What to expect when your patient is expecting! Medical emergencies in pregnancy.
The pregnant or postpartum patient presents a unique set of challenges to the emergency physician. Although life-threatening emergencies are relatively rare, they... Read more.
Assessment of Clinical Criteria for Sepsis For the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3 /5 Seymour CW, et al. JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):762-74 Abstract... Read more.
You CAN reverse that! Reversal of NOAC’s and more..
We have seen a large surge of the utilization of New Oral Anticoagulants (NOAC’s) in the past few years, as such, it has been a novel challenge when these... Read more.
Does This Patient With Chest Pain Have Acute Coronary Syndrome? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
Journal Club Summary Fanaroff AC, et al. JAMA. 2015 Nov 10;314(18):1955-65 Abstract Link Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5... Read more.
Derivation and validation of two decision instruments for selective chest CT in blunt trauma: a multicenter prospective observational study (NEXUS Chest CT)
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Authors: Rodriguez RM, et al. PLoS Med. 2015 Oct 6;12(10):e1001883.... Read more.
Oral Prednisolone in the Treatment of Acute Gout: A Pragmatic, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Rainer TH, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 23. doi: 10.7326/M14-2070.... Read more.
Transgender Health in the ED
Transgender awareness is currently at an all time high, helped by portrayals in award winning shows such as Orange is the New Black and Transparent, and also by... Read more.
Part 1: Executive Summary: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Neumar RW, Shuster M, Callaway CW, et al. Circulation. 2015 Nov 3;132 (18 Suppl 2):S315-67... Read more.
Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Pollack CV Jr, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 6;373(6):511-20... Read more.
Refugee Health: A Framework for Emergency Physicians
In our current political and social climate, refugee health is undoubtedly going to become an increasingly prevalent Emergency Department (ED) issue. In... Read more.