Pulmonary complications after opioid overdose include: non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, aspiration pneumonia/pneumonitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Multiple mechanisms have been proposed for these complications. These complications have been described in opioid overdose both with and without Naloxone administration. The purpose of the study was to determine if higher doses of Naloxone are associated with an increased risk of pulmonary complications after opioid overdose.
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Pulmonary Complications of Opioid Overdose Treated with Naloxone
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Pediatric Head Trauma
An overview of how to approach head trauma in our pediatric patients.
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Pulmonary Ultrasound
A concise overview of this high-yield ultrasound for the EM clinician.
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Lidocaine-Epinephrine-Tetracaine Gel is More Efficient than EMLA and Mepivacaine Injection During Skin Repair in Children: A Prospective, Propensity Score Matched Two-Center Study
Lacerations are a common cause of visits to the pediatric emergency department. Laceration repair can be a traumatizing experience. The use of topical anesthetics may obviate the need for infiltrative anesthetics. This could result in less patient pain, may improve the rate of successful laceration repair and decrease the need for procedural sedation.
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Navigating Online Resources for Learning ECG Interpretation
Learning to interpret ECGs is not easy – but there’s a world of help out there.
Authors: Bennett J, Rhee D, Wagh A, Pusic M, Tse AB.
Being able to efficiently and accurately read an ECG is an important yet very difficult skill to learn. Online resources can help you improve your abilities at any learner level;
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Abdominal Aortic Ultrasound
A concise overview of performing a bedside abdominal aortic ultrasound- an essential for every Emergency Medicine physician.
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