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First10EM Journal Club: January 2025

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2019 Jan;36(1):2-3. Side effects of decision rules, or the law of unintended consequences. Emerg Med J. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2018-208151. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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link] Hummell AC, Cummings M. Can J Surg J Can Chir. 2006;49(1):51-57. Ranking of the Largest Refugee-Hosting Countries as of 2023.; Accessed October 14, 2024. link] UNHCR. Health: Uganda.; Accessed October 5, 2024. link] Anyanga SB. Accessed October 5, 2024. link] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Accessed October 5, 2024.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 123: Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema

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Causes: ACS, arrhythmia, valvular dysfunction, infection, nonadherence to meds, myocarditis, volume overload. 2019 Cochrane review: 24 studies, 2664 patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema; NNT 17 to prevent death and NNT to prevent intubation (Berbenetz). 2019 Oct 24;20(6):875-884. 2019 Mar 1;2(3):e190703.

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25 AC = Anterior chamber, ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, NS = normal saline, PCR = polymerase chain reaction Management Oral Ivermectin 26 150 mcg/kg given once or twice yearly for 10 to 15 years to match the lifespan of the adult worm is the standard treatment. Adv Public Health. 2019;2019:1-9. Onchocerciasis.;

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A patient with chest pain. (post on Normal ECG)

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