March 2020
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Mar 17 2020
Emergency Guide to Novel Cancer Treatments
Spoon Feed Dozens of new therapies for hematologic malignancies have been added over the past few years. This summary is the bare minimum you must know to care for these patients.Read More -
Mar 16 2020
COVID-19 | Spoon-Feed Version
Spoon Feed This post compiles the most authoritative answers to your questions about COVID-19 all in one place.Read More -
Mar 13 2020
Vascular Access in a Code – IO or IV?
Spoon Feed From the best evidence available, it looks like giving medications during arrest is best done via IV vs IO route.Read More -
Mar 12 2020
IV or IO Antiarrhythmics for OHCA?
Spoon Feed For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), both amiodarone and lidocaine (in comparison with placebo) were associated with improved survival to hospital discharge when given via the IV route compared with IO.Read More -
Mar 11 2020
Point | Counterpoint – IV Beats IO Epinephrine for OHCA
Spoon Feed For out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, administration of epinephrine IV vs IO was associated with improved return of spontaneous circulation, survival to discharge, and survival with favorable neurological outcome.Read More -
Mar 10 2020
Point | Counterpoint – IO Beats IV Epinephrine for OHCA
Spoon Feed In patients who suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) there was no significant difference in treatment effect on ROSC at hospital handover between those who received administration of epinephrine or placebo via IV or IO.Read More -
Mar 09 2020
Ultrasound for Central Line Placement
Spoon Feed Ultrasound was not sensitive for detecting IJ or subclavian central venous catheter malposition but was comparable to CXR for detecting pneumothorax.Read More -
Mar 06 2020
Demystifying Lactate in the Emergency Department
Spoon Feed Lactate is a frequently ordered biomarker in the Emergency Department. This is a large review elucidating the diagnostic and prognostic interpretation of lactate in the ED.Read More -
Mar 05 2020
Resurrecting Lowly Cephalexin for Non-purulent SSTI
Spoon Feed Treating non-purulent cellulitis with narrow spectrum antibiotics improves meaningful patient outcomes. Stop throwing vancomycin around or adding TMP/SMX to cephalexin if there is no pus. See this algorithm.Read More -
Mar 04 2020
Is Empiric Anti-MRSA Pneumonia Therapy Harmful?
Spoon Feed Empiric anti-MRSA antibiotics were not associated with improved mortality in hospitalized patients with pneumonia. In fact, this evidence suggests they might actually do worse.Read More