Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED
What is facilitated intubation, and what should you know?
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52 in 52 – #11: The FAKT Trial
Today 52 in 52 looks at the FAKT trial, or adding fentanyl to ketamine and rocuronium for intubation.
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EM Cases: Emergency Management of Status Epilepticus
Among the presentations seen in the ED, few command the same respect as status epilepticus. It is, in itself, both a diagnostic dilemma and, at times, a therapeutic nightmare.
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ToxCard: Dexmedetomidine & Ketamine in Toxicologic Causes of Agitation
The ideal pharmacologic agent for controlling agitated patients is often debated. Ketamine and dexmedetomidine are two newer drugs that are starting to be used more frequently in the management of agitation in the emergency department.
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Pain Profiles: The GERIKET Trial and Geriatric Analgesia
This edition of Pain Profiles looks at the recent GERIKET trial evaluating subdissociative-dose ketamine in geriatric patients.
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Ketamine continuous infusion: a reasonable alternative to traditional sedatives and analgesics?
Emergency medicine loves ketamine for a variety of conditions, but what about continuous infusions?
Pain Profiles: Prochlorperazine versus Ketamine for Headache
This week’s Pain Profiles post by Dr. David Cisewski evaluates ketamine versus prochlorperazine for headache in the ED, with expert commentary from Dr. Sergey Motov.
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Pain Profiles: Ketamine for Analgesia
Today’s post in the Pain Profiles series by Dr. David Cisewski evaluates a medication being used more and more in the ED: ketamine. How can you optimize your use of this medication for patient analgesia?
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Ketamine for the Agitated/Violent Patient
What to consider and keep in mind when confronted with the all-too-common violent patient in the ED…
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Ketamine for Analgesia in the ED
“Ketamine provides excellent analgesia with no or minimal effects on perception or emotion”
We are very excited to bring you a post from Reuben Strayer, MD (@emupdates) on ketamine as an alternative to opiates for pain relief in the ED. The discussion highlights indications for use, dosing recommendations, and how to avoid potentiating the medication’s psychiatric effects.
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