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Author: Salim Rezaie

COVID-19: Two Important Messages that Need to be Shared Widely

There are lots of mixed messages flying around social media about COVID-19 lung injury.  Although social media is a very powerful way to get information across, it can also amplify messages that are incorrect or not based in quality research …

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Thoracic and Respiratory

COVID-19: Macgyvering Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has strained our available healthcare resources and caused unprecedented stress in the lives of our healthcare workers.  With the advent of COVID-19 and the resultant deaths of our colleagues, it has become painfully clear that our profession …

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Procedures and SkillsThoracic and Respiratory

Rebellion in EM 2019: Care for Yourself – Sleep Hygiene via Arlene Chung, MD

Chronic sleep deprivation can affect health, performance, and safety.  There are many causes of sleep deprivation including stresses of daily life, shift work, and unrecognized sleep disorders.  In this talk from Rebellion in EM 2019, Arlene Chung, MD, facts about …

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COVID-19: Thrombosis and Hemoglobin

The Novel Coronavirus 2019, was first reported on in Wuhan, China in late December 2019.  The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020 and on March 11th, 2020, the outbreak was declared a global …

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Infectious Disease

The Kompas Trial: Sodium Bicarbonate Prehydration in Adults with CKD Prior to Contrast-Enhanced CT

Background: Most guidelines recommend prehydration prior to iodine-based contrast media to prevent postcontrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI) in patients with CKD.  There is, however, a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of this as well as the potential adverse effects …

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Renal and Genitourinary

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