First Time Seizure - Now What?
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How do we manage a first time seizure? Let's review the basics here
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Alison Jaworski, MD
Back to the Basics: Breaking Bad News, Cancer Findings in the ED
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Delivering bad news, such as concern for a new cancer diagnosis, is difficult in any setting. In the ED, we are often faced with additional challenges - limited information, time constraints, lack of established relationship with patients, and many others. Yet it is crucial we learn to do this well - here is some guidance to get started.
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Hematoma Blocks
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Good analgesia is crucial in fracture reduction. This can be achieved many different ways, including regional anesthesia, systemic pain medications, or procedural sedation. For certain fracture types, such as wrist fractures, a hematoma block is often used. Here are basic instructions, tips and tricks for performing a hematoma block.
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How to remove a fishhook
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Not a common inner-city emergency, but certainly something you'll see elsewhere. Removing an embedded fishhook can be surprisingly tricky - here are a few methods to know!
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Nail Basics
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Nails and nailbed injuried can be surprisingly complex. A good foundation of nail anatomy and function will help you understand how to treat various nail conditions better.
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Back to Basics: Shoulder Reduction
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Shoulder reductions - you probably think you're pretty good at these. And you're probably right. But there's often more to learn, and a review of the basics many help tweak your approach or learn a new technique!
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Back to Basics: Dental Trauma
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Last week we reviewed some causes of dental pain. Here we move into traumatic dental injuries, with an overview of types and management.
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Back to Basics: Dental Pain
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Dental pain is a common chief complaint in the emergency department, but it can mean many different things. Let's review some of the basics about causes of dental pain.
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Angioedema Basics
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Quick review of mechanisms of diease and available treatments for angioedema
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Brain Bleed Basics
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Yes we learned most this as a 4th year med student... but sometimes reviewing the basics can remind us of some important details we've forgotten. That's what back-to-basics is for! Here we review different types of intracranial hemorrhages.
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