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Peri-Intubation Hypotension – Dose Induction Dose Matter?

Background: Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) is a procedure fraught with potential complications including hypotension which, in turn, can result in cardiovascular collapse. While there are numerous potential causes of hypotension peri-RSI, induction medications represent an important, modifiable variable. Over the ...

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Procedures and Skills

Don’t Become Obsolete: The EM Physician’s Fight Against Procedural Decay

INTRODUCTION You’re moonlighting in a remote access hospital. EMS radios in for a burn patient and to anticipate a difficult airway. You can hear the tension in their voice. They’re rolling up now. The patient is horribly burned. She was ...

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Procedures and Skills

Rosh Review EM Scholar Monthly Question

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EnvironmentalToxicologyTrauma

The Concomitant Use of Calcium and Diltiazem for Rapid Atrial Fibrillation

Background: Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate (AF/AFL with RVR) are the most common subtypes of SVT, comprising a large number of ED visits in aging populations. Currently, rhythm and rate control are the mainstays of therapy ...

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Cardiovascular

The COVID-OUT Trial: Does Metformin Reduce the Risk of Long COVID?

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been the focus of massive research efforts over the last three years. Our understanding of the disease and effective treatments to reduce mortality have progressed rapidly during this time. However, the medical community is only ...

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Infectious Disease
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