This post delves into the diagnosis and management of SCFE.
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
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Impact of US Guided Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation on Compression Pauses
The provision of high-quality compressions with minimal interruptions is central to the management of cardiac arrest. Along with defibrillation, high-quality compressions are the only interventions proven to improve patient-oriented outcomes. Recently, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has gained greater use in cardiac arrest care for determination the cause of arrest as well as guiding the resuscitation and interventions.
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Prophylactic Antibiotics in Nasal Packing
Is it necessary to provide prophylactic antibiotics for anterior nasal packs? Standard teaching says yes but the data isn’t so supportive.
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Amiodarone in Cardiac Arrest – Systematic Review + Meta-Analysis
In 2016 the annual incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the United States was roughly 360,000 and 209,000 for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) (Mozaffarian 2016). Though survival rates are relatively dismal, arrests in the setting of shock amenable rhythms – ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) – have an overall better rate of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).
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Antibiotics in the Treatment of Smaller Abscesses
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), specifically skin abscesses, are an increasingly common cause for emergency department (ED) visits. Many of these are uncomplicated and are treated in the ED with incision and drainage (I&D) and then discharged. In an era of increasing rates of methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA), there may be a role for adjunct therapy with oral antibiotics to improve cure rates.
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Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors
This post investigates a cognitive process for the patient with refractory hypotension.
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