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Tox Card: CHANTER Syndrome

Tox Cards returns with CHANTER Syndrome. What do you need to know?

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    EM Thinker: Pearls from the Frontlines

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    The EM Thinker returns with 10 pearls.
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    Managing Conflict: Best Practices

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    How can you manage conflict in the ED?
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    EM@3AM: Pediatric Non-Accidental Trauma

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    A 3-month-old previously healthy male is brought to the ED by his parents. His father says he rolled off the couch onto a hardwood floor, started crying immediately, and then seemed sleepy and more fussy than usual. On exam, the patient is minimally consolable with a small bruise on his
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    US Probe: Upper Extremity DVT

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    How can you use POCUS to diagnose upper extremity DVT?
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    • In the Literature

    Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up

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    Journal Feed covers ICH in elderly ground level falls, IN midazolam for pediatric sedation, and the 2025 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines.
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    US Probe: POCUS for the Diagnosis of Acute Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures

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    Author: Louisa Weindruch, DO (Baylor University Medical Center), Allison Harmsworth Smith, MD (Baylor University Medical Center), Chase Forehand, MD (Baylor University Medical Center), Jonathan Brewer, MD, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS (Baylor University Medical Center), and Whitney Potomac, DO, MS, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS // Reviewed By: Jonathan Warren, MD; Steve Field, DO; Alex Koyfman,

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    Acute heart failure exacerbation disposition

    Not all patients require admission

     

    Consider patient hemodynamics, respiratory status, ECG, labs (Cr, troponin, sodium/electrolytes), ability to ambulate, follow up

     

    Elevated troponin and serum Cr associated with worse outcomes

     

    Don’t use risk tools alone for DC, but Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale may assist in admission (ACEP Level B)

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