Browsing: September 2020

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Ultrasound

Can Transcranial Doppler Be Useful in the ED? A Review of the Literature

9/30/2020 Mikaela Biavati , Daniel Hubbard , Jake Freudenberger, DO , Akash Desai, MD , Tim Montrief, MD, MPH
Transcranial Doppler offers exciting potential - but in what settings? This literature review evaluates its use in trauma, ICU, pediatric, rural, and international settings.
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Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Melissa White, MD | EM Residency Program Director at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

9/24/2020 Alexa Peterson, DO, MS
In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series we got to chat with Melissa White, MD to learn about the Emory Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
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Airway , Clinical

Love Hurts: Rare Hypersensitivity Reaction in the Emergency Department

9/22/2020 Darren Cuthbert, MD, MPH , David Christopher Cuthbert, MD , Joshua Bucher, MD , James Karz, DO , Jaila Graham , Mohamed Olabi
Human seminal fluid hypersensitivity affects roughly 40,000 women in the U.S.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients With Severe COVID-19. The REMAP-CAP COVID-19 Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial

9/21/2020 Brian Sumner, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
A complex trial meant to determine whether hydrocortisone can improve outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 was stopped early - but still shows promise for the course.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients with Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial

9/21/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
The CoDEX trial was conducted to identify the effect of dexamethasone on ventilator-free days in patients with COVID-19 associated ARDS.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis

9/21/2020 Brian Sumner, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
With no clear consensus on the use of steroids in critically ill sepsis patients, a recent meta-analysis studies the 28-day mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients when corticosteroids are admin
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Emergency Medicine at the Forefront

9/6/2020 Nikkole Turgeon
Despite the dedication of emergency departments to serve anyone, anywhere, anytime, evidence shows unacceptable disparities in the emergency care for patients who are Black, indigenous, and people of
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine on Organ Injury in Septic Shock - The ACTS Randomized Clinical Trial

9/3/2020 Brian Sumner, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
This study sheds more light on how the administration of ascorbic acid, corticosteroids, and thiamine might affect the rates of organ injury in patients suffering septic shock. The takeaway? It's not