JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 29 – June 2, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Friends Save Lives Spoon Feed There was an increased number of patient deaths on ICU shifts with low nurse-to-nurse familiarity. Testicular Traction Spoon Feed Pulling traction...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 22-26, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. How to CPR Spoon Feed Using a 1-handed technique in infants <1yr and 2-handed technique in children >1yr resulted in deeper compressions, closer to AHA guideline recommendation...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 15-19, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Under/Over-triage Spoon Feed The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) mistriaged roughly 1 of every 3 patients who presented to 21 EDs in the Kaiser Permanente health system.    ...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 8-12, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. PTU vs MMI Spoon Feed This comparative effectiveness study showed no significant difference in clinical outcomes or adverse effects when comparing use of propylthiouracil (PTU) and methima...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 1-5, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Steroids on Steroids Spoon Feed Patients with septic shock on norepinephrine who were treated with fludrocortisone and hydrocortisone had an associated reduction of in-hospital death or dis...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 24-28, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. PROCOAG RCT Spoon Feed This well-designed RCT finds early administration of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) to patients at risk of receiving massive transfusion prot...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 17-22, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Journal of ChatGPT Spoon Feed ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence software that is being explored for scientific writing. While there is great potential for utilizing this in the medi...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 10-14, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Ketamine ICP Safety Spoon Feed This retrospective study of thirty-three pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) demonstrated no increase in intracranial pressure (I...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 3-7, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Thoracic Aortic Dissections Spoon Feed Early identification and treatment of thoracic aortic dissections are paramount to patient survival and good clinical outcomes.  Here...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 27-30, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Yes Flu, No Abx Spoon Feed Patients at two separate urgent care locations—one with rapid influenza diagnostic testing (RIDT) and one without—were compared on several parameters. Im...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 20-24, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Cochrane Anti-Maskers Spoon Feed In this Cochrane review, hand-hygiene programs reduce the incidence of clinical acute respiratory illness (ARI), while masking probably does not provide...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 13-17th, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. CPR Fatigue Spoon Feed In this study of firefighters performing CPR with feedback devices, researchers found that compression depth decreased over the course of a two-minute ches...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 6-10, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Diagnostic Error Spoon Feed Diagnostic errors in the ED occur at rates similar to those in other clinical settings. Not all errors have human causes, and not all are inevitable – this ar...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 27 – Oct 3, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Fake HyperK, Repeat? Spoon Feed There is rarely any need to repeat potassium testing when the laboratory reports hyperkalemia on a hemolyzed sample in a child with a normal bloo...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 20-24, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Over-Sensitive Trops Spoon Feed  High sensitivity cardiac troponins (hs-cTn) can be more complex to interpret than our usual diagnostics and are worth a deep dive to understand....

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 13-17, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Time IS Muscle Spoon Feed Patients with STEMI or STEMI equivalent who were treated within goal treatment times had significantly lower in-hospital mortality. STANDING Vertigo Algorit...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 6 to 10, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Zinc Vs. COVID Spoon Feed Zinc supplementation for patients with COVID-19 decreased 30-day ICU admission rate and led to shorter symptom duration. Subgroup analysis showed these ef...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. WEST Aorta Guidelines Spoon Feed The Western Trauma Association Algorithms Committee has released new evaluation and management guidelines and a step-by-step algorithm (see belo...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 23-27, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Api US’s Spoon Feed When performed by an experienced EM physician or radiologist, a conclusive appendix ultrasound is both sensitive and specific when evaluating for acute appendicitis an...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 16-20, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Burr, Cold Baby Spoon Feed There is no definitive low temperature threshold that predicts severe bacterial infections in hypothermic infants. Clinical judgment and adjunct diagnostic...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 9-13, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Nitro For SCAPE Spoon Feed This study suggests that high-dose nitroglycerin infusion may be a safe alternative to intermittent bolus dosing for SCAPE, but prospective trials are needed to...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 2-6, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Best of Resus 2022 Spoon Feed Here are the latest evidence updates on basic, advanced, and pediatric life support - and more - from this expert literature review. Amio Vs. Lido Sp...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 26-30, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Go Go Pheno Spoon Feed: Hospital adoption of phenobarbital for severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome (SAWS) was associated with lower rates of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). SAH, No...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 19-23, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. The Only Vertigo Tx Spoon Feed Vestibular suppressant medications in peripheral vertigo were not associated with symptom resolution, decrease in repeat ED visits, patient satisfactio...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 12-16, 2022. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Placing Pacing Pads Spoon Feed Placing transcutaneous cardiac pacer pads in the anteroposterior position required less energy to successfully capture.  D(on’t)RE Spoon Feed...