Hi all, I’m excited to report that I’ve joined the group over at REBELEM.com (Rezaie’s Evidence Based Evaluation of Literature in Emergency Medicine) and my first post on the use of Colchicine for treatment of pericarditis is now up. For those of you who don’t follow REBEL:EM, what are you waiting for? With Salim Rezaie […]
SOCMOB How To: Using the Ventilator for DSI with Dave Lendrum
Hi all, Today we have a guest post from Dr. David Lendrum, an ER physician at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. Dave is a super brilliant doc, and this post will outline how to perform BIPAP using a ventilator, as opposed to bringing an extra BIPAP machine into an already crowded resus area. This is […]
SOCMOB How To: Make an atomizer device
It’s time for another video. Today I’ll be showing you how to MacGyver your own atomizer for intranasal and orotracheal drug administration. Shout outs to fellow USask FOAMite Dr. Nadim Lalani (@ERMentor) and Dr. Whit Fisher for the idea behind this one. Today’s video is a modification of the design outlined by Whit Fisher here. […]
NSAIDs Part 3: Gastrointestinal Side Effects and Toxicity
In part 1 of our discussion on NSAIDs, we discussed the equal efficacy of various NSAIDs, while in part 2, we looked at the concept of an analgesic ceiling effect when using NSAIDs. Congrats to all of those who identified the ceiling in part 2 as the Chihuly work at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. […]
SOCMOB How To: Make Your Own End-Tidal CO2 Detector
Hey SOCMOBBERS, The ASA now recommends that all procedural sedations (not conscious sedations!) be done with quantitative waveform capnography. While I understand it’s not feasible in some places, capnography is a hugely valuable tool, and detects apnea long before the pulse ox reading drops. Where I work, there are no fancy nasal prongs or face […]
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