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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Preliminary Report on Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19

6/1/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
The Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT), while controversial, is the first major trial to suggest benefit from remdesivir for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Unfortunately, study results don't sh
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Research , Rapid Research Review

Rapid Research Review: Epidemiology and COVID-19 - Details Matter

5/28/2020 Pete Serina, MD, MPH
Social media has made everyone an epidemiologist in this era of COVID-19. But surprise! Details matter. Learn how to interpret the data and consider it in context.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for Sepsis and Septic Shock

5/26/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
In the quest to conquer sepsis, a new randomized controlled trial has tested hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and thiamine as a treatment.
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Medical Students , Medical Education , Career Planning , Advising , Medical Student Council

Remote Resources & Guidance for EM-Bound Medical Students

5/26/2020 Dania Abu-Jubara, DO
Navigating the match is difficult in routine times - and the 2021 Match will be anything but routine, thanks to the coronavirus. This compilation of resources, tailored for EM-bound medical students,
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Medical Students , Program Director Interviews , Match

Program Director Interview Series: Ramin Tabatabai, MD | EM Residency Program Director at LAC+USC, Los Angeles, CA

5/20/2020 Shelby Hoebee
In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series we got to chat with Ramin Tabatabai, MD to learn about the LA County + USC Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Tabatabai tells u
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COVID-19 , Administration & Operations

How are EDs Leading in the COVID-19 Pandemic?

5/18/2020 Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd , Andrew Luo, MD , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc
Nearly every aspect of patient care — from triage to discharge, from documentation to intubation — has been revised in an effort to streamline care of COVID-19 patients. Concerns around minimizing pro
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Infectious Disease

Understanding and Combating Antibiotic Resistance

5/18/2020 Rubayet Hossain, MD , Vinitha Jacob, MD
Most antibiotics in use today fall into just 10 categories - but there are more than 100,000 known antibiotic-resistance genes spanning almost every known antibiotic class. Yet the rate of development
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Dexamethasone Treatment for ARDS

5/7/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
The first RCT studying the use of dexamethasone in ARDS shows promise for the emergency medicine setting.
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Socially Constructed Criticisms

5/6/2020 Jasmeen Kaur
One more reason to pay attention to health policy: Your race or ethnic background may play a role in analyzing whether you receive pain treatment when seeking emergency medical services.
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: April-May 2020

4/23/2020 Danielle Miano, MD , Gregory Steinberg, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 33-year-old male presents to the emergency department because of palpitations. He reports a history of similar episodes in the past that always respond to adenosine. What is your interpretation of t