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ADA Cybersecurity Attack

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

In the past week the American Dental Association has confirmed that they fell victim to a cybersecurity event. There is a banner posted on the home page of the website alerting their members of this continuing situation and asking for their patience as the issue is resolved. News outlets are consistently reporting the following information related to the incident: Web-based chat, email and telephone services were all impacted.

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ECG of the Week 4th May 2022 Answer

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A 48 year old female presents complaining of palpitations which started while at gym.

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Beyond the Burns: Toxic House Fire Gases

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Adam Payne, MD (NUEM ‘24) Edited by: Emily Wessling, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Justin Seltzer, MD (NUEM ‘21) Expert Commentary Congratulations to Drs. Payne and Wessling on an excellent post. Management of toxic gas exposure from a house fire is essential knowledge for all emergency physicians. The two major toxic gases of interest are carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide; it is important to note that fires in other environments, such as factories or industrial sites, may

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137. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Tricky Diagnosis

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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ADA Cybersecurity Attack

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

In the past week the American Dental Association has confirmed that they fell victim to a cybersecurity event. There is a banner posted on the home page of the website alerting their members of this continuing situation and asking for their patience as the issue is resolved. News outlets are consistently reporting the following information related to the incident: Web-based chat, email and telephone services were all impacted.

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Imaging Case of the Week 504

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The following knee x-rays are from a 30 year old with knee pain & swelling after fall from a height.

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CTPA Incidentals | Headache Nerve Blocks

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 25-29, 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. CTPA Incidentals Spoon Feed: Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) yields an alternative diagnosis to pulmonary embolism (PE) in ~40% of patients with a negative PE study.

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Lab case 360 Interpretation

EMergucate

Question 1: PH = 7.19, that is severe acidaemia. HCO3 = 14 mmol/L, So we have metabolic acidosis. Next, we need to calculate respiratory compensation and anion gap.

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Lab case 361

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60 year old man with painful knee effusion.

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ECG of the Week 4th May 2022

EMergucate

A 48 year old female presents complaining of palpitations which started while at gym.

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