Welcome back to another research roundup. This edition doesn’t have any immediate practice changers, but I think there are some very important topics. Enjoy. The BroomeDocs podcast: https://broomedocs.com/2024/09/first10em-journal-club-august-2024/ The BroomeDocs podcast on YouTube: (I am on vacation, so this will probably be inserted later.)
hyperkalemia
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Articles, articles, articles. So much wonderful science to improve patient care. So little time. Do you just skip to the bottom line? These articles can be digested in podcast version, if you prefer, either through the BroomeDocs site, or on YouTube.
It is not as popular in emergency medicine as magnesium, but there are definitely circles that love calcium and use it liberally in cardiac arrest, while others almost never prescribe it. Calcium is important in cardiac physiology, so it is not hard to formulate a physiologic rationale for its use […]
Welcome to another edition of the First1oEM articles of the month – a collection of my favorite reads from the emergency medicine literature. Location, location, location Drennan IR, Strum RP, Byers A et al. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in high-rise buildings: delays to patient care and effect on survival. Canadian Medical […]
A brief guide to the immediate management of severe hyperkalemia in emergency medicine and critical care