BRASH Syndrome
BRASH syndrome: Bradycardia Renal failure (either acute or acute-on-chronic) AV node blocker: Usually due to a beta blocker, verapamil, or diltiazem. Shock Hyperkalemia
Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department (GRACE): Recurrent, low-risk chest pain in the emergency department
The multidisciplinary guideline panel used The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to assess the certainty of evidence and strength of recommendations regarding eight priority questions for adult patients with recurrent, low-risk chest pain and have derived the following evidence based recommendations
Acute Monocular Vision Loss
6 can’t miss pathologies for painful and painless acute monocular vision loss in an easy to read graphic.
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Low Risk Chest Pain
Talk to any emergency doctor worth their salt, and they’ll tell you that it isn’t the wildly sick patients who keep them up at night – it’s the ones they sent home. Read more
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Chemical Sedation of the Agitated Patients
Drugs for chemically sedating agitated pts. Read more
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Push-Dose Vasopressors
Due to their rapid onset and short duration of action, push-dose epinephrine and phenylephrine can be considered for patients with spontaneous circulation requiring rapid normalization of hemodynamic parameters. Read more
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Lever Sign – A Better ACL Exam
Compared to other clinical tests of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) disruption, the lever sign is more accurate and sensitive in an ED setting. Read more
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Useful Keys To Avoid Litigation
Here are key areas of charting that can enable you to overcome “aggressive” ligation:
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Loop Drainage Procedure For Abscesses
A great technique for both you and the patient. Faster, easier, and much less painful.
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STEMI’s in Disguise
Important ECG findings (STEMI equivalents) not to miss. Read more
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