Differentiation between traumatic tap and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: prospective cohort study
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Perry, Jeffrey J. et al. Full Article This prospective... Read more.
A Randomized Trial of Icatibant in ACE-Inhibitor–Induced Angioedema
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 1.5/5 Usefulness Score: 1/5 Baş M, Greve J, Stelter K, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan... Read more.
Association of Pyuria and Clinical Characteristics With the Presence of Urinary Tract Infection Among Patients With Acute Nephrolithiasis
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Abrahamian FM, Krishnadasan A, Mower WR, et al.... Read more.
Opioid Alternatives in Acute Severe Pain
The ED patient in acute severe pain can be a challenge to treat. Even when we prescribe opioids appropriately (which is less often than you think), patient contraindications,... Read more.
Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: a meta-analysis
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Tsivgoulis G, Katsanos AH, Butcher KS, et al. Neurology.... Read more.
Adjunct prednisone therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Blum CA, Nigro N Briel M, et al. Lancet. 2015 Jan 16. pii: S0140-6736(14)62447-8. Abstract Link... Read more.
Platelets: who needs them?
Platelets: too much, too little, don’t work. The approach to platelet emergencies is perhaps a little bit more complicated than that, so we attempt to breakdown... Read more.
Clinical prediction model to aid emergency doctors managing febrile children at risk of serious bacterial infections: diagnostic study
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Nijman RG, et al. BMJ. 2013 Apr 2;346:f1706. Full Article This was a derivation, cross-validation,... Read more.
Abdominal X-Rays: What’s the Point?
Undifferentiated abdominal pain; three words that give every Emergency Physician (EP) the shivers. Plain abdominal X-Ray’s (AXR) are a commonly ordered test in... Read more.
Nebulized hypertonic saline for bronchiolitis in the emergency department: a randomized clinical trial
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Florin TA, Shaw KN, Kittick M, Yakscoe S, Zorc JJ. JAMA Pediatr. 2014Jul;168(7):664-70. Full... Read more.