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Month: October 2011

Pediatric UTI; Practice guideline from AAP

October 31, 2011October 31, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Pediatric UTI; Practice guideline from AAP

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 

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Are arterial and venous samples clinically equivalent….

October 27, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Are arterial and venous samples clinically equivalent….

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 […]

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

October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Effect of adrenaline on survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

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

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Volume Status in Septic Shock

October 22, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Volume Status in Septic Shock

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

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Top Ten Mistakes in Residency

October 21, 2011October 22, 2011adminLeave a Comment on Top Ten Mistakes in Residency

Top Ten Mistakes in Residency by: Peter Deblieux

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Diagnostic Accuracy of VBG in DKA

October 19, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Diagnostic Accuracy of VBG in DKA

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 […]

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SURVIVING SEPSIS CAMPAIGN GUIDELINES

October 11, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on SURVIVING SEPSIS CAMPAIGN GUIDELINES

2008 Pocket Guides, Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline

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Top Ten Documentation Mistakes

October 11, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Top Ten Documentation Mistakes

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

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EKG interpretation Recognizing STEMI

October 10, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on EKG interpretation Recognizing STEMI
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Emergency Medicine Past and Future

October 10, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Emergency Medicine Past and Future

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

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Fast Track

October 10, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Fast Track

How to do Lung Ultrasound to rule out Pneumothorax! 1. Select your probe: Linear probe, or vascular probe with low penetration and high frequency.  

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Lung ultrasound in critically ill patients

October 6, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Lung ultrasound in critically ill patients

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

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Anaphylaxis and Angioedema

October 6, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Anaphylaxis and Angioedema
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Which Anti-emetic for Undifferentiated Vomiting

October 6, 2011October 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Which Anti-emetic for Undifferentiated Vomiting

Which Anti-emetic for Undifferentiated Vomiting By: Ingrid Lim

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Welcome to Emergency Medicine Education

October 4, 2011October 4, 2011adminLeave a Comment on Welcome to Emergency Medicine Education

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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