Nebulized Ketamine for Pain Written by Erena Weathers Dear ketamine enthusiastsEver wonder why there aren’t more ways to give your patient this wonderful drug? Well here’s one more route of administration that is easy and clinic…
Septic Shock and you want me to give Esmolol? Written by Erena Weathers Today’s pearl is a fun one, and one it seems not many have heard about. It is the idea in septic shock you can give esmolol to improve mortality. “But…
It is now the standard of care to perform focused assessment using sonography for trauma (FAST) early in the evaluation of a sick trauma patient. Historically, there has been far less urgency to use ultrasound to evaluate the medical patien…
A HAT (Hair Apposition Technique) Trick Written by Mike Barsky Lacerations are one of the most common reasons patients present to the ED. Most lacerations require primary closure to avoid infection and achieve a functional and aesthetically…
Syphilis Written by Erena Weathers What is syphilis? It is an infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, a spirochete, with an internal flagella. You may know it as the GREAT IMITATOR but it is also know…
General Consent to Surgery/Procedure/Treatment/Anesthesia (Spanish) Consent to Transfusion (Spanish) AMA (Spanish) Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) NYC Healthcare Proxy Form (Spanish) MRI Screening Form (Spanish) MICU Tra…
Cefepime + Vanc > Vanc + Cefepime Written by Erena Weathers So you’re in Resus, your very first one. Leibner is yelling, triage is yelling, and your sphincters are *tight*. Suddenly a nurse comes asking about your elderly septic pa…
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General Consent for Procedure/Surgery (Spanish) Blood Transfusion (Spanish) Blank Transfusion (Spanish) Procedural Sedation (Spanish) Central Line (Spanish) Arterial Line (Spanish) Lumbar Puncture (Spanish) Chest Tube (Spanish) Paracentesis…
Life hacks to ring removal Written by Erena Weathers You have a nice middle-aged lady, she’s been out and about, and sees a cute ring. She puts it on and goes about her day. She hits up some stores, gets some great finds and picks up some a…
