You can’t interpret the results of a test without knowing the pretest probability. I am sure we have […] Why pretest probability is absolutely essential 8 comments
It’s time for another deep dive into the medical literature, this time looking at the evidence for heparin […] Heparin in STEMI and PCI – does it help? 4 comments
I have addressed the WOMAN trial before on First10EM. (Twice actually). Two mentions of a trial of TXA […] 3 misunderstandings about WOMAN (TXA in postpartum hemorrhage) 2 comments
It has been a busy day in your emergency department. The precipitous delivery that occurred at triage was […] Management of postpartum hemorrhage
I recently wrote a post lamenting our lack of attention to distress in adult patients. There is so […] Patient experience in emergency medicine (Graham 2019) 9 comments
The management of burn blisters has always produced a lot of debate. My teaching was to leave the […] Should I debride burn blisters? 7 comments
Unfortunately, although the popularity of smoking has been on the decline for decades, vaping is becoming extremely popular, […] Vaping Associated Lung Disease
Until I moved to New Zealand, I honestly thought that orthostatic vitals signs were dead. I never bothered […] Orthostatic vital signs don’t help (White 2019) 1 comment
The Rapid Review series reviews the key points of a clinical review paper. The current topic: Ovarian hyperstimulation […] Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a rapid review