Broome Docs

MAY 27, 2022

Hey all. This week I am making a guest appearance on the excellent ABCS of Anaesthesia podcast with Dr Lahiru Amaratunge. Specifically we are discussing the way that we can approach Obstetric Anaesthesia in rural hospitals. We discuss how we can manage risk, a lot about our paranoia and pessimism when it comes to higher risk Obstetric scenarios. It is a great topic that illustrates the way that GPAs need to balance the medical, social and logistical considerations in discussion with our team and

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Critical Care Now

MAY 26, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Lauren Igneri Critical care pharmacist and proud Rutgers University graduate. Enjoys rock climbing, cycling, travel, and lively discussions on the finer points of pharmacokinetics and critical care over a beer with friends. The Pre-brief Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse drug reaction to heparin that places patients at increased risk for venous or arterial thrombosis.

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Cook County EM Blog

MAY 26, 2022

The Case: A 16-year-old male presented to the ED 3 days after slipping on ice and landing on his right heal with significant impact. On examination he is neurovascularly intact, however, has significant tenderness to palpation over the right heal, and the rest of his lower extremity exam is limited secondary to pain. Interpretation: Comminuted mildly displaced tongue-type calcaneal fracture.

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EMergucate

MAY 25, 2022

A 79 year old male presents to ED after a syncope. The patient has had diarrhoea and vomiting over the past week. He has a background of hypertension, atrial fibrillation and CCF.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

MAY 25, 2022

Most malware that is delivered as an email attachment is usually a Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx) file. Cybersecurity threat analysts have recently discovered that PDF attachments are now becoming more popular to distribute malware. Since many people have been trained to be suspicious of opening Word and Excel files, they are not as cautious about opening a PDF.

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 24, 2022

Is 15 lead ECG better than 12 lead for diagnosing posterior MI or right ventricular infarction? When do you need a 15 lead ECG? Jesse McLaren guides us through 8 cases to highlight the steps and pitfalls in diagnosing posterior MI and RVMI in light of recent ECG literature. The post ECG Cases 31 Is a 15 lead ECG better than 12? Diagnosing Posterior MI and RVMI appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 24, 2022

A 30-something male presented in the middle of the night with several hours of sharp, non-radiating, left sided chest pain. It was there earlier, went away, and then returned approximately 1 hour prior to arrival. He is a smoker and has some family history of early MI. Exam and vital signs were normal. Here was the triage ECG: There appears to be diffuse ST Elevation (II, III, aVF with reciprocal STD in aVL, V3-V6, and lead I, with T-waves that appear to be hyperacute (broad and fat, but on the

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Ultrasound Gel

MAY 23, 2022

This is a Special Edition podcast which features the winner of a competition at the recent SAEM Sonogames! The challenge was to create the best infographic for a POCUS article of the team's choice. The winning team was from Boston Medical Center. This podcast is a brief discussion of the article and the graphic this talented team created. [link] [link] This is a Special Edition podcast which features the winner of a competition at the recent SAEM Sonogames!

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Emergency Medicine Cases

MAY 24, 2022

In this first part of our 2-part series on Cardiac Arrest Controversies Rob Simard, Bourke Tillman, Sara Gray and Scott Weingart discuss with Anton how best to ensure high quality chest compressions, the pros and cons of mechanical CPR, the literature on dual sequential defibrillation and optimizing pad placement, epinephrine vs vasopressin, amiodarone vs lidocaine, when to consider IV calcium and sodium bicarbonate, esmolol, airway considerations, sedation in cardiac arrest, the pros and cons o

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Board Bombs

MAY 23, 2022

Want to experience the greatest in board studying? Check out our interactive question bank podcast- the FIRST of its kind here: emrapidbombs.supercast.com. What’s worse than Winter Is Coming? Thyroid Storm of course! Let’s cover this awesome ACEP PEER Review question and tackle the most dramatic endocrine problem- its presentation, diagnosis, and most importantly, the order of medications you give.

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EMergucate

MAY 21, 2022

The facial x-ray shows ‘black eyebrow’ sign. This finding suggests presence of orbital air.

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University of Maryland CC Project

MAY 27, 2022

Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine and Director of the Tobacco Treatment Clinic at John Hopkins Bayview and Co-Director of Medicine for the Greater Good, presents a lecture as part of the Critical Care curriculum on VTE/PE and understanding the current disparities Dr.

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JournalFeed

MAY 21, 2022

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 16-20, 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. New Hepatitis Spoon Feed: A new, rare form of acute hepatitis has been seen in children, mostly under age 5 years, that presents with vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, followed by acute hepatitis with jaundice.

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EB Medicine

MAY 23, 2022

Epidemiology Caused by double stranded DNA virus, genus orthopoxvirus, closely related to smallpox and cowpox. Discovered in 1958 in monkeys with first human case recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ( CDC ) It is a zoonotic disease , meaning it is transmitted from animal to humans, with primary reservoir in squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, different species of monkeys and others.

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EMergucate

MAY 21, 2022

The x-ray does not show any acute fractures.

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EMergucate

MAY 21, 2022

The lateral neck x-ray is from a young adult with neck pain and shortness of breath. What can be visualised?

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EMergucate

MAY 22, 2022

Question 1: PH = 7.52, that is moderate alkalaemia pCO2 = 34, so we have respiratory alkalosis.

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EMergucate

MAY 22, 2022

8 years old asthmatic boy, presented with croupy cough and wheezy chest.

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EMergucate

MAY 22, 2022

A 79 year old male presents to ED after a syncope. The patient has had diarrhoea and vomiting over the past week. He has a background of hypertension, atrial fibrillation and CCF.

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