SSCOR

JANUARY 25, 2025

We all know the key to a thorough patient assessment is to approach it systematically so that we dont become distracted (by that bleeding scalp wound) or skip steps that may yield valuable information (like listening to breath sounds). Theres a reason we are all taught head-to-toe surveys: so that we work our way through essential assessment points, avoiding a haphazard exam where key signs are missed.

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EMCrit Project

JANUARY 25, 2025

The basics of inotropes - part 1 EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 25, 2025

Date: January 9, 2025 Reference: White et al. Evidence of questionable research practices in clinical prediction models. BMC Med 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jestin Carlson is the Program Director for the AHN-Saint Vincent EM Residency in Erie Pennsylvania. He is the former National Director of Clinical Education for US Acute Care Solutions and an American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council member.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

Authors: Michael Sperandeo, MD (Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Associate Program Director EMSL Medical Simulation Fellowship, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell); Sophia Grgens, MD (EM Physician, BIDMC, MA) // Reviewed by: Cassandra Mackey, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) Welcome to EM@3AM, an emDOCs series designed to foster your wo

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AmboFOAM

JANUARY 25, 2025

I never thought that I would come out of blogging retirement. Didn’t have anything else to say. But a rant has been brewing for a long time now, building to dangerous levels. If I don’t get it out now, I’m liable to give myself a rupture, and then I’d have to wear a truss, and I don’t need that. Nobody needs that. I’ve been largely desk-bound for the last 6 months or so, which I have to say I don’t love – my happy place is out on the road looking a

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