#FOAMed Review 31st Edition
Michael Macias
Welcome to the thirty-first edition of the #FOAMed Review! The idea of the FOAMed review is to give you a digestible selection of reliable content from the online EM/CC world that you can fit into your busy weekly schedule. Each review will include highlights from the highest yield blog, podcast, video and web sources around. Over a year's span we will be sure to include topics from all core EM content areas...even the ones that may not be the coolest. Check out our indexing section #FOAMED REVIEW which allows you to view previous weekly reviews by edition or by selecting from CORD curriculum categories.
Onto the FOAMed.
AIRWAY TIPS [PODCAST]: Scott Weingart discusses a few high yield airway pearls from the NYC airway course including awake fiberoptic intubation prep, proper blade seating and the head lift. EM Crit
ULTRASOUND IN MASSIVE PE [PODCAST]: Ultrasound Podcast hosts Sam Ghali in a discussion regarding ultrasound in a massive PE clinical case. Ultrasound Podcast
TREATMENT OF GONORRHEA IN CEPHALOSPORIN ALLERGIC PATIENTS [PODCAST]: The SGEM reviews an article regarding alternatives to IM ceftriaxone for uncomplicated gonorrhea in a high yield podcast here. The SGEM
DEFIBRILLATION WITH PADDLES [BLOG]: In case you find yourself in an area with only old-school defibrillation paddles, a few tips to know. EM Tutorials
More FOAMed.
PEDIATRICS
INGUINAL HERNIA [BLOG]: Sean Fox discusses the clinical presentation of the indirect inguinal hernia in children and some pearls on manual reduction. Pediatric EM Morsels
NEUROLOGY
NMDA-RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS [BLOG]: Not all encephalitis is infectious. Be on the lookout for this diagnosis in a patient presenting with low grade fever and seizures. ALiEM
TECHNOLOGY
TOP 10 ANDROID & iOS MEDICAL APPS [BLOG]: Great list of medical apps to add to your smart phone for both bedside learning and clinical decision making. Emergencypedia
TOXICOLOGIC DISORDERS
ACETAMINOPHEN TOXICITY [VIDEO]: 5 minutes rundown of APAP overdose and the rule of 150s from the high yield med ed resource EM in 5.
