#EMConf: Kratom Toxicity
Editor:
Toxicologist, Dr. Haroz, discusses a drug that has recently been in the news - Kratom.
Topic:
Category (Day):
Thursday
#EMConf: Marine Envenomations
Editor:
Dr. Tom discusses marine envenomations.
Topic:
Category (Day):
#EMConf: Drowning
Editor:
Dr. Dunisha Ranasuriya, MD discusses drowning.
Topic:
Category (Day):
Board Review: Toxicology
Editor:
A 30 year-old female presents altered and minimally responsive. She was found next to an empty bottle of Valproic Acid. Her blood pressure is 130/80, heart rate is 90, afebrile and without tachypnea or hypoxia. You stabilize her. Depakote level is 550. What is the treatment of the choice?
A. L-carnitine
B. Naloxone
C. Carbapenem
D. Fomepizole
E. N-acetylcysteine
F. Hemodialysis
Answer: A, L-carnitine
Topic:
Category (Day):
MedMalMonthly: Legal Primer
Editor:
Civil Law:
- A dispute between two parties.
- Burden of proof is based on a "preponderance of evidence".
- Punishment is monetary without threat for incarceration.
Criminal Law:
- Government or state brings action against an individual/ entity accused of wrongdoing.
- Burdern of proof is "beyond a reasonable doubt".
- Punishment is incarceration or fines.
Negligence - There are 4 elements.
Topic:
Category (Day):
#EMConf: Valproic Acid Toxicity
Editor:
Dr. Lou Argentine discusses a case of Valproic Acid overdose at this weeks lecture series.
Topic:
Category (Day):
#EMConf: Beyond ACLS - PEA
Editor:
Dr. Sodhi takes a deep dive into some of the cardiac arrest literature.
Topic:
Category (Day):
#EMConf: Beyond ACLS - VFib
Editor:
Dr. Sarab Sodhi discusses some of the new literature for vfib cardiac arrest.
Topic:
Category (Day):
MedMalMonthly: Discharge Instructions
Editor:
One of the best risk management strategies is clear discharge instructions.
- Estimated that half of lawsuits in EM are related in someway to discharge planning.
Instructions should be time specific and action specific and include what to return to the ER for.
Topic:
Category (Day):
#EMConf: Beyond BLS and ACLS
Editor:
Dr. Sarab Sodhi discusses the literature beyond standard BLS and ACLS recommendations.
Topic:
Category (Day):