How to deal with the coke
Acute cocaine toxicity can manifest with several cardiovascular issues such as tachycardia, dysrhythmia, hypertension, and coronary vasospasm. This systematic review collated all of …
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Lorazepam as first line treatment
The diagnosis of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome should be considered for the recurrent attender with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The main diagnostic …
Spoon feed me some EM journals… EM TOpics by @claybsmith
I am enjoying being spoon-fed by EM Topics… A recommendation for those who like to be in the know, but don’t have …
Is this #FOAMed resource any good?
The #FOAMed movement often gets criticised for a lack of peer review and the promotion of eminence-based, rather than evidence-based, medicine. While …
What issues are important to ACEM trainees?
In my spare time I contribute to our college journal, Emergency Medicine Australasia. Since 2014, the journal has included a “Trainee Focus” …
Paediatric syncope – a primer from Don’t Forget the Bubbles #DFTB
I’m sure you all read your bimonthly issue of EMA assiduously, so you undoubtedly have seen some of the useful clinical summaries …
Male Idiot Theory: sex differences in idiotic behaviour
In this analysis of recipients of The Darwin Award (awarded to individuals who have contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of …
Top Ten UTI Myths: use urinalysis in context
In this review, the authors debunk a number of myths about UTIs and the utility of urinalysis. As they conclude: Asymptomatic bacteriuria …
Rudeness reduces team performance; Be Nice
No-one likes working with rude or disrespectful people, and now there is a study to show this has flow on effects on …
ALTEr your definitions and brush up on BRUEs
The Amercian Academy of Pediatrics has just released an update guideline on the definition, assessment and management of the condition formerly known …
How to size a Guedel oropharyngeal airway
This study from Korea examined the accuracy of oropharyngeal airway sizing based on measurement from either the maxiallary incisors or the corner …
Treat the underlying problem, not the AF
This is a retrospective chart review (well done, but a chart review) of 416 patients with atrial fibrillation and an acute medical …