American Headache Society (AHS) published in Headache Journal list of 5 things physicians and patients should question in Nov 2013. This is a quick review and you can find full text here. Post Views: 219
Continue ReadingDischarge Against Medical Advice, Pitfalls and Troubleshooting. There is a very interesting article from JAMA in Nov. 2013, explaining of misconception and how misleading is information regarding discharge patient with AMA. I always discuss with residents that signing an AMA form does not mean anything unless you document the patient’s condition and mental status and […]
Continue ReadingDilemma: cough, smoker, discoloured sputum, diagnosis: Bronchitis, now: Abx or no Abx BMJ, Oct 2013: Efficacy of anti-inflammatory or antibiotic treatment in patients with non-complicated acute bronchitis and discoloured sputum: randomised placebo controlled trial Post Views: 193
Continue ReadingWhat evidence does exist regarding dosage of Ketolorac? Our practice is usually 60 mg IM and 30 mg IV, but interesting review by Medscape showed may be this is not a right dose. Post Views: 168
Continue ReadingJAMA published an article emphasizing our EM textbooks highlights regarding the simple treatment of MSK back pain are NSAIDS and Acetaminophen and then muscle relaxant. Post Views: 228
Continue ReadingEpmonthly had a very nice review with a mini board review perspective, regarding common complications of shoulder dislocation and reduction. Post Views: 185
Continue ReadingWe are practicing short term of Steroid in management of asthma and COPD in ED, But this is very nice to hear from our colleagues to prove our practice. JAMA, in June 2013 published an article with concept of short term prednisone for 5 days is not inferior to Post Views: 217
Continue ReadingPain management in ED is a challenging topic. Teaching residents to start with NSAIDS vs Narcotics and Ibuprofen- Toradol vs Morphine- Dilaudid , always could be a place for discussion/argument. Post Views: 197
Continue ReadingI was working on LP study that we did, and found this article from JAMA, very informative. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=203808 Post Views: 229
Continue ReadingThis is really disappointing to me when I see , in 55 % asymptomatic children, it took 15 min for pediatric sonographer to visualize entire appendix. They also could see some parts of appendix Post Views: 195
Continue ReadingStill a dilemma, Patient with thunderclap headache, sudden Onset, “worse headache in Life” and Ct scan and then CTA, MRA, LP??? still the classic answer works: CT non contrast and then LP, there are articles to decrease threshold in time sensitive period up to six hours, but still needs to have classic approach, CT. LP. […]
Continue ReadingAcad Emerg Med, Feb 2013 published a Canadian retrospective cohort study reviewed patients with ECG, presented to ED with atrial fibrillation. The Outcome measure was mortality in short and long term (30 , 90 , 365 days) among patients with atrial fibrillation who had different primary ED diagnosis for their visits. Post Views: 216
Continue ReadingMMWR in latest Grand round section discussed the options for gonorrhea treatment and their recommendation in case of cephalosporin allergy, Post Views: 188
Continue Readingand the question is: Does limiting oral contrast decrease emergency department length of stay? we know the answer is YES, but this is something that we can share with our surgical consultants and as well Radiology colleagues Post Views: 181
Continue ReadingThere is a new clinical Policy that Published in Feb, Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients in the Emergency Department With Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure. There was always a big ? regarding triage and disposition of these patients. There is no great data even on this clinical policy but at least we have some references […]
Continue ReadingThere are different approaches to Migraine HA, Narcotics, Triptans, NSAIDS, Steroids, … but my approach is combination of Metoclopramide and Diphenhydramine. Headache “The Journal of Head and Face Pain” Published a Systematic Review regarding Toradol and Migraine headache in Jan, and the conclusion is: Post Views: 201
Continue ReadingThis is the last update in 2012, but I am happy to end this year with one of the most challenging topics in medicine. The article is from J Am Coll Cardiol in Dec. You can find the Full text link here 1. Remeber: Troponin elevation imparts a worse prognosis, irrespective of the underlying etiology. […]
Continue ReadingAm J Respir Crit Care Med published a Practice Recommendations in the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Oct 2012. We are almost there to see CO poisoning again, Just some points for quick look: Post Views: 180
Continue ReadingJACC in 2001 published an article that nicely explained the necessity of interpreting lead aVR in clinical setting. There are 3 categorizes that we should consider in this regard:1. acute coronary syndromes, 2. acute PE, 3. arrhythmia. I strongly recommend you to take a look to the following link JACC article Post Views: 169
Continue ReadingWhat does typical chest pain mean? Traditionally, we thought that midsternal chest pain with radiation to left arm and increased with exertion, we just had another discussion on this topic on our grand round and all the studies and even Post Views: 500
Continue ReadingThat is the question: contrast CT or non contrast CT? it is very difficult sometimes to answer, but for some facts such as r/o of appy, divericulitis and other pathologies, why do we need Contrast CT? as an emergency physician, it is a matter of 2-4 hours of delayed disposition and increased LOS, more cost, more […]
Continue ReadingTIA is a huge dilemma in ED. It could be challenging from definition to workup to disposition, but recent article in clinics of north America, reviewed the pitfalls in diagnosis and disposition of patients with TIA. TIA is important because there is a chance of Stroke within 48 hours (5%). Post Views: 185
Continue ReadingWhat is your favorite hypertension numbers to treat in ED? there are a lots of controversies regarding the exact number to start treatment in ED but recent Cochrane review on mild HTN suggest that antihypertensive agents used in the treatment of adults with hypertension stage I (systolic BP 140-159 mmHg and/or diastolic BP 90-99 mmHg) […]
Continue ReadingWow. This is the third one, after 2 articles that showed Epi in prehospital really does not decrease mortality , now this retrospective study presenteddata that none of patients with asystole and no Post Views: 157
Continue ReadingJuly 2012: Annals of Emergency Medicine: Early Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids Reduces Post Views: 205
Continue ReadingWe usually believe that pt with sickle cell trait is not as important as SCD(HbSS). In sickle cell trait, RBC has normal life span (120 vs 20) and no vaso-oclusive crisis. But article in the American Journal of Medicine, discussed a series of serious complication that can affect this type of patient ranging from hematuria, […]
Continue ReadingAnnals of Emergency Medicine published an article which it provided a formula to determine if we can differentiate between STEMI vs Early Repolarization. I really do not know in an acute setting I am able to sit down and calculate this but sometimes in terms of training it could be fun to do this practice!!! […]
Continue ReadingI read this article long time ago but I had a discussion with one of my resident and to give her reference I would like to have it here. Basically this study showed that Syncope and Near syncope has same critical interventions or adverse outcomes. This term should be taking care as we care about […]
Continue ReadingVery detail and informative article regarding Low Back Pain. I believe this article should be read by patients and physicians, and physicians can summarize this for their patients. This is not new but still covers EBM by NEJM. Link to article Post Views: 148
Continue ReadingThere is a State-of-the-Art Paper in the latest edition of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 2012.The title of article is New Concepts in the Assessment of Syncope. The authors perspective was based on the presence of a syncope specialist (“the right physician”), adequate equipment including online prompting tools and logistics (“the right […]
Continue ReadingWe always taught that Morphine can decrease preload and can help with anxiety and pain in acute flash pulmonary edema. But evidence does not support this Claim. Post Views: 268
Continue ReadingThis is the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes: 2012 by American Diabetes Association (ADA). There are a lots of useful information can help for new criteria for diabetes and so on. Link to PDF Post Views: 178
Continue ReadingThis is another article regarding comparison of VBG vs ABG. “Comparison of arterial and venous pH, bicarbonate, PCO2 and PO2 in initial emergency department assessment”. The other one was in critically ill patient but this one is among patient with diverse medical conditions. Post Views: 231
Continue ReadingIn October 2011, I reviewed an interesting article in Resuscitation, September 2011 regarding use of Epinephrine in per-hospital setting, ,now we have another study published in JAMA, March 2012. Post Views: 193
Continue ReadingWe usually make fun of this topic such as how about have a ct scan in triage and etc.. This is a European study that shows the pan-scan algorithms reduce, but do not eliminate, the risk of missed injuries, and they should not replace close monitoring and clinical follow-up of patients with major trauma. Link […]
Continue ReadingThis is a retrospective cohort study between 2004-2007 among patients who received a treatment with clindamycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, or a β-lactam for their skin and soft-tissue infections. Post Views: 179
Continue ReadingI am teaching this topic to medical students, interns, and residents every month and I found this valuable guideline by World Allergy Organization. Post Views: 183
Continue ReadingThis study is interesting because Maryland EMS has a protocol to give Midazolam IM in prehospital setting. The New England journal published on Feb,16, 2012 a double-blind, randomized study comparing IM Midazolam versus IV Lorazepam for children and adults in status epilepticus. Post Views: 200
Continue ReadingThis is a link to an article form Netherlands, on management of bleeding in patients who just started on different antiplatelet agents. Post Views: 185
Continue ReadingJeffry Kline is famous for his research on PE and his latest article in Academic Journal of Emergency Medicine(Jan 2012) is opening another window to PE regarding Normalization of Vital Signs Does Not Reduce the Probability of Acute Pulmonary Embolismin Symptomatic Emergency Department Patients. Post Views: 174
Continue ReadingAmerican Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) described the important role of focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS) in patient Post Views: 195
Continue ReadingThe Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism published a practice guideline in Jan.2012. Focus of this guideline is management of hyperglycemia in Post Views: 188
Continue ReadingThis is a link to acep news for a presentation in American Epilepsy Society, 1% of patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism during a 5-year retrospective study had PE http://www.acepnews.com/single-view/0addee7cac26f722aa1b28c431b5718f.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=945 Post Views: 174
Continue ReadingJournal of Emergency Medicine published an article with title of “Effective Antibiotic Treatment Prescribed by Emergency Physicians in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock” in Dec,2011. Post Views: 173
Continue ReadingThis is one of the challenging topics in EM. when should you stop CPR? what parameters do you have to continue versus terminate CPR? Post Views: 198
Continue ReadingProbably 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. Post Views: 226
Continue ReadingI 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. Post Views: 198
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Continue ReadingTo estimate the frequency and rates of hospitalization after emergency department visits for adverse drug events in older adults between 2007-2009. Post Views: 197
Continue ReadingThere are lots of questions raised recently regarding activation of cath. lab in the setting of new LBBB or presumed new LBBB. It is really challenging when you have a patient with chest pain and there is no old EKG to compare findings of LBBB. Post Views: 232
Continue ReadingThe anion gap is representative of positive versus negative charges. when we are calculating anion gap, we are calculating a balance between positive and negative charges. correcting Post Views: 210
Continue ReadingIDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America) published a new guideline this year for treatment of soft tissue infections and MRSA. Post Views: 248
Continue ReadingKocher Criteria is the best way to diagnose septic arthritis in children Post Views: 252
Continue ReadingIs a lumbar puncture necessary when evaluating febrile infants (30 to 90 days of age) with an abnormal urinalysis? There is a new study in Peds Emergency care which it describes a retrospective study among infants 1 month to 3 months old Post Views: 169
Continue ReadingThis is my case report with Keith Boniface on cardiac angio-sarcoma: Incidental Identification of Right Atrial Mass Using Bedside Ultrasound: Cardiac Angiosarcoma Post Views: 176
Continue ReadingI had a patient with Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Patient had mental status changes and was unresponsive.We transferred patient to a hyperbaric center and this is the review that I did with my resident and student for Carbon Monoxide poisoning, mainly from Tintinalli’s: Post Views: 186
Continue ReadingIdentification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. The goal of study was to identify children at very low risk of clinically-important traumatic brain injuries (ciTBI) for whom CT might be unnecessary. Post Views: 233
Continue ReadingRecently, 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 Post Views: 218
Continue ReadingAre 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 […]
Continue ReadingThis 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 Post Views: 187
Continue ReadingHow 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 Post Views: 221
Continue ReadingTop Ten Mistakes in Residency by: Peter Deblieux Post Views: 289
Continue ReadingWe 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 […]
Continue Reading2008 Pocket Guides, Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline Post Views: 188
Continue ReadingACEP’s Video presentation of Dr. Greg Henry and Dr. Gillian Schmitz discussing the top ten documentation mistakes. Post Views: 215
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Continue ReadingEmergency-Medicine-Past-and-Future by: Peter Rosen Post Views: 168
Continue ReadingHow to do Lung Ultrasound to rule out Pneumothorax! 1. Select your probe: Linear probe, or vascular probe with low penetration and high frequency. Post Views: 204
Continue ReadingLung 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 Post Views: 190
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Continue ReadingWhich Anti-emetic for Undifferentiated Vomiting By: Ingrid Lim Post Views: 213
Continue ReadingWelcome 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 Post Views: 195
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