Hey all, Listening to the May edition of EM:RAP yesterday, there was a segment by Patrick Shipsey on digital intubation. At first I thought this would be the same old, same old. That is, someone discussing the pros and cons of video and direct laryngoscopy. What I didn’t expect to hear was someone talking about […]
Evidence Based Management of Acute Heart Failure: Forget LMNOP, think POND!
Case: Imagine you are an attending ED physician supervising a learner. A 72 year old female presents to the ED with cough and shortness of breath worsening over a week. She has a history of Afib, previous MI, diabetes and dyslipidemia. She has recently been non-compliant with her meds and has been taking some ketorolac […]
Eleven Madison Park with Mr. and Mrs. EMCrit
Happy Easter everyone. Today I’m cross-posting a restaurant review of Eleven Madison Park in NYC, from my other blog over at licencetoeat.wordpress.com. The FOAMed connection is that the dinner was with Scott Weingart of the EMCrit podcast. Warning: This is primarily a food post, though there is one important piece of info about Scott’s job […]
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. […]