June 2020
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Jun 16 2020
Fluconazole During Pregnancy – Is It Safe?
Spoon Feed Even at the usual low dose for vulvovaginal candidiasis, fluconazole was associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal malformations when given in the first trimester. Higher doses were associated with an even greater risk.Read More -
Jun 15 2020
Caustics – Spoon Feed Version
Spoon Feed Caustic injury is common and dangerous. This treatment algorithm can help us manage these patients safely.Read More -
Jun 12 2020
Early ECG Warnings of RV Strain Before PEA Arrest
Spoon Feed Nearly half of inpatient PEA/asystole arrest patients had acute right ventricular strain pattern on continuous ECG just prior to the event.Read More -
Jun 11 2020
Hyperangulated vs Standard-Geometry Blades and First-Pass Success
Spoon Feed Emergency medicine physicians using video laryngoscopes had similar first pass success rates when using either standard-geometry or hyperangulated blades.Read More -
Jun 10 2020
Does Crystalloid Harm Pediatric Hemorrhagic Shock Patients?
Spoon Feed Resuscitating pediatric trauma patients in hemorrhagic shock with >1 crystalloid bolus is associated with longer mechanical ventilation and ICU and hospital length of stay.Read More -
Jun 09 2020
Are We Reducing Too Many Pediatric Radius Fractures?
Spoon Feed Over one quarter of children under 10 with distal radius fractures may be undergoing sedation and fracture reduction unnecessarily.Read More -
Jun 08 2020
What’s the False Negative Rate of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR?
Spoon Feed Testing a patient for SARS-CoV-2 on day 3 after symptom onset yielded the highest likelihood of detecting infection. Unfortunately, the false negative rate was 20%. Testing earlier or later had much higher false negative rates.Read More -
Jun 05 2020
How Effective Is the Epley Maneuver?
Spoon Feed The Epley maneuver increased the likelihood of symptom resolution in BPPV by 35% compared to control or sham maneuver (OR 4.4, 95% CI 2.6-7.4) for a NNT of 3. This is a safe and easy maneuver to perform that can improve symptoms in your patients.Read More -
Jun 04 2020
High-Flow Nasal Cannula for DNR-DNI Palliative Patients
Spoon Feed High-flow nasal cannula is an effective way to relieve dyspnea in hypoxic palliative care patients who do not wish to be intubated.Read More -
Jun 03 2020
TXA in the Real World – More Thromboembolic Events?
Spoon Feed TXA administration for trauma patients in a U.S. level 1 trauma center was associated with similar overall mortality but greater risk for thromboembolic events than the original CRASH-2 cohort.Read More