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Elbow Dislocations

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1998 Jan-Feb;6(1):15-23. PMID: 32644703 Robinson PM, Griffiths E, Watts AC. 2017 Jul;9(3):195-204. PMID: 29681420 Gottschalk HP, Eisner E, Hosalkar HS. 1999 Jan;13(1):58-9. 2015 Jan;38(1):42-4. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. doi: 10.5435/00124635-199801000-00002. PMID: 9692937 Decker N, Norse A.

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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

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Due in large part to the proliferation of anonymous chemical factories able to produce industrial volumes of inexpensive synthetic opioids without opium or other controlled precursors, fentanyl spilled into the United States, Canada, and Europe, heroin soon fell to market forces [1, 2]. Xylazine withdrawal is controversial. 2024 study [16].

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Episode 165 Fish Tongue Parasite: Parasite Appreciation Hour

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Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 46(1), pp.19-23. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Cincias, 96(1), p.e20230706. Gompper, Matthew E., Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 66(1), pp.87-90. 2015): 602-604. Pathogens, 9(3), p.230. Carlson, Colin J., ” Science advances 3.9 Rajkumar, M.,

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Communicating with Pediatric Patients in Crisis

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1 Notably, these statistics don’t include the substantial increase in behavioral health visits to pediatric emergency departments since the COVID-19 pandemic occurred. 2 E -Eyeball the patient: View this method as a scene size up. E -Establish expectations and set boundaries: Boundaries and expectations must be set. of visits.

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37%, How to raise the bar and drop the number

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His wife tells us he's a long-term alcoholic who drinks several pints of vodka every day, and 3 days ago tried to start weaning himself off by drinking less than 1 pint. Journal of Clinical Medicine , 9 (6), 1901. 2023, October 1). Where do we go from here? Assessment? link] Buttner, R., Larkin, J., & Larkin, R.

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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

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Initial vital signs: HR 136 BPM, BP 172/82 mmHg, RR 24, T 37.2C, SpO2 97% RA Physical examination: General: restless, mildly agitated CV: tachycardic, regularly regular, diaphoretic, Abdomen: Soft, NT, ND, intermittently dry heaving Neuro: tremulous in bilateral arms and hands, tongue fasciculations What do you suspect as the diagnosis?

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Ep 160 Appendicitis: Don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone?

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Antibiotics versus surgical therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials (PROSPERO 2015: CRD42015016882). Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology , 20 (9), pp.615-624. 2016): 1-9. Conficconi, E., BioMed research international , 2017 (1), p.9784565.

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