Serum Sickness
This is another great reason to discuss not throwing antibiotics at every kid with an ear.
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EM Mindset: Jordana Haber – The Unique Skills
Continuing with our EM Mindset series, here is another great piece by Dr. Jordana Haber to kick off your week. Enjoy!
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Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia: Approach to Management
What do you do with the unstable patient in V tach who won’t respond to electricity?
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Inconsolable Infant
Before you jump to the conclusion that this is merely “Colic” in the 2 month old, let us quickly highlight some entities that should be at the top of your DDx when evaluating the inconsolable child
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Core EM: Life-Threatening Asthma
A great post by Core EM – Bringing core EM content to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Learn the simplified and point-to-point review of life-threatening asthma by Dr. Anand Swaminathan, MD (@EMSwami)
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EM approach to Geriatric Patient: Pearls & Pitfalls
A “must read!” Incredible power review on evaluation and management of the geriatric patient
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EM Mindset: Corey Slovis – Excitement vs. Dread & Anger
Continuing with our EM Mindset series, here is another great piece by Dr. Corey Slovis to kick off your week. Enjoy!
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Selected Toxicologic Bradycardias
The tox patient with low HR. What could you be missing, and what can be done better?
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Core EM: Hyperinsulinemia Euglycemia Therapy (HIET) for BB and CCB Toxicity
A great post by Core EM – Bringing core EM content to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Learn the HIET for beta-blocker and calcium-channel-blocker toxicity by Dr. Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD (@jbeckesmay)
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Pearls and Pitfalls of Salicylate Toxicity in the Emergency Department
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 our patients. Below is a condensed quick-guide of common mistakes that emergency physicians may be making with respect to salicylate overdoses and how to fix them. The goals of care to take away from this article are prevention of intestinal absorption and CNS entry of salicylates, as well as drug elimination.
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