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Journal Feed covers adenosine dosing for SVT, cath lab activation after OHCA ROSC, and calcium in whole blood resuscitation.

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    ToxCard: Paraquat Toxicity

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    Paraquat is a herbicide that is rapidly absorbed and undergoes redox-cycling with generation of ROS causing cellular dysfunction and death. Tolerate hypoxia and avoid oxygen as it can promote oxidative stress and causes further tissue damage.
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    emDOCs Podcast – Episode 16: High-Risk Airway Management Part 2

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    Welcome to the second part on high-risk airway management. Today's podcast covers obstructive lung disease, right heart disease, and hypoxemia.
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    • In the Literature, practice updates

    Part 1: Key Articles (2011-2018) Your EM Pharmacist Wants You to Know

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    Have you ever wondered what your emergency medicine pharmacist is referring to as you discuss a patient case? Look no further. This post summarizes key EM pharmacology articles.
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    • In the Literature

    Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up

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    Journal Feed brings you three critical care articles evaluating high-flow nasal cannula for oxygenation, fluid overload and ICU mortality, and mechanical ventilation with low tidal volume in the ED.
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    Ultrasound G.E.L. – The RUSH Exam in Polytrauma

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    The RUSH exam is a family favorite. It's a reliably easy to recall hypotensive protocol that uses ultrasound to help determine the etiology of a patient's shock. Well here's a new idea - trauma patient's can be in shock too, right? So maybe we should perform a full RUSH exam
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    Preventing Scarface: Pearls for Complicated Facial Lacerations – Eyelid Lacerations

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    Today on the HEENT laceration series we look at the eyelid.
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    Multiple sclerosis

    Immune-mediated, demyelinating disease, separated in time and space, females > males

     

    Presents with exacerbations, med complications, or some other condition (most common)

     

    New neuro symptom = true exacerbation -> steroids

     

    Worsening of prior neuro symptoms = pseudoexacerbation -> find and treat underlying trigger (infection)

     

    Avoid fever; worsens symptoms

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