As anticipated, my “monthly” summaries have become even less frequent, as I discovered that there are a few things in life even more enjoyable than reading the medical literature. I won’t apologize for choosing my 9 month old over evidence based medicine, but I will continue to put out these […]
psychiatry
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There has been a dramatic surge in the popularity of ketamine for the management of agitated delirium in emergency medicine. Considering the dangers such patients pose to themselves and the department, rapid acting ketamine makes a lot of sense, but evidence for the practice has been lacking. However, in the […]
Took a quick break from paternity leave to have a chat with my good friend Casey Parker, which of course meant we were going to talk about some evidence based medicine. I will go back to not doing academic work for a while, but for now here is that hit […]
“Medical clearance” for psychiatric patients has long been a problem for emergency medicine. Despite a clear consensus in the medical literature and guidelines that routine laboratory testing is not required for psychiatric patients, many hospitals are still requiring this testing. (I know from first hand experience.) This is harmful to […]