JC: Patient Controlled Analgesia in the ED
A review of a paper on the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) in the ED.
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Evidence Based Medicine
Explore the principles of evidence-based medicine, including critical appraisal, clinical decision-making, and the latest research in emergency and acute care. Our posts help clinicians interpret evidence, apply it to practice, and improve patient outcomes with a scientific approach.
JC All I want for CRYSTMAS in ITU land…, are some more potatoes, and a drink!
A review of the CRYSTMAS study comparing starch vs. saline for severe sepsis patients.
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Croup: Riding the Dex Express
Management of Croup in the emergency department. Does dexamethasone work?
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JC: Journals are dead: Long live the Journal Club
“The report of my death was an exaggeration” Mark Twain Just a quicky and a link out to our guide on Emergency Medicine Journal Clubs. Despite the rumours of the
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Low risk chest pain? ADAPT my management?
The ADAPT chest pain risk stratification tool in the emergency department for the diagnosis of ACS acute coronary syndromes
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Deep Vein Thrombosis – New NICE guidance
Is Venous Thrombo Embolism the most controversial area of EM practice at the moment? I think it might be as there is rarely a meeting or conference where the subject
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JC: Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke – IST3
We have just covered the following paper in our journal club at Manchester Royal Infirmary. The benefits and harms of intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator within 6 h
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The Critical Appraisal FCEM exam
If you are planning on being an emergency physician in the UK then you will probably be thinking about trying to get through the FCEM exam. At the current time
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