Dec 4, 2023
Contributor: Meghan Hurley MD
Educational Pearls:
Pearls about labor:
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Labor is split into 3 stages.
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Stage 1 starts when the first persistent contractions are felt and goes up until the cervix is fully dilated and the mother starts pushing. Stage 1 is split into two phases: the latent phase (cervix is dilated from...
Nov 27, 2023
Contributor: Dr. Taylor Lynch
Educational Pearls:
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Time of arrival until intubation was 26 minutes but nobody tried anterior neck access like a cricothyrotomy until his dad arrived
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Traditional ACLS protocol is not enough for anaphylactic respiratory arrest
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Circulating O2 from compressions alone is not enough to...
Nov 20, 2023
Contributor: Jared Scott MD
Educational Pearls:
Should we use opioids to treat low back and neck pain? The OPAL Trial, published in The Lancet, in June 2023, attempted to answer this very question.
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Objective: Investigate the efficacy and safety of a short course of opioid analgesic (oxycodone-naloxone) for acute low...
Nov 13, 2023
Contributor: Jared Scott MD
Educational Pearls
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A recently published study assessed the burden of respiratory viruses in a longitudinal cohort of children from 0 to 2 years of age
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The children in the study received nasal swab PCR testing weekly to determine infectivity
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They were also monitored for symptoms via...
Nov 6, 2023
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD
Educational Pearls:
Common sedatives used in the Emergency Department and a few pearls for each.
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Propofol
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Type: Non-barbiturate sedative hypnotic agonizing GABA receptors.
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Benefit: Quick on and quick off (duration of action is approximately 2-7 minutes), helpful for suspected...