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Emergency Medical Minute

 

Dec 30, 2019

Contributor: Charleen Melton, PharmD

Educational Pearls:

  • Desmopressin (DDAVP) is an analogue of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) that has been used for the treatment of intracranial hemorrhage. It works by increasing the release of Von Willebrand factor, helping to stabilize clots. 
  • The use of DDAVP for intracranial...


Dec 24, 2019

Contributor: Jared Scott, MD

Educational Pearls:

  • The ED is full of painful procedures. One of the most commonly dreaded procedures is nasal packing for epistaxis, as it is quite uncomfortable for the patient. 
  • A recent study compared TXA with compression, saline with compression, and traditional nasal packing for the...


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