Feeling Argumentative In this series we are going to pick apart the arguments and evidence surrounding a common but controversial topic in Emergency Medicine. The goal is to take a hard look at the practices we are handing down to future generations of ED docs and see what is based on opinion and what is
Simplified Diagnostic Management of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism (the YEARS study): a Prospective, Multicentre, Cohort Study. van der Hulle, Tom, et al. The Lancet 2017 . [paper] Why I chose this study Determining if a patient has a pulmonary embolism (PE) is a routine occurrence in the emergency department (ED) and on the medicine inpatient service. I
We continue the series with Knowledge Bomb #16. The purpose and motivation for this series is outlined in the first entry and extensively in an ALiEM IDEA series blog entry. Background Simple febrile seizures are common in the pediatric population, ages 6 months to 5 years. However, complex febrile seizures are more rare, affecting less than 1% of children.
We continue on with the series with Knowledge Bomb #15. The purpose and motivation for this series is outlined in the first entry and extensively in an ALiEM IDEA series blog entry. Background: Annually, 250,000 patients are mechanically ventilated in US Emergency Departments (ED). Of these patients, 20% will develop complications such as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) or
Dr. Janae Hohbein (PGY2) brings us part 2/2 of our cardiology pearls this week, presenting the rare phenomenon of Electrical Storm! Dr. Janae Hohbein
#HYFTF is back! And kicking things off with some great reviews from our GI section! First up we have Dr. Komal Paladugu with pearls on hepatic disease from a lecture given by Dr. Adam Rodos! Dr. Jessica Zahn reviews appendicitis and the use of CT in its diagnosis. Enjoy!
High Yield for the Field UIC Emergency Medicine Residency Presented by John Purakal, MD PGY2 This episode contains In-service board review with topics including tpa exclusion criteria, Toxicology & Ob/Gyn quick hits! Contributing presenters: Dr. Jeff Knisley, Dr. Chris Tanner Dr. Shana Nelson, Dr. Arielle Port, & Dr. Evan Robinson
This week’s HYFTF covers our past two conferences, with a toxicology review as well as various hematology topics including Sickle Cell labs, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, Neutropenic Fever and TTP. HYFTF – Created by Dr. John Purakal Conference Pearls from the University of Illinois at Chicago EM Residency Conference Dates 1/14 & 1/21 Hematology and Toxicology
This week’s episode presented by Dr. John Purakal covers Dr. Laura Kwoh’s M&M presentation on Foreign Body Aspiration in the Pediatric Patient. Also, be sure to check out guest lecturer and UIC EM Alumnus Dr. Eashwar Chandrasekaran on Prognositication in the ED below! Link to Eashwar’s Lecture: https://vimeo.com/147404880
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