Emergency Medicine News - EMN Live

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about the Figs scrubs ad controversy that showed a female physician reading a book upside down. Also this month: The STEMI paradigm to AMI and TXA in trauma.

Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about using vasopressorsin patients with septic shock and antimicrobial therapy for otitis externa.

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about antacid monotherapy, airway checklists, and how to cope with lower volume because of the pandemic.

Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about palliative care teams in the ED for COVID-19 patients, figuring out whether patients want a full code, and how you should stop using TXA for GI bleeds, even though Dr. Pescatore supported its use two years ago.

Find the Lancet article they discuss at https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30848-5/fulltext.

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about cyanide toxicity from house fires (it will be on the boards!) and what to do if you don’t have hydroxocobalamin, and about how to manage peritonsillar abscess.

Drs. Pescatore and Raja delve into simulated training for using tourniquets and saline and methylene blue.

Drs. Pescatore and Pescatore talk more about COVID-19 and the hydroxychloroquine debacle.

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about COVID-19 in their EDs and how medical students are being given the option to graduate early.

Drs. Raja and Pescatore explore two studies: One compares colchicine with naproxen for relieving gout pain (read the study here: https://bit.ly/2QKwEXD), and the other examines the use of coloring books for alleviating anxiety in adults waiting in the ED (read the study here: https://bit.ly/33HCY7D).

Drs. Raja and Pescatore explore the roc v. sux trial that didn’t help at all, high-flow nasal cannula for palliative care patients, and the benefits of intermittent fasting.