ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

Posterior circulation strokes make up 20 percent of all strokes but account for 40 percent of stroke misdiagnoses. Dizziness is especially tricky, with up to 40 percent of strokes presenting with dizziness being missed. Bilateral symptoms are more frequent in posterior circulation strokes and can be deceptive.

Stroke 40

Stroke Documentation/Coding Poisoning Emergency Department 40

Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. Interrater reliability of Glasgow Coma Scale scores in the emergency department.

Head Injuries 246

Head Injuries Pediatrics Outcomes Shock 246

ACEP Now

JANUARY 5, 2025

The PREOXI trial compared oxygen mask pre-oxygenation versus noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in patients requiring intubation in emergency departments (EDs) and intensive care units. One of the paradoxical oddities of treatment for acute stroke is the reversal of anticoagulation to enable treatment with thrombolysis.

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Research Airway Management Stroke 40

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

Subsequent exposure results in a T-cell mediated response (Type IV hypersensitivity reaction) Plants: Toxicodendron species (poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac) Also present in foods, including pistachio, cashew, and mango.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Emergency Department 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

What’s New in Stroke Care? The simplicity of tenecteplase administration makes its use likely the preferred agent for treating acute ischemic stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke.

Research 52

Research Airway Management Stroke Outcomes 52

EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

This month, we’re moving into uncharted territories for the podcast… we’re talking psychiatry Nachi: Specifically, we’ll be discussing Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the emergency department. Routine serum testing and urine toxicology testing are not recommended for psychiatric patients presenting to the emergency department.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Outcomes 40