And back by popular demand, it’s another installment of “Name that Poisonous Beast!” Name this poisonous beast! A) And it’s stony neighbor: B)
You see a 20 month old with no PMH who has been wheezing and coughing for a few days. His cousin has RAD. Should you just give him a little albuterol and see how he does? Here’s his x-ray: What are you concerned for?
Status epilepticus is one of the few neurologic emergencies. Many protocols for persistent status involve dosing with a benzodiazepine, then another benzo, then an antiepileptic medication, and finally, continuous sedation with intubation….
What do you think?
A 24yo M with hx schizophrenia presents to the ED agitated, threatening staff and making gestures of self-harm. You are unable to verbally deescalate him and go to order some sedative medication. However, on his chart you see “Allergy: ha…
A recent double-blinded, RCT from JAMA investigated the relative efficacies of naproxen + placebo, naproxen + cyclobenzaprine and naproxen + oxycodone/acetaminophen on functional impairment in acute onset (<2 weeks), non-traumatic, non-r…
CMS recently produced a new sepsis measure/bundle that has many EM and critical care docs up in arms. I’m not going to focus on their definition of sepsis (save your rage for later), but instead on the fact that their definition of resusci…
It’s the final part of “Name that Poisonous Beast!”. Today, we’re going to take a walk in the garden. Name this poisonous beast! A) And it’s seedy neighbor: B)
Part 3 of “Name that Poisonous Beast” is ocean-themed. Name this poisonous beast! A) And it’s floaty colleague: B)
It’s part 2 of “Name that Poisonous Beast!”. Here we go! Name this poisonous beast! A) And his slithery friend… B) And what about this guy? C)
This week’s pearls is a series on “Name that Poisonous Beast!”. So, let’s start. Name this poisonous beast: A) And its 8-legged colleague: B)
by @benazan I recently caught up with Kit Tainter, 2011 SinaiEM grad. He’s now doing critical care in San Diego with both ICU and ED time, many people’s dream. Hear how he got there, his advice for finding a Crit Care job and mu…
You’re peacefully writing a note when you notice an incessant beeping from the back of your resus bay. It’s not a monitor, it’s a ventilator. What do you do? Press the silence button? Call respiratory therapy? As Dr. Weingart has said, v…
A) B) C) D)
You’re treating an asthmatic 22-year-old. You give 5 back-to-back nebs, steroids and mag. When you reassess, she’s moving air better with minimal wheezing, but more tachypneic. Additionally, her lactate has climbed from 2 to 6.8 in 2 hou…
