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Medical Category: Abdominal and Gastroinstestinal

The HaVOC Trial: IV Haloperidol vs Ondansetron for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome

Background/Introduction: Emergency department visits related to cannabis use appear to be increasing nationally secondary to continued trends of legalization, decriminalization, or less restrictive medical cannabis use laws in many states. The number of individuals with daily cannabis use in the …

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Abdominal and Gastroinstestinal

Aromatherapy vs Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy Among Adult Emergency Department Patients

Background Information: Nausea and/or vomiting are chief complaints that account over 4 million emergency department (ED) visits each year.1 Multiple studies have shown aromatherapy in the form of isopropyl alcohol “prep” pads to be effective in postoperative nausea and vomiting.2,3 …

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Abdominal and Gastroinstestinal

REBEL Core Cast 45.0 – Mesenteric Ischemia

Take Home Points Be sure to consider mesenteric ischemia in any elderly patient with abdominal pain or lower gastrointestinal (GI) complaints.  Remember, the presentation can be tricky to find and they may have a reassuring abdominal exam. Ask about artherosclerotic …

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Abdominal and Gastroinstestinal

REBEL Cast Ep 89: The CODA Trial – Antibiotics vs Appendectomy for Appendicitis

Background: The well-established, standard treatment for acute appendicitis is surgical appendectomy.  However, recent research has challenged the dominance of the surgical approach in looking at antibiotics alone. The available literature on non-operative treatment of appendicitis (NOTA) has important limitations: exclusion …

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Abdominal and GastroinstestinalInfectious Disease

Do Ondansetron Prescriptions Reduce Pediatric Return Visits for Nausea and Vomiting?

Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a very common emergency department (ED) presentation, with “approximately 1.5 million pediatric outpatient visits and 200,000 admissions” each year (Benary).   Treatment for AGE is mainly supportive, utilizing rehydration therapy and antiemetic medications.  One common and …

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Abdominal and GastroinstestinalPediatrics

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