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TXA, a derivative of lysine, works by blocking binding sites on plasminogen, inhibiting plasminogen’s conversion to plasmin, which can potentially inhibit trauma-induced coagulopathy caused by fibrinolysis.
Read MoreWelcome to the second edition of the #FOAM Review! The idea of the FOAM 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.
VIDEO: Critical care expert Matthew Mac Partlin gives an outstanding discussion on emergency airway access including steps to an effective cricothyroidotomy.
VIDEO: There is more than the subcostal view to echo in trauma, learn with Cartan Costello an intensivist in Sydney.
BLOG POST: The physiology behind the post lumbar puncture headache and tips to avoid this complication at RebelEM.
BLOG POST/VIDEO/DISCUSSION: Visit the ALiEM Journal club page on Clinical Decision Rule for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage to get up to date with the current evidence.
PODCAST/BLOG: A quick review from FOAMcast on hepatic emergencies from the well known hepatic encephalopathy to the rare but deadly chylous ascites!
BLOG: Clear up some medical myths at emDocs and fight back with your consultants with evidence! Discussion includes: utility of kayexelate, stone heart, dopamine in cardiogenic shock, cross reactivity of penicillins, IVFs in DKA, troponins in SVT, the necessity of ABGs and checking coags in paracentesis!
BLOG/TWITTER: You just can't get enough pulmonary embolism education from Jeff Kline the PE guru. Follow him and check out the EMCrit post for more on all things related to Jeff Kline's PE teaching.
BLOG: You may not transport the acutely pregnant patient but you can learn a ton from the retrieval expert Minh Le Cong on physiologic considerations and specific disorders in the gravid patient.
The debate on what threshold to transfuse RBCs continues to burden many ICU intensivists, mainly with the question being posed, 'Why are we transfusing?'
Read MoreWelcome to the first edition of the #FOAM Review. The idea of the FOAM 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.
VIDEO BLOG: If you need to improve your airway skills or are completely new to EM, the Essential Emergency Airway Care Course is as good as it gets. From planning your airway to the surgical airway, it's all covered with high yield video and flow charts at The Sharp End.
VIDEO BLOG: Learn how to perform a proper lung ultrasound with Michael Allison from Maryland CC Project.
BLOG: Ultrasound of the Week with an excellent case of a 27 y/o male with progressive DOE.
BLOG: EM Nerd with a well worded discussion on the evidence for the utility of the d-dimer assay in PE.
VIDEO BLOG: Learn the ins and outs of procedural sedation and anesthesia in this 3 part video by Ray Reuben at EM Updates.
VIDEO BLOG: Life lessons on your approach to the pediatric patient and their family from Natalie May at SMACC Gold 2014.
VIDEO: Another excellent ECG video of the week from Amal Mattu covering atrial fibrillation in WPW.
BLOG: Can we send patients home with topical anesthetics for corneal abrasions? This answer and more on eye emergencies at EM Lyceum.
PODCAST: Rob Orman discussed the art of the chemical takedown with other big names in EM and the controversy over the black boxed Droperidol.
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I wanted to take a few minutes of your time to go over some of the apps for ultrasound out there and recommend what I have found to be the most useful.
Read MoreWe decided to take a look at a fairly recent article on one new therapy in modern resuscitation management, vasopressin-steroids-epinephrine (VSE) for in-hospital cardiac arrest. Have a look at what's changing and what is on the horizon and review the the literature for yourself below.
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