LITFL Update 042
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The unexpected collides with the 4-hour rule in the natural laboratory for error that is the emergency department…
Act 1: The Existential Installment, and
Act 2: The Clinical Section
…WITH a cliffhanger.
Whether you’re brand new to echocardiography, or just need to brush up on key skills, here are the best #FOAMed resources and online echo courses.
You’ll see the pros and cons, pricing, topics covered, and other differentiating details.
Returning to the clinical coalface after a prolonged absence is inherently challenging.
The good thing is there are courses that can help you get back in the swing of things.
Latest updates from the #FOAMed world
Quantitative End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) was in vogue for a while. Seemingly some centres adopted it as standard of care, while others left it to ‘practitioner preference’. We now have mounting evidence to do a deeper dive into its use, particularly in the Emergency Department.
NIPPV is frequently used in the management of critically ill patients presenting with an acute COPD exacerbation. In this podcast, we review the HAPPEN Trial, which compared low intensity to high intensity NIPPV on the need for intubation in patients with an acute COPD exacerbation and hypercapnia.
The use of injectable glucagon-like-peptide-1 agonists (GLP-1As) such as semaglutide (Ozempic® / Wegovy®) is rapidly increasing among adolescents and young adults who want to lose weight. There is trial evidence to suggest that semaglutide is effective.
Let’s take a trip way back to 2016. You’re me, and you’re in paramedic school, in the thick of the cardiology section. You’re learning about hypotension and the various ways we can fix it. Hypovolemic hypotension gets 20 cc/kg of normal saline, hemorrhage or not. Sepsis gets 20 cc/kg of normal saline, acidosis or not. Cardiogenic shock gets…
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