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The Grand Round-Up: Episode 2
The Grand Round-Up Episode 2This week we review Grand Rounds from July 9, 2020. We cover SVTs, CHF, advanced echocardiography, and our very first PGY3 talk! We also have some […]
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The Grand Round-Up: Episode 1
In this episode, we review the first LAC+USC DEM Grand Rounds, on July 2, 2020. We cover whole blood transfusions, the HEART score, massive PEs, and some important STEMI findings. Here’s […]
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Visual Diagnosis: Neck mass and tongue elevation
By Ariel Bowman, MD What is causing this patient’s neck mass and tongue elevation? Case: A 30 year old man presents with a slow-growing neck mass present over the last […]
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RCE Rundown: Is this child dehydrated?
By Mary Cheffers, MD The background: Non-hemorrhagic hypovolemia is commonly classified as “mild” (3-5%), “moderate” (6-9%) and “severe” (>10%) The level of dehydration in children is important, since you can […]
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Finger on the Pulse: Quick EM Education Resources
By David Hoffman, DO Hey Everyone, welcome back! In this post, we’re going to be focusing on two more exciting FOAM sites. They are: ShoulderDislocation.net EM in 5 ShoulderDislocation.net Heard […]
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5 Minute Toxicology Consult: Extrapyramidal Side Effects
By Abraham Flinders, MD Case: HPI: 25 yo female recently hospitalized for acute manic episode where she was started on haloperidol 10mg QHS now presents with trouble walking, trouble talking, […]
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What is the fragility index and how can it help us appraise medical literature?
Richard Bracken II, DO Critical appraisal of the latest in evidence-based practices is important to many emergency medicine physicians, but how can we quantify whether the conclusion of a study […]
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Finding a Mentor
By Taku Taira MD One of the most common refrains in career development is to “Find a mentor.” It is one thing to understand the utility of a mentor, or […]
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Procedure Series: Chest Tube Thoracostomy
By Rafael Chavez MD CASE INTRO It is another busy Saturday night in the trauma bay. You get a call from EMS that they are bringing in a freeway driver […]
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Fellows Corner: Wilderness Medicine
By Dave Pomeranz, MD Hello all, token bearded Reno mountain dude here, Dave Pomeranz. I was asked to give some information on my fellowship in wilderness medicine. So here we […]
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Finger on the Pulse: Med Ed Blogs
By David Hoffman DO Alright fellow FOAMers, this week we are highlighting a few excellent websites with an incredible amount of pertinent and free information. Both of these websites have […]
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By David Hoffman DO FOAM: Free Open Access Meducation Heard of it? Overwhelmed with resources? Not sure where to get started? This blog is for you. Mission Statement Our goal […]
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JAMA RCE Rundown: Community Acquired Pneumonia
By Mary Cheffers MD From JAMA’s Rational Clinical Exam: Does this patient have Community-Acquired Pneumonia? Summary This is an old article, but the workup of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in the […]
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Procedures Series: Emergency Cricothyroidotomy
By Rafael Chavez, MD A 23 yo male is brought into the resus booth by EMS with multiple GSWs to the chest and abdomen. He arrives hypotensive, tachycardic, GCS of […]
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