JC – Prasugrel vs Clopidogrel in ACS
Critical appraisal of NEJM paper on Clopidogrel vs Prasugrel for the treatment of non STEMI
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Journal Club
Stay up to date with the latest research in emergency and acute care. Our journal club posts critically appraise new studies, discuss their clinical relevance, and explore how evidence can inform practice.
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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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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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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