This month's Medical Malpractice Insights comes down to the classic question: Airway versus Breathing...
What do you need to know when prescribing DOACs in the ED setting?
A 3-month-old male presents with persistent fever, decreased oral intake, and worsening cough associated with post-tussive emesis for the five days. Parents state that the patient’s older sibling has had similar symptoms for the past two weeks and that neither child has received vaccinations after birth. The patient presents with BP 98/64 mm Hg, HR 160, RR 62, T 38.1ºC. Physical exam demonstrates an ill-appearing infant with bilateral conjunctival hemorrhage, dry cough, and inspiratory “whooping” sound. What is the most likely cause of this patient’s symptoms and what are the next steps in management?
Week 13 of the 52 in 52 series looks at the ARREST trial and VA ECMO with angiography and reperfusion in OHCA with ROSC.
The emDOCs Podcast looks at esophageal perforation and rupture in this week's podcast.
What should you look for on the ECG in the patient with syncope? Matthew Christensen and Kristy Schwartz bring you "ABCDE Left Right".
Journal Feed brings you doxycycline for pneumonia, piperacillin-tazobactam + vancomycin and the risk of acute kidney injury, and non-sterile drugs and suturing traumatic injuries.
Our twelfth post in the 52 in 52 series looks at the PARAMEDIC-2 Trial with epinephrine use in OHCA.
