26 Dec 2018

December 26, 2018

Written by REBEL Cast, REBEL Core
REBEL EM-ers: Salim, Jenny and I would like to announce the launch of a new REBEL EM project. Beginning in 2019, we'll be adding a core content section to the website. This will include core content blog posts and a core content podcast with a dedicated place on the parent site. Instead of creating a separate podcast, we'll be bringing you REBEL Core Cast as part of REBEL Cast. This way, you won't need to download another podcast. Twice a month, Jenny and I will bring you a podcast based on a core topic in EM or based on pearls from our conferences. See you all in the New Year!
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6 Dec 2018

December 6, 2018

Written by REBEL Core

Friday, 2300 hours:

A 24 year-old woman presents to your Emergency Department after a motor vehicle collision. She was the restrained driver of a car that collided head-on with another vehicle. She is complaining only of chest pain and appears uncomfortable and anxious.  The monitor shows sinus tachycardia and you spot a sternal fracture on her chest x-ray.  After IVF and Fentanyl, she remains slightly tachycardic and you wonder:

  • Do I need to send a troponin?
  • If the troponin is negative does this patient need to be admitted?
  • What other testing should I consider in the Emergency Department?
Medical Categories: Trauma
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8 Oct 2018

October 8, 2018

Written by REBEL Core

Definition:

  • Accidental hypothermia is an unintentional core body temperature of < 35°C when heat loss to surroundings is greater than heat generation
  • Most frequent cause is environmental exposure
  • Patient with impaired thermoregulation can develop hypothermia in relatively warm environments
    • Elderly, underlying illness, trauma, intoxication, or malnutrition (Brown 2012)
Medical Categories: Environmental
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31 May 2018

May 31, 2018

Written by REBEL Core

Definition: Syndrome characterized by dysfunction of multiple lumbar and sacral nerve roots in the lumbar vertebral canal due to compression

Anatomy

  • The spinal cord terminates in the conus medullaris at the T12/L1 vertebral body in adults
  • Cauda equina
    • Collection of nerve roots from L1-S5
    • Compression from various causes results in lower motor neuron pathology
Medical Categories: Neurology
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