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Author: Salim Rezaie

Diabetic Gastroparesis Needs HUGS

Background: Anyone practicing in emergency medicine has taken care of a patient with diabetic gastroparesis.  Although, it is not a sexy topic to discuss, nor a disease process associated with significant mortality, it is associated with decreased quality of life, ...

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Endocrine, Metabolic, Fluid, and Electrolytes

Is Fever the New Hotness in Sepsis?

Background: With the introduction of sepsis 3.0, came the quick sepsis related organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score. The purpose of this score is supposed to be a bedside tool to help predict which patients are at the greatest risk of ...

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Infectious Disease

The AMACING Trial: Prehydration to Prevent Contrast Induced Nephropathy (CIN)?

Background: In patients with compromised renal function, the use of intravascular iodinated contrast material is generally not given to avoid contrast induced nephropathy (CIN). Currently, there is no treatment for contrast-induced nephropathy, therefore the focus has been on prevention. Guidelines ...

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Allergy and ImmunologyRenal and Genitourinary

Episode 34 – The Death of Mechanical CPR (mCPR)?

Background: The two most important things that we can do in cardiac arrest to improve survival and neurologically intact outcomes is high quality CPR, with limited interruptions and early defibrillation. In the case of the former, the 2015 AHA/ACC CPR updates ...

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Resuscitation

Contrast Induced Nephropathy (CIN): Fact or Myth?

Background: Use of contrast media in CT scans has been cited as one of the most common causes of iatrogenic acute kidney injury.  Its use however improves the diagnostic accuracy of CT scans.  Some studies have even reported an incidence ...

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Allergy and ImmunologyRenal and Genitourinary
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