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Rebel Category: REBEL EM

TRAPID-AMI: Predictive Symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

Background: Chest pain is a complaint commonly seen in the emergency department.  Getting a good history is an essential part of working up patients with chest pain, as the history may guide us to be concerned for the cause of life-threatening …

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Cardiovascular

Methotrexate Failure in Non-Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy

Background: 1st trimester vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain is a common complaint seen in the ED.  As EM physicians it is important to make the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy early in the clinical course as it can prevent rupture, difficulty with future …

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

ANNEXA-4: Andexanet Alfa and Factor Xa Inhibitors

Background: Over the past few years we have seen a surge in the use of oral Factor Xa inhibitors (apixaban, rivaroxaban etc) for anticoagulation.  The reason for this is the ease of use, standard dosing with no levels to check and …

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Hematology and Oncology

FOAM Impact Study Follow Up

Online educational resources, social media, and asynchronous education increasingly dominate innovation and continuing medical education for practicing emergency physicians. The “Free Open-Access Medical Education” (FOAM) movement has utilized the power of global connectivity to drive narrowing of the knowledge translation …

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Renal and Genitourinary

Omadacycline, the NEJM and Non-Inferiority Studies

Introduction: The production and release of new antibiotics is rare and should be celebrated by clinicians. As antibiotic resistance continues to mount, our options narrow and, in turn, our patients suffer. Recently, the NEJM published two articles on a new …

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Infectious Disease

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