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October, 2011

  1. Pediatric UTI; Practice guideline from AAP

    October 31, 2011 by Pourmand

    Recently, AAP published a practice guideline on “Urinary Tract Infection: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of the Initial UTI in Febrile Infants and Children  (more…)

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  2. Are arterial and venous samples clinically equivalent….

    October 27, 2011 by Pourmand

    Are arterial and venous samples clinically equivalent for the estimation of pH, serum bicarbonate and potassium concentration in critically ill patients?
    another study on VBG vs ABG, I am sure in ED we almost agreed that a lot of ABG could be replaced by VBG but still among our consultant, this is not as clear as for us. this study (more…)

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  3. Effect of adrenaline on survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

    October 22, 2011 by Pourmand

    This is a very interesting study regarding usage of epinephrine in out of hospital setting.  This is probably the first control trial in human post cardiac arrest. The study is about (more…)

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  4. Volume Status in Septic Shock

    October 22, 2011 by Pourmand

    How do we measure the fluid status in a patient with shock? This usually measures with CVP or Ultrasound.  CVP measurement is possible when we have a  central line(subclavian or intra-jugular). Ultrasound brought a quick assessment of volume status or fluid (more…)

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  5. Top Ten Mistakes in Residency

    October 21, 2011 by admin

    Top Ten Mistakes in Residency
    by: Peter Deblieux

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  6. Diagnostic Accuracy of VBG in DKA

    October 19, 2011 by Pourmand

    We all know that VBG can be replaced with ABG for a lot of reasons, but our consulatants are still asking for ABG in DKA, COPD, Asthma and etc. I will post some data that show VBG is as good as ABG unless you have a patient under vent. 
    Diagnostic Accuracy of Venous Blood Gas Electrolytes for Identifying Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Emergency Department.

    (more…)

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  7. SURVIVING SEPSIS CAMPAIGN GUIDELINES

    October 11, 2011 by Pourmand


    2008 Pocket Guides, Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline

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  8. Top Ten Documentation Mistakes

    October 11, 2011 by Pourmand

    ACEP’s Video presentation of Dr. Greg Henry and Dr. Gillian Schmitz discussing the top ten documentation mistakes.

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  9. EKG interpretation Recognizing STEMI

    October 10, 2011 by Pourmand

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  10. Emergency Medicine Past and Future

    October 10, 2011 by Pourmand

    Emergency-Medicine-Past-and-Future
    by: Peter Rosen

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  11. Fast Track

    October 10, 2011 by Pourmand

    How to do Lung Ultrasound to rule out Pneumothorax!

    1. Select your probe:
    Linear probe, or vascular probe with low penetration and high frequency.

     
    (more…)

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  12. Lung ultrasound in critically ill patients

    October 6, 2011 by Pourmand

    Lung ultrasound in critically ill patients: Comparison with bedside chest radiography. This study was done in Greece and their finding is in general ICU population lung ultrasound (more…)

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  13. Anaphylaxis and Angioedema

    October 6, 2011 by Pourmand

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  14. Which Anti-emetic for Undifferentiated Vomiting

    October 6, 2011 by Pourmand

    Which Anti-emetic for Undifferentiated Vomiting
    By: Ingrid Lim

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  15. Welcome to Emergency Medicine Education

    October 4, 2011 by admin

    Welcome to Emergency Medicine Education(EME). This is my first post. Finally, after a long way, I created something under my name. I hope you enjoy visiting this website and I(we) can give some Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) through this site. Ali

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