First 10 EM
MARCH 31, 2025
The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month. Obviously the format means the focus is mostly on content I have found, but I hope […] The post The First10EM monthly wrap-up for Winter 2025 appeared first on First10EM.
PEMBlog
MARCH 31, 2025
The target sign is the pathognomonic thing seen on ultrasound in diagnosing intussusception. Also, air contrast enemas basically involve using a medical grade bike pump to reduce the stuck intestines… which is cool. Lyrics [verse] telescoping further than I ever thought we’d go intermittent painful crying episodes [verse] ileum and colon currant jelly poop intestine slowly dying turning into goop [chorus] Intussusception ultrasound target sign air contrast enema after treatment you&#
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EM Ottawa
MARCH 31, 2025
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Arleth T, et al. JAMA. 2025;333(6):479489. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.25786 Question and Methods: This multicentered randomized control trial allocated trauma patients to a liberal or restrictive oxygen strategy for 8 hours to examine outcomes of death and/or respiratory complications. Findings: The study found there was no difference between the groups with outcome of death […] The post Early Restrictive vs Liberal Oxygen for Trauma Patients: The TRAUMOX2 Rando
Life in the Fast Lane
MARCH 31, 2025
James Miers and John Mackenzie Procedure: Central Venous Catheter (IJV) Emergency Procedure: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
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RebelEM
MARCH 31, 2025
Bottom Line Up Top: A negative D-Dimer likely excludes significant pulmonary embolism (PE) in all patients but the low chance of getting a negative result makes a D-Dimer first approach of low clinical utility in the high pre-test probability group. Clinical Scenario: A 45-year-old man with malignant melanoma presents with right-sided pleuritic chest pain for 3 days.
PulmCCM
MARCH 31, 2025
By providing a noninvasive way to rapidly assess physiology at the bedside, ultrasonography seems to hold the potential to revolutionize the practice of critical care. Many of its expert proponents would say it already has. In February 2025, the major U.S. critical care society issued a guideline update authored by a cadre of those experts, recommending bedside ultrasound should be used to help manage the vast majority of critically ill patients.
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Ken Grauer, MD
MARCH 29, 2025
The ECG in Figure-1 was obtained from an older man with a history of coronary disease who presented to the ED ( E mergency D epartment ) alert, but complaining of chest tightness since the previous night. The consulting cardiologist interpreted this tracing as SVT ( S upra V entricular T achycardia ) with QRS widening due to aberrant conduction. QUESTIONS: How would YOU intepret the ECG in Figure-1 ?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 30, 2025
Written by Willy Frick A man in his 70s with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with chest pain which awoke him from sleep around midnight. He described it as substernal, non-radiating, 7 out of 10 intensity. His ECG obtained around 4 AM is shown. ECG 1 What do you think? I texted this ECG to Dr. Smith without any information and he immediately replied: "combination of precordial swirl and South African Flag sign, with Swirl predominating.
EMDocs
MARCH 29, 2025
We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. Its time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: Should We Use Normal Saline vs Balanced Fluid for TBI? Spoon Feed This large meta-analysis of ICU RCT subgroups found decreased mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury treated with normal saline vs. crysta
St. Emlyn
MARCH 30, 2025
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed What nearly dying can teahc us about living - teh fabulous Matt Morgan at The Big Sick 2025 The post Life 2.0 – What the dead can teach us about living – Matt Morgan at TBS 2025 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.
JournalFeed
MARCH 29, 2025
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 24-28, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed : A large meta-analysis of ICU RCT subgroups finds decreased mortality in patients with traumatic brain injury treated with normal saline vs. crystalloid and an increase in those without.
Pediatric Education
MARCH 30, 2025
Patient Presentation A term female was born by Cesaarean section to a G1P1 female after prolonged labor, failure to progress and a difficult extraction. The Apgar scores were 8 and 9, but the infant was noticed to not be moving her right arm very well. The pertinent physical exam showed respirations of ~30/minute, and a heart rate ~150 beats/minute.
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