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Grand Rounds Recap 2.14.24

Taming the SRU

ENRICH Trial - the leadership journey - EMS grand rounds - r4 capstone - r1 clinical knowledge - pediatric lecture ENRICH Trial WITH visiting professor Dr. david wright ICH makes up only 10-15% of all strokes yet has a higher mortality than ischemic strokes and SAH Current 2022 AHA/ASA guidelines for spontaneous ICH (prior to ENRICH Trial) minimally-invasive (..)

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Grand Rounds Recap 12.6.23

Taming the SRU

Leadership in times of crisis is key. artiga and stothers After concern for stroke is identified, pursue neuroimaging (non-contrast CT head and CT angio head/neck) within 25 minutes of patient arrival to the ED to differentiate between a hemorrhagic or ischemic process. Think, act, and innovate.

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Case Report: What’s Causing Uncontrolled Movements?

ACEP Now

The differential included ischemic stroke, focal seizure disorder, lesion of the cervical spine, sequalae of prior Bell’s palsy, hemorrhage, or psychological disorder. CT of the brain was unremarkable, suggesting against any acute pathologies such as ischemic stroke, large hemorrhage, or tumor burden. Critical Care Medicine.

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Top 10 Things I Learned at #ALLOhioEM19

All Ohio EM

Dr. Mike Pallaci covered endovascular therapy for stroke with a quick review of some very relevant studies that put endovascular therapy on the map. Based on data from MR CLEAN, merely 1/110 screened strokes would meet inclusion criteria. Even once it arrives, it will cost upwards of $25k per dose! Image from R.E.B.E.L

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February 2024 News from the College

ACEP Now

The inaugural episode introduces Quality Improvement leaders Arjun Venkatesh, MD, FACEP, and Kori Zachrison, MD, FACEP, who discuss findings from past years of the E-QUAL project’s stroke initiative. Look for “Qual-ED” in your preferred podcast platform. The post February 2024 News from the College appeared first on ACEP Now.

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.15.23

Taming the SRU

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

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Big Labs, Little People

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Less common causes of troponemia are: Kawasaki disease, pediatric stroke, or neuromuscular disease. This post and podcast are dedicated to Daniel Cabrera, MD for his vision and his leadership in thinking 'outside the box'. Don't go looking, if you won't do anything with the test. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013; 14(8): e380–e387.