יום: ינואר ב1, 1970

Calls to U.S. poison control centers over phenibut have risen over the last decade, according to an MMWR article. The drug, developed in Russia in…

Chief resident Vivek Sant asks, “Can we do better when delivering bad news in trauma?” See his take — and his discussion of the SPIKES

Maybe it is time to overcome our reticence to use ketamine for SRSE.

The U.S. experienced 20% more deaths than expected from March through July 2020, with 67% of the excess documented to be from COVID-19; compared with

PE incidence more than doubled in ED patients undergoing CTPA during the peak COVID-19 wave in New York City.

However, it did confer a mortality benefit when given within 1 hour or to patients in severe shock in this randomized, controlled trial.

Lyme disease was common enough among patients with Bell’s palsy to justify routine testing.

In a randomized trial, PT’s benefits were modest.

In an uncontrolled study, daily intake of 2500 mL of fluids was beneficial.

Quantitative analysis found that both tracheal intubation and extubation produce fewer aerosols than volitional coughs.