Glucagon no help for food impaction
Glucagon did not resolve esophageal food impaction but was effective in making people miserable by inducing vomiting.
July 2016
Drug that killed Prince – street drug not as labeled
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen street drugs actually contained huge doses of fentanyl and caused numerous deaths. This type of overdose required unusually large doses and prolonged drips of naloxone for reversal.
Significance of elevated troponin
Troponin elevation from cause other than classic plaque rupture and thrombus were still deadly in this study.
Apneic oxygenation proves beneficial in this ED study
Apneic oxygenation was of benefit in this ED study.
Do residents cherry-pick patients?
Residents tend to “cherry-pick” and sign up for patients with simpler sounding chief complaints more quickly than other complaints.
WBC diagnostic performance for appendicitis varies with age
The diagnostic performance of WBC and ANC for appendicitis varies with age in kids.
Disastrous social media use by doctors
Inappropriate use of social media was shockingly common among healthcare professionals, with potentially devastating privacy, individual, and institutional consequences.
No QT effects after ondansetron in kids
No QT prolongation was present after ondansetron was given to kids.
Intensive BP lowering no help for ICH
Intensive BP lowering did not improve outcome in patients with ICH.
Does trauma pan-scan improve outcome?
Is the trauma pan-scan helping improve trauma outcomes. This RCT helps answer the question.