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Rebel Category: REBEL EM

Succinylcholine or Rocuronium for 1st Pass Success Rate

Background: Administration of a neuromuscular blocker (NMB) is an essential part of Emergency Department  (ED) airway management for facilitating ideal airway conditions and is most commonly performed with either succinylcholine or rocuronium. Despite extensive debates between providers, one agent has not ...

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Resuscitation

Is it Safe to Discharge Patients Home with Isolated Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (itSAH)?

Background: I received a text message from one of my colleagues inquiring about discharging a patient home with isolated traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and to be honest I had heard about this practice, but was not completely aware of the literature around ...

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Trauma

Tenecteplase versus Alteplase before Endovascular Therapy for Ischemic Stroke (EXTEND-IA TNK)

Background: Alteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator that is approved for use prior to thrombectomy in ischemic strokes with the goal of reperfusion to ischemic areas of the brain. Tenecteplase is a recombinant enzyme derived from alteplase that is more ...

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Neurology

Corticosteroids in Pharyngitis – Systematic Review + Meta-Analysis

Background: Sore throat is among the most common complaints in the emergency department (ED). Sometimes, the etiology is bacterial, and in those cases antibiotics may shorten the duration of disease and provide symptomatic relief. The majority of cases are viral ...

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Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Industry Sponsored Trials and  Entresto in CHF

Background: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization among adults over the age of 65 years of age. Despite improvement in outcomes with optimal medical treatment, admission rates still remain high with many patients requiring rehospitalization.  The ...

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Cardiovascular

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