presents with chest pain post Pfizer vaccine.
PHEM Cast
MARCH 29, 2022
Before you listen to this new podcast, we encourage you to go back and have a listen to Episode 16: Blood which we released in 2017 outlining the available evidence about prehospital blood, and the background to the RePHILL trial. The RePHILL (Resuscitation with Pre-Hospital Blood Products) original paper is available here , and you can read more about the trial at the University Of Birmingham Clinical Trials site.
Emergency Medicine Cases
MARCH 29, 2022
Why does myocarditis often present a diagnostic challenge? What are the range of ECG findings in myocarditis? Does a negative high sensitivity troponin or CRP rule out myocarditis? What is the role of PoCUS in the diagnosis and prognosis of myocarditis? When should we consider myocarditis or pericarditis in patients with recent COVID-19 infection or COVID mRNA vaccination, and which of these patients require workups?
Advanced Medical Reviews
MARCH 29, 2022
Do you know what all of the following types of healthcare organizations have in common? Hospitals, managed care organizations (MCOs), third party administrators (TPAs), disability insurance carriers, workers’ compensation carriers, reinsurers or stop-loss carriers, utilization review and medical management firms, large self-insured corporations that pay and oversee their own healthcare benefits, property and casualty firms that are paying out medical claims, fraud units working inside larger hea
Northwestern EM Blog
MARCH 28, 2022
Written by: Rafael Lima, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Laurie Aluce, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary by : Zachary Schmitz (NUEM ‘21) Methanol Toxicity Methanol itself is not toxic to the body. Methanol’s metabolite, formic acid , causes toxicity at serum levels greater than 20mg/dl [1]. Clinical Findings of Methanol Poisoning CNS sedation Seizures Rapid, Deep Breathing Hypotension Ocular findings: Blindness Afferent pupillary defect Optic disk hyperemia Mydriasis Ethylene Glycol Toxicity Similarly, t
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Emergency Medicine Cases
MARCH 29, 2022
In this ECG Cases blog we review 10 cases of possible artifact, lead reversal and lead misplacement. Can you spot the abnormalities and avoid the misdiagnosis? The post ECG Cases 29 Misdiagnosis from Lead Misplacement, Artifact and Lead Reversal appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.
EM Literature of Note
MARCH 31, 2022
Just a quick update to the blog to collate various items from around the web. The Annals of Emergency Medicine monthly podcast is updated through February 2022, freely available from your choice of services: Apple Podcasts SoundCloud Google Podcasts Likewise, the Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club is freely available: To Bougie or Not to Bougie: Bougie versus Stylet for First-Pass Intubation Success Immediate Versus Delayed Cardiac Catheterization in Post-Arrest Patients Without ST Elevat
EMergucate
MARCH 28, 2022
45 year old female with no prior history, presents with chest pain post Pfizer vaccine.
University of Maryland CC Project
MARCH 27, 2022
Dr. Allison Lankford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services at the University of Maryland. She is a Maternal Fetal Medicine and Critical Care physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Lankford presents a lecture on the "Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy" with a maternal and fetal Case-based approach as part of the DC5 Lecture series.
JournalFeed
MARCH 26, 2022
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 21-25, 2022. Heads up! For continued access to all the JournalFeed has to offer will require you to be a member as of April 4th, 2022. Check out journalfeed.org for details. Epi vs. NorEpi Spoon feed: Continuous epinephrine infusion for post-resuscitation shock in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) was associated with both higher all-cause and cardiovascular specific mortality when compared to norepinephrine.
University of Maryland CC Project
MARCH 27, 2022
Dr. Allison Lankford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services at the University of Maryland. She is a Maternal Fetal Medicine and Critical Care physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Lankford presents a lecture on the "Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy" with a maternal and fetal Case-based approach as part of the DC5 Lecture series.
EMergucate
MARCH 27, 2022
Question1: PH = 6.71, that is severe, life threatening acidaemia pCO2 = 125 mmHg, Very high.
EMergucate
MARCH 27, 2022
25 year old man with presumed cyclical vomiting, presented with post prandial chest pain and vomiting.
University of Maryland CC Project
MARCH 26, 2022
Dr. Deepshikha C Ashana, MBA, MS, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Duke University School of Medicine presents during our Critical Care DEI series on "Interpersonal and Structural Racism in Critical Care". Dr.
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