EBM reviews

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Deep dives into the medical literature to improve the way you practice medicine

How often do we miss MI

Stress test pretest probability: How often do we miss MI?

Stress Tests Part 1: How often do we miss MI?

stress test evidence

The evidence against stress testing

Stress Test Evidence: Introduction

Dog Bite Evidence

I started writing this review of dog bite management a long time ago, but I abandoned it because I thought the word was already out. I thought this had been settled; that everyone knew these myths. However, a few recent conversations have highlighted the fact that the management of dog […]

Dog Bite Management: The Evidence

heparin in ACS

An overview of the evidence indicating that heparin does not help in ACS

Heparin for Acute Coronary Syndrome: an evidence review

epinephrine cardiac arrest

A summary of the evidence for (or against) epinephrine (adrenaline) in out of hospital cardiac arrest

Epinephrine in out of hospital cardiac arrest: a review of …

Femoral Nerve Block evidence First10EM

A deep dive into the evidence for providing femoral nerve blocks for patients with hip fractures

Femoral nerve block for hip fractures: the evidence

Bartholin's abscesses word catheter evidence

A brief review of the evidence in the management of Bartholin's abscesses

What’s the word on Word catheters?

Peripheral vasopressors myth First10EM

The evidence for using vasopressors through a peripheral IV

Peripheral vasopressors: the myth and the evidence

NPO for sedation title image

A brief review of the evidence for fasting in sedation

NPO for sedation? Don’t swallow the myth