Navigating Twists, Turns and Tears: BCVI in the ED (Part 2)
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) involves vessel injuries that occur from trauma mechanisms commonly seen in the emergency department: falls down stairs, motor... Read more.
Navigating Twists, Turns and Tears: BCVI in the ED (Part 1)
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) involves vessel injuries that occur from trauma mechanisms commonly seen in the emergency department: falls down stairs, motor... Read more.
Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury: The TRAIN Randomized Clinical Trial
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Taccone FS, et al. JAMA. 2024 Nov 19;332(19):1623-1633. Question and Methods: This multicenter, randomized trial aimed to determine... Read more.
By the Hammer of Thora: Pleural Effusions in the ED (Part 2)
Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and nuanced. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural... Read more.
By the Hammer of Thora: Pleural Effusions in the ED (part 1)
Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and unclear. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural... Read more.
RV Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Right here, Right now! Pumping up our Knowledge on Right Ventricular Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism The treatment of patients with right ventricular... Read more.
Blood-Pressure Targets in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Kjaergaard J, et al. N Engl J Med. 2022 Oct 20;387(16):1456-1466. Question and Methods: This was a double-blind, randomized trial... Read more.
Back to Black: A Review of Activated Charcoal
In this blog post, Dr. Alexandra Hamelin weighs in on many of the controversies surrounding activated charcoal (AC), and provides a practical approach for its use... Read more.
Breaking the Brain Code: Elevated ICP in the ED Part 2
In Part 1 of our 2-series on Elevated ICP in the ED, Dr. Hashim Kareemi described the pathophysiology of elevated ICP and compared the options for diagnosis. Click... Read more.
Breaking the Brain Code: Elevated ICP in the ED Part I
This comprehensive, 2-part blog post by Dr. Hashim Kareemi reviews the current literature and guidelines on elevated ICP in the emergeny department. Part 1 reviews... Read more.
