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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 138: EBM Acute Appendicitis in Adults Part 1

The emDOCs Podcast covers EBM Updates in the adult patient with appendicitis, specifically history and exam, lab testing, and diagnostic scoring systems.

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    EM Boards Survival Guide: Neurology 1

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    The EM Boards Survival Guide provides you with regular tips and must-know items for EM boards and inservice. Today we cover neurology, part 1.
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    EM Mindset: Pearls from Efficient Emergency Physicians; Why They Still Love Coming to Work

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    We have a special edition of EM Mindset from Dr. Elliott Trotter, an expert in efficiency. This post contains some amazing pearls of wisdom.
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    The EM Educator Series: The Sick Patient with Cirrhosis

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    This week's EM Educator series asks key questions regarding cirrhosis.
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    Choosing Wisely: Non-invasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure from pneumonia

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    You have a patient with respiratory distress due to severe pneumonia. What should you do? Do you intubate immediately, place the patient on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, or high flow nasal cannula? This post from Dr. Lentz and colleagues explores your options.
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    EM@3AM: Hypoglycemia

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    A 27-year-old female with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes presents to the ED on a Friday evening somnolent and disoriented. Her coworkers report she started slurring her speech and became increasingly altered after they met at a bar after work. Exam reveals a diaphoretic, obtunded female not oriented to person,
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    R.E.B.E.L. EM – Acute Pancreatitis

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    Learn more about acute pancreatitis in detail in this latest post from R.E.B.E.L. EM
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    Anatomic urinary obstruction in septic shock

    Occurs in 10% of those with septic shock due to urinary source

     

    Associated with 27% mortality

     

    Administer antibiotics, resuscitate, consult urology for source control

     

    PMID: 26905806

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