PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include a new type of prosthetic leg, breast cancer risk and obesity, mobile phones and CPR, and surgical mishaps. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - June 14, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Stroke Rounds: Thrombolysis Use Varies Regionally
(MedPage Today) -- Some regions never used clot busters, whereas others had rates above 9% (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - June 11, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
In Sepsis, Fluid Choice Matters
(MedPage Today) -- During large-volume sepsis resuscitation, the type of crystalloid solution is crucial. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 26, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
By the Book: How to Roll Out a New Chest Pain Pathway
(MedPage Today) -- A new chest pain protocol? (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 22, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Paramedics Steer Non-Emergency Patients Away From ERs
(MedPage Today) -- One study showed a $5.5 million savings over 2 years for three projects in Nevada. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 19, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Newman's Notes: Quiet Fortitude in the ER
(MedPage Today) -- A response to Maureen Dowd's New York Times piece about the clash between ER docs and specialists (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
'I Wish Things Were Different'
(MedPage Today) -- Seven ways to communicate clearly and compassionately when patients are terminal. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 10, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Video of Live Cricothyrotomy: The FOAMed Report
(MedPage Today) -- Also, brushing up on your EKG and burn care skills. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 8, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Ketamine's Troubled Past, Promising Future
(MedPage Today) -- Well established as a sedative (and party drug), "Special K" can do even more in the ED. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 4, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Taking Aim at Gun Violence: ACP Builds Coalition
(MedPage Today) -- Can 36 medical, legal, and community organizations defeat the gun lobby? (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
CDC Confirms Ebola Transmission Via Sex
(MedPage Today) -- Warns against unprotected sex with Ebola survivors. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - May 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Can Payment Reform Improve Emergency Care?
(MedPage Today) -- The future of emergency department care and costs, for both patients and hospitals. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - April 29, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Disaster Planning: Innovators Wanted
(MedPage Today) -- Technology is changing the field of disaster relief, but there's more that needs to be done. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - April 28, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Realign Incentives to Hold Down Costs
(MedPage Today) -- "Too much medicine" comes at a price. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - April 27, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Diagnosing Diastolic Heart Failure With Ultrasound: The FOAMed Report
(MedPage Today) -- Also, use of albumin in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine)
Source: MedPage Today Emergency Medicine - April 24, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
