May 2021
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May 31 2021
Are Pulse Oximeters Inaccurate in Black Patients?
Spoon Feed When researchers looked for occult hypoxemia by comparing arterial blood gas results to pulse oximetry measurements among patients who identified their race as Black or White, they found rates of occult hypoxemia to be almost three times higher for Black patients.Read More -
May 28 2021
Ketamine and Post-Induction Hypotension Again?
Spoon Feed After ketamine use became widespread for prehospital RSI in an Australian EMS system, there was an associated increase in the rate of post-induction hypotension.Read More -
May 27 2021
Are Steroids Bursts Safe for Children?
Spoon Feed Short steroid bursts were associated with an increased risk of several serious complications in children.Read More -
May 26 2021
CT with Contrast for Kidney Stones?
Spoon Feed Contrast-enhanced CT has a very high negative predictive value (100%) for obstructive urolithiasis and appears to accurately and safely exclude obstructing ureteral calculi for patients with acute flank pain. In addition, IV contrast improves the diagnostic yield for other acute abdominopelvic pathology and perhaps should be the test of choice for patients presenting with acute flank pain.Read More -
May 25 2021
Is IV Contrast Nephrotoxic? Best Study Yet Finds…
Spoon Feed There was no difference in long term renal function in ED patients who received contrast for CTPA vs those who did not.Read More -
May 24 2021
Management of Low-Velocity GSWs to Extremities
Spoon Feed There is a lack of evidence-based treatment standards for low-velocity gunshot wounds (GSW). This review focuses on the best available evidence for the management of civilian, low velocity GSWs to an extremity.Read More -
May 21 2021
Buyer Beware – hs-cTn Assays Are Not the Same
Spoon Feed When comparing three commercially available hs-cTn assays, results differed dramatically from one assay to another. The difference was great enough to impact patient care decisions, such as admission, discharge, or further testing.Read More -
May 20 2021
COVID Positive Febrile Infants – Do We Need SBI Workup?
Spoon Feed Febrile infants <90 days who were COVID positive had lower rates of serious bacterial infection (SBI) when compared to age and gender matched COVID negative febrile infants.Read More -
May 19 2021
Sick vs Not Sick – Teaching Students in Triage
Spoon Feed Medical students felt more confident in rapidly assessing patients after a single shift in ED triage in which they repeatedly performed quick screening exams.Read More -
May 18 2021
ORCCA – SARS-CoV-2 Cardiac Involvement in Competitive Athletes
Spoon Feed In this large registry study, SARS-CoV-2 infection in young competitive athletes carries a low prevalence of cardiac involvement (0.5-3%) and low risk of clinical events in short-term follow-up.Read More