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Clinical

Top Content of 2022

1/1/2023
EM Resident continued to pull in readers both online and in print this past year. With their eyes on papers about A-line placements and STEMI equivalents to the ever-popular Advanced Critical Care U
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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: PEACH Trial

12/22/2022 Emily D. Geyer, MD , Brittney I. Gordon, MD , Mustafa Rasheed, MD , Taylor Miller, MD
Spontaneous (non-traumatic) intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with high patient morbidity and mortality. In this Critical Care Alert, we review a study designed to assess whether prophylact
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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

12/12/2022 Alex Lucas, MD , Taylor Miller, MD
Alternative defibrillation techniques might be worth a second look. In this Critical Care Alert, we evaluate the largest and most rigorous study of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) and
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POCUS For the Win , Ultrasound

POCUS For the Win: A Case of Atypical Hip Pain

11/21/2022 Sagar Desai, MD , Rich Dowd, DO , Arthur Broadstock, MD , Lisa Bundy, MD, FACEP , Jake Freudenberger, DO
Because endocarditis carries an exceptionally high in-hospital mortality rate, early diagnosis is instrumental in promoting good outcomes.
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POCUS For the Win , Ultrasound

POCUS For the Win: Pulmonary Embolism

11/21/2022 Rich Dowd, DO , Robert Stenberg, MD , Sagar Desai, MD , Arthur Broadstock, MD , Lisa Bundy, MD, FACEP , Jake Freudenberger, DO
Pulmonary embolism (PE) has an annual incidence ranging from 39-115 per 100,000 making it the third most common cardiovascular emergency behind myocardial infarction and stroke. With mortality rates o
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POCUS For the Win , Ultrasound

POCUS For the Win: Aortic Dissection

11/21/2022 Arthur Broadstock, MD , Sagar Desai, MD , Rich Dowd, DO , Lisa Bundy, MD, FACEP , Jake Freudenberger, DO
Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening condition caused by the separation of the intimal layer of the aorta from the medial layer, allowing blood to penetrate the media and create a false plane
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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Airway

Critical Care Alert: Recall During Paralysis Among ED Patients Being Intubated

11/2/2022 Alex Lucas, MD , Taylor Miller, MD
How many of your patients can recall events during what you believed was a sedated endotracheal intubation? This study finds an appreciable number of patients who are paralyzed for intubation in the e
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Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound , Critical Care , Cardiology

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: The 60/60 Sign, Let's Be Specific

10/24/2022 Dustin Slagle, MD , Parth S. Gandhi, DO , Ashley Panicker, MD, FACEP
The 60/60 sign is an ultrasound finding that can help increase specificity in diagnosing right ventricular dysfunction in the setting of an acute pulmonary embolism.
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Critical Care Devices , Surgical Airway , Critical Care

Critical Care Device Series: Tracheostomy Complications and Troubleshooting in the ED

10/24/2022 Evan McMurray, MD , Brendan Innes, MD , Taylor Miller, MD
Tracheostomies are a common surgical procedure for long-term airway management that involves creating a permanent connection between the anterior neck and trachea. Complications occur in up to 50% of
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Committee , Space Medicine , Fellowships , EMbark , Residents

The Final Frontier for EM: An Inside Look at UCLA’s Space Medicine Fellowship Program

10/10/2022 Sriram Venkatesan, FAWM , Kyle Essex, NRP, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT
Future physician-astronauts, here’s a new opportunity that’s right up your alley — UCLA’s Space Medicine Fellowship. EMRA’s Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Committee gets a first-hand look with the