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Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Prekker ME et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 3;389(5):418-429. Question and Methods: Authors aimed to determine if video laryn... Read more.
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Little People, Big Updates: Updates in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Do you remember when every newborn under 30 days with a fever needed an LP/admission/blood cultures? Well.. times are a little different but its nuanced. The go... Read more.
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Milrinone as Compared with Dobutamine in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Mathew R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Aug 5;385(6):516-525. Question and Methods: The authors performed a double-blinded RCT... Read more.
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Thrombolytic Therapy: A Stroke of Luck? Part 1
Review of the formative literature of our current tPA time window in Acute Ischemic Stroke After numerous case series and smaller prospective studies suggesti... Read more.
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the ED- What a Headache!
The diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) carries with it remarkable morbidity and mortality. Case fatality rates approach 50% 1,2 Of those who surv... Read more.
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High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Testing (hs-cTnT) in ACS
Case: You are the emergency physician taking care of a 45-year-old male who has a background history of hypertension and dyslipidemia for which he is on a ACEi ... Read more.
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Braving the Electrical Storm in the ED
This post takes a deep dive into the pathophysiology, presentation and management of electrical storm in the emergency department. The management focuses on pat... Read more.
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Solid Organ Donation from the Emergency Department – Missed Donor Opportunities
In this post, we aim to highlight the perspectives of family, physicians, the emergency department and pre-hospital medicine in regards to organ donation. Types... Read more.
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Emerging Updates in Septic Shock
In September 2018, Dr. Bram Rochwerg and I wrote a blog post on the treatment of patients with sepsis and septic shock. Much of this was based on the 2016 Survi... Read more.
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We Need to Talk: Communicating with patients
During your medical training, how many times did someone watch you talk to a real patient? What about explaining their diagnosis? Or how to take their medicatio... Read more.