Podcast summarizing recent emergency medicine posts from the past week.
**POCUS for Retinal Detachment – Can You Trust It?**
Trust your eyes This article consists of three systematic reviews and meta-analyses evaluating ocular POCUS for retinal detachment diagnosis in the ED setting. Of note, typical limitations such as operator skill heterogeneity exist, and no study assessed patient-oriented outcomes like final visual acuity.
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**Til STEMI Do Us Part**
Dr. Smith: To put it all together, patient JT had a Large dominant RCA with mid segment 100% occlusive heavily thrombotic stenosis status post successful PCI. There is also elevation in the lateral leads (I and aVL) Final Read: Anteriolateral STEMI Dr. Jackson: Despite how ill she looked, her blood pressure was ok-ish.
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**NEJM Case: A 28-Year-Old Woman with Nausea, Dizziness, and Metabolic Acidosis**
A review of systems was negative for fever, chest pain, diarrhea, hematochezia, melena, anorexia, cough, dyspnea, headache, paresthesia, vision symptoms, and motor weakness. The partner described the patient as having a “sensitive stomach” and noted that she often had similar symptoms after eating spicy foods.The post NEJM Case: A 28-Year-Old Woman with Nausea, Dizziness, and Metabolic Acidosis first appeared on האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופה.
