Pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening entity affecting up to 900,000 individuals a year. Unfortunately, D-dimer levels increase with age decreasing the yield of the test. In order to increase the specificity safely, Douma et al. performed a retrospective analysis to derive age-adjusted D-dimer c...
Please see prior post here: http://www.emdocs.net/reversal-of-anticoagulation/ On October 16, 2015 the FDA granted accelerated approval of idarucizumab (Praxbind), a novel reversal agent of the direct thrombin inhibitor Dabigatran (Pradaxa), for utilization in life-threatening bleeding emergencies.1
What do you do with the unstable patient in V tach who won't respond to electricity?
The tox patient with low HR. What could you be missing, and what can be done better?
Emergency physicians commonly care for poisoned patients. These exposures may be either intentional or unintentional. Salicylates are commonly found in many topical and over the counter preparations, yet salicylate toxicity is often overlooked and underestimated as a potential cause for illness in...
You've tried your normal asthma treatment pathway, and the patient looks worse... What's next?
Current EM residents, as part of the Millennial Generation (born between 1981 and the present), now see this new technology as a way of life, and feel the need to be connected online at all times.5,6 As a result, many EM residents have abandoned the traditional lecture hall and textbooks, and have ...
A great review of managing the pediatric airway with tips on initial assessment, physiology, and equipment.
