EMConf: Trach Dislodgement
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Dr. Emily Damuth, MD of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at Cooper University discusses tracheostomy emergencies.
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Extra Saline for Central-lines
If you have ever run out of saline for your central lines, this simple trick will help you out.
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Get That Central-Line Wire Back
Placing a central-line isn't just one procedure...it's a collection of several smaller ones (e.g., getting needle into vessel, dilating the vein, etc.). Here's one tip that can make your job a little bit easier.
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An Interesting Case of Ingestion by Dr. Loran Hatch
A 20 year-old female presents with an intentional overdose. Her mother reports that 30 tablets of Meloxicam 15mg missing. Patient alert and she complaints of generalized abdominal pain and nausea. Vitals are initially stable, but then she becomes hypotensive 50s/20s while she is alert. Her ECG is NSR and wide QRS (146ms) and prolong QTc (762ms). The patient eventually admits to also taking her mother’s Plaquenil.
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Board Review: Drowning
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A 2 year old boy is brought to the Emergency Department after a drowning event. Bystanders noted the child was underwater for 1 minute but was quickly pulled from the bottom of the pool, he coughed and vomited. On arrival, he is aware and alert and behaving appropriately per parents. His GCS is 15. On examination, he has a heart rate of 110, respiratory rate of 30 breaths/minute SaO2 of 98% on room air. His lungs are clear. What is the next step in management?
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Did you miss ResusEM2?
Did you miss ResusEM2? Well, don't fret...for the next 24 hours watch the livestream of the sold out conference hosted by Cooper EM and the EM Daily
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Advanced Practice: Necrotizing Fasciitis Pearls
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A 38 y.o male presents with complaint of extremity pain. During your examination and differential, you become concerned for necrotizing fasciitis. Here are some clinical pearls!
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ResusEM2 Bios and Schedule
Back to Basics: Decompression Illness
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While the scuba diving decompression illnesses of decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism are treated the same, the pathophysiology and presentation are different.
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Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest by Dr. Ryan Gibbons
Check out the last video from ResusEM....next Wednesday is ResusEM2!
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