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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. Elbow Dislocations in the Emergency Department: A Review of Reduction Techniques. J Emerg Med. PMID: 29681420 Gottschalk HP, Eisner E, Hosalkar HS. 1999 Jan;13(1):58-9. 2022 Aug 2.

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Is Pip-Tazo Harming Sepsis Patients?

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What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. Comorbidity Index : Higher in the cefepime group (median 2 vs. 1). 9 Instrumental Variable Analysis? vs. 52.2%). vs. 15.3%). vs. 22.3%).

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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ED Evaluation Transport to the ED from the refugee reception center takes 1 hour. g/dL, thrombocytopenia of 96 10 9 /L, prothrombin time (PT) of 16.1 1 By the end of 2023, 117.3 million people had been forcibly displaced, representing 1 in 69 individuals or 1.5% seconds (normal 30-40 seconds), creatinine of 3.11

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First10EM Journal Club: December 2024

Broome Docs

2024 Oct 9. You can find more details in the full blog post. There were no differences in survival (12% with IO vs 10% with IV) or neurologically intact survival (9% vs 8%). Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Nov 1. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.20424. 2024.20424. Which is better in out of hospital cardiac arrest: IV or IO?

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Casting Doubt: The SUSPECT Trial — Bandaging Vs. Casting for Suspected Occult Scaphoid Fracture

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About 1 in 10 patients will have an occult fracture, and roughly 1 in 10 scaphoid fractures result in nonunion. 1,2 However, the risk of nonunion among patients with MRI-confirmed occult fractures is much lower—around 1 in 30. 2025;26(1):14. 7 🧾 Paper Cohen A, Reijman M, Kraan GA, et al. J Orthop Traumatol.

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IVC Distensibility Index vs Collapsibility Index: Using the Correct Index

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1 They noticed how spontaneously breathing patients had their IVC collapse with inspiration; and ventilated patients had their IVC dilate during positive pressure ventilation. RESUS SCENARIO Picture this: you just arrived at your shift at the local emergency department. Oct 2013; PMID: 24079262 Gohar E, et al.

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Acute OMI or "Benign" Early Repolarization?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 50s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and prior inferior OMI status post DES to his proximal RCA 3 years prior presented to the emergency department at around 3 AM complaining of chest pain onset around 9 PM the evening prior. ECG 1 What do you think?

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