PCC versus Andexanet Alfa for Factor Xa Reversal
This article compares two drugs for stopping bleeds and thrombotic risks to help you decide.
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PCC versus Andexanet Alfa for Factor Xa Reversal
This article compares two drugs for stopping bleeds and thrombotic risks to help you decide. -
Case Report: Unintentional Ingestion of Isobutyl Nitrite Causes Nearly Fatal Consequences
Introduction Isobutyl nitrite, commonly known as “poppers,” is inhaled recreationally to elicit euphoria and sexual arousal. It... -
Preintubation Point-of-Care Echocardiography for Hemodynamic Optimization
Have you wondered why a particular patient coded after endotracheal intubation? Actually, it is not uncommon for...
Case Report: Unintentional Ingestion of Isobutyl Nitrite Causes Nearly Fatal Consequences
Introduction Isobutyl nitrite, commonly known as “poppers,” is inhaled recreationally to elicit euphoria and sexual arousal. It…
Preintubation Point-of-Care Echocardiography for Hemodynamic Optimization
Have you wondered why a particular patient coded after endotracheal intubation? Actually, it is not uncommon for…
Chest-Pain Case Reminds Us of the Importance of Clinical Decision Tools
In this month’s case, we cover a classic high-risk medicolegal topic: chest pain. There has been extensive…
Transferred Emergency General-Surgery Patients Arrive Sicker
Transferred emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have slightly higher mortality and morbidity rates, compared with directly admitted…
Similar Outcomes of Cervical-Artery Dissection With Antiplatelet, Anticoagulation Therapy
Outcomes in the first year after cervical-artery dissection are similar with antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy, according to…
Oxygen Insufflated Into Lungs Can Prevent Desaturation, Aid in Emergency Airway Management
It was a simple idea that actually has a long-standing history in medicine: Oxygen insufflated into the…
Emergency Departments Often First Point of Care for Domestic Violence Trauma, Injury Cases
I recently spent a month rotating on the trauma service at my hospital. One day early in…
UVAHS Emergency Team Helps Victims in Charlottesville Protest Tragedy
Charlottesville, Virginia, Aug. 12—At 1:42 p.m., a speeding car slammed into a gathering of protestors, injuring many….
Critical Care in the Emergency Department: An Interview with Dr. Rade Vukmir
Rade B. Vukmir, MD, JD, FCCP, FACEP, FACHE, is an emergency and critical care physician and one…