Cardiac arrest and prognosis
This is one of the challenging topics in EM. when should you stop CPR? what parameters do you have to continue versus terminate CPR?
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Cervical Spine MRI in Alert, Neurologically Intact Trauma Patients
Probably you had this dilemma before. Patient involved MVC with midline neck tenderness and negative CT scan. Now, what should I do? Should I clear and remove c-collar or consult with trauma. There are 2 approaches that trauma surgeons usually do. 1:MRI and/or 2: Flex-ex xray.
Continue ReadingPrediction of Pneumonia in a Pediatric Emergency Department
I thought I posted this before but I did not, Pediatrcis 2011, prospective cohort study with 2574 patients under 21 years old. Interestingly, 16 % of patients had radiographic pneumonia.
Continue ReadingEmergency Hospitalizations for Adverse Drug Events
To estimate the frequency and rates of hospitalization after emergency department visits for adverse drug events in older adults between 2007-2009.
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