How to Perform Ultrasound-Guided Forearm Nerve Blocks to Provide Non-Drug Pain Relief for Acute Injuries
While forearm nerve blocks provide excellent anesthesia for hand injuries (fractures, dislocations, lacerations, abscesses), they don’t provide…
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How to Perform Ultrasound-Guided Forearm Nerve Blocks to Provide Non-Drug Pain Relief for Acute Injuries
While forearm nerve blocks provide excellent anesthesia for hand injuries (fractures, dislocations, lacerations, abscesses), they don’t provide... -
Emergency Department Sinusitis Care Simplified
Your first patient of the shift is a 40-year-old woman with a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit,... -
<em>ACEP Now</em> Reader Takes Issue with <em>Choosing Wisely</em> Trial on Trimethoprim- Sulfamethoxazole for Skin Abscess
Re: “A Whirlwind Year in Review: Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess” [August 2016] “This well-designed...
ACEP Now Reader Takes Issue with Choosing Wisely Trial on Trimethoprim- Sulfamethoxazole for Skin Abscess
Re: “A Whirlwind Year in Review: Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess” [August 2016] “This well-designed…
Emergency Medicine Foundation Study Explores Using Ultrasound to Assess Fluid Responsiveness
Study explores using ultrasound to support clinical judgment in complex decisions regarding fluid management
A Marriage of Old Data and New Concepts: New Sepsis Definitions Raise Concerns about Accuracy, Usefulness in Emergency Medicine
Sepsis can be a difficult condition to diagnose thanks in part to non-specific criteria; the definitions of…
Medical Guidelines from Non-Emergency Medicine Experts Benefit Emergency Physicians
In the two years that we’ve been doing the FOAMcast podcast, some of the most interesting topics…
Urine Tests Unreliable for Assessing Dehydration in Older Adults
Urine tests should not be used to indicate hydration status in older people because their diagnostic accuracy…
Four Techniques for Handling the Omega-Shaped Epiglottis
Curved blade laryngoscopy, whether with a conventional direct blade or video laryngoscope (with a Macintosh design or…
Emergency Medicine Techniques, Equipment List for Removing Fishhooks Lodged in Patients
“Foreign body–fishhook.” We commonly see these injuries in our emergency departments and think, “This could be a…
Clinical Scores Fail to Identify Large-Artery Occlusion in Stroke Patients
Clinical scales currently in use do not accurately identify large-artery occlusion (LAO) in patients with acute ischemic…