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TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

Jul 31, 2018

Patients often come in complaining of a possible spider bite, but is this actually the cause of their symptoms?  In this blog and podcast, we talk specifically about brown recluse bites, differentiating them from other causes, treatment, and other pearls.


Jul 24, 2018

Epinephrine (adrenaline) has been a hallmark of cardiac arrest management as an attempt to obtain a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).  However, the evidence for epinephrine in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) as well as in the hospital (IHCA) has been conflicting.  We review the largest trial to date just...


Jul 17, 2018

Does it actually matter how you dress when you go to work?  The BMJ recently published an open access article covering this exact issue.  Although in many ways limited, this study offered some key insights regarding how our dress attire in different settings could potentially impact patient perceptions.


Jul 10, 2018

Too often we find ourselves fighting trolls and people both on social media and sometimes in real life.  Most of the time though, we are not able to engage in any form of real debate and discussion.  In this blog and podcast, we talk about how to meaningfully discuss and properly debate in any situation, especially on...


Jul 3, 2018

Excited delirium has been covered quite a bit, but like other hot topics it is always changing with new evidence.  Here are some of the key pearls and pitfalls to managing this high risk population.