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Mar 11 2017
Necrotizing Fasciitis – LRINEC Score
Read MoreThe LRINEC score is a highly accurate way to distinguish ordinary skin infections from necrotizing fasciitis. Just for fun, and since LRINEC is such a crummy mnemonic, I propose we change the name to NEC-FAST - NECrotizing Fasciitis Assessment of Serologic Tests.
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Mar 10 2017
CPR Compression Rate of 130
Read MoreCompression rates faster than the recommended 100-120 may result in improved ROSC.
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Mar 09 2017
Drones Save the Drowning
Read MoreDrones could help find drowning victims almost 4 minutes sooner than a large team of lifeguards.
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Mar 08 2017
Rudeness Impacts Team Performance
Read MoreRudeness from patients or families is not under our control, but we can anticipate it, prepare before the encounter, and still perform well as a team.
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Mar 07 2017
Peds DKA with AMS – Treat Now CT Later
Read MoreFor pediatric DKA with altered mental status - treat first, CT later.
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Mar 06 2017
Therapeutic Hypothermia No Help in Peds Arrest
Read MoreThere was no advantage of therapeutic hypothermia over therapeutic normothermia for pediatric in-hospital arrest.
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Mar 04 2017
Water or Sterile Saline for Wounds
Read MoreWound irrigation with tap water vs sterile saline was just as effective.
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Mar 03 2017
MACMAN – Poor First-Pass Success
Read MoreI don't think this study showed VL was no better than DL. Rather, I think it showed that these ICU residents were not adequately trained to intubate with either VL or DL - with only 2 of 3 attempts successful on the first try, taking three minutes!
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Mar 02 2017
Early ETT in Adult Arrest Worse
Read MoreEarly intubation in adult in-hospital arrest was associated with poorer outcomes and worse neurologically-intact survival.
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Mar 01 2017
PE – Simplified Wells and Age-Adjusted Dimer
Read MoreThe simplified Wells score for PE vs. original Wells, both with an age-adjusted D-dimer, were equal to exclude PE.
