Cardiogenic Shock: Emergency Department-Focused Management
How should you evaluate and manage the patient with cardiogenic shock?
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
Journal Feed covers intra-articular lidocaine for shoulder reduction, improving CT yield for GI bleeding, and predictors of testicular torsion.
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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 70: Drowning
Today on the emDOCs cast, Brit Long, MD, interviews Sophia Gorgens, MD, on the evaluation and management of the drowning patient.
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EM@3AM: Cushing’s Syndrome
A 60-year-old female with diabetes and hypertension from skilled nursing facility presents with worsening mental status, shortness of breath, and muscle weakness. Vital signs include BP 175/100, HR 105, RR 22, SpO2 95% on room air, T 100.7F, and blood glucose of 275. Physical exam is remarkable for A&Ox2, obesity, striae, bilateral upper/lower extremity muscle weakness, and 2+ bilateral lower extremity edema. CMP/CBC is unremarkable, BNP is 250, and EKG shows low voltage. Outpatient random serum cortisol is 2700 nmol/L. What is the diagnosis, and urgent interventions will reduce the patient’s morbidity/mortality?
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52 in 52 – #25: Association of Rivaroxaban vs. Apixaban With Major Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The 52 in 52 series returns with #25,w which looks at risk of major ischemic or hemorrhagic event with rivaroxaban versus apixaban.
Policy Playbook: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) changes
Policy Playbook returns with a summary of the latest developments in the current procedural terminology (CPT) changes.
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
Journal Feed rings in the new year with CT for SAH, calcium for PEA, and oxygenation targets in critical care.
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52 in 52 – #24: Angiography after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation
The 52 in 52 series looks at angiography after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST elevation in the TOMAHAWK Trial.
emDOCs Podcast – Episode 69: Decision Making in EM – Getting closer to better
Today on the emDOCs cast, Brit Long interviews Andrew Petrosoniak on decision making in emergency medicine.
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Top 10 emDOCs Posts of 2022
Happy New Year! Here are emDOCs’ top 10 list of most viewed posts of 2022.
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