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Social EM

Is Your Patient a Victim of Human Trafficking?

12/1/2020 Nicole Exeni McAmis, MD , Angela C. Mirabella , Elizabeth M. McCarthy , Cara A. Cama, MBA
Do you know how to recognize potential victims of human trafficking in your ED? Know the signs and have strategies in place to offer care.
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Social EM

Concealed but Not Forgotten: Human Trafficking and the ED

12/1/2020 Lindsay Davis, DO, MPH, NRP , Bryce Taylor, DO, MS
Emergency physicians are in a unique position to recognize human trafficking, as the emergency department may be the first or only contact a victim has with the medical community. This is why it is im
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: ECMO Facilitated CPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation - The ARREST Trial

12/1/2020 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Sean M. Hickey, MD
What is possible with highly coordinated ECMO-facilitated cardiopulmonary resuscitation? A recent study demonstrates the value of exploring interesting alternatives such as ECMO cannulation in the eme
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Social EM

Water, Fire, and Medicine: Why Environmental Justice Matters in EM

11/30/2020 Caroline Lee
Environmental catastrophes bring patients into the ED who are uniquely vulnerable, such as individuals without homes, the uninsured, and other marginalized populations. Health professionals should not
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Critical Care , Pulmonary , COVID-19 , Deep Dive in CritCare

Corticosteroid Use in COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: Deep Dive into the Evidence

11/30/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Brian Sumner, MD , Oswald Reid, Jr., MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
The role of corticosteroids in severe infections, sepsis and ARDS has been a constantly evolving discussion and remains controversial. The recent APROCCHSs, ADRENAL and DEXA-ARDS along with other prio
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Shock

Critical Care Alert: Fluid Overload and Mortality in Adult Critical Care Patients

11/30/2020 Brian Sumner, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
Fluid overload has not been clearly defined in the critical care arena. In situations where patients have renal, cardiac, and pulmonary dysfunction, commonly seen in the ICU, large volume fluid therap
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Social EM , Urology , Health Policy

Failure of Follow-Up: Scrotal Hernia Case Illustrates Health Care Disparities

11/18/2020 Jason W. David, MD, Capt (USAF) , Aaron A. Johnson, DO, Capt (USAF) , Jerad Eldred, MD
Hernias with loss of domain are often a consequence of poor access to surgical care and require extensive planning and management. This case of scrotal hernia illustrates how health care disparities a
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Critical Care , Pulmonary , Airway , Deep Dive in CritCare

ARDS: Deep Dive into the Evidence

11/16/2020 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD , Michael Franczak, MD , Melissa Villars, MD, MPH , Mina Ghobrial, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening form of respiratory failure characterized by massive inflammation leading to pulmonary edema, decruitment of alveoli, and hypoxemia. De
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Tranexamic Acid During Prehospital Transport in Patients at Risk for Hemorrhage After Injury (The STAAMP Trial)

11/4/2020 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Sean M. Hickey, MD
The STAAMP Trial results show TXA, with a thus far demonstrated low adverse event rate, should be considered in all trauma patients as early as feasibly possible, and those with more severe forms of s
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: October-November 2020

10/9/2020 Matthew Rizzotti, DO , Emily Luvison, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 72-year-old male with a history of hyperlipidemia presents to the ED after an episode of exertional chest pain which has since resolved. What is your interpretation of his EKG?