August 2020
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Aug 17 2020
Transient Ischemic Attack – Spoon-Feed Version
Spoon Feed We frequently encounter transient ischemic attack in the ED. Here is what you need to know.Read More -
Aug 14 2020
Does IV Fluid Help Treat Headache?
Spoon Feed In patients who presented to the ED with primary headache, those who received IV fluids had similar reduction in pain compared to those who did not.Read More -
Aug 13 2020
Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19
Spoon Feed COVID-19 may cause a number of neurological manifestations. Here is what you need to know.Read More -
Aug 12 2020
Risk Factors for Death from COVID-19
Spoon Feed COVID-19 was more likely to be fatal in older, male, overweight patients with comorbidities. And patients with more severe lung, liver, or kidney involvement and those in hospitals with fewer ICU beds had greater mortality.Read More -
Aug 11 2020
ORANGES RCT – More on “Metabolic” Resuscitation
Spoon Feed Hydrocortisone, ascorbate, and thiamine may lead to more rapid resolution of shock. But don’t drink the ORANGE Kool-aid yet.Read More -
Aug 10 2020
Do Point-of-Care Tests Fix Overcrowding?
Spoon Feed Emergency department length of stay was no different with point-of-care (POC) lab testing in the ED vs central lab processing, despite a significant drop in lab turnaround time (51 minutes faster with POC).Read More -
Aug 07 2020
And Thus Ends the GI Cocktail
Spoon Feed Antacid monotherapy is as effective, if not more effective, than GI cocktails with lidocaine, is more palatable, and has fewer side effects.Read More -
Aug 06 2020
Brain Clot Score – Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Rule
Spoon Feed A new scoring system was developed fo cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). It is not ready for implementation until externally validated, but it was encouraging that none with a score of 0-2 and D-dimer <500 had CVT.Read More -
Aug 05 2020
Beta-blockers for Refractory V-fib or V-tach?
Spoon Feed Beta-blockers may improve ROSC and survival with favorable neurological outcome in patients with refractory v-fib or pulseless v-tach.Read More -
Aug 04 2020
Ketamine vs Etomidate in Septic Patients
Spoon Feed Ketamine was associated with nearly 3 times greater odds of post-intubation hypotension in septic patients when compared with etomidate.Read More