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The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 27-31, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed: There was no difference in patient centered outcomes between trauma patients who received either restrictive or liberal oxygen therapy in this RCT. Thursday Spoon Fee...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 20-24, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed : Preoperative antibiotics significantly decreased the microbiologic yield of operative cultures (10.9%) in patients with native joint septic arthritis. Friday Spoon F...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 13-17, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed :  When compared to working solo as an emergency physician (EP), productivity is positively influenced by the presence of senior residents, minimally affected by j...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 6 – 10, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed : Tranexamic acid reduces the risk of life-threatening postpartum bleeding with no measurable increased risk of thrombosis. Thursday Spoon Feed : High-velocity nasa...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 30 – Jan 3, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed : Workplace violence (WPV) occurs in one out of every 3.7 shifts among healthcare workers (HCWs) in emergency departments, with nurses and younger HCWs being at h...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 23-27, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : In patients presenting with an abdominal gunshot wound with clear indications for operative intervention, a preoperative CT provides no additional benefit and frequen...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 16-20, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed :  This article breaks down patient selection, setup, special considerations, and step-by step instructions to manage awake intubations, a rarely utilized but esse...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 9-13, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : A post-hoc analysis of 3 studies conducted in Europe (PROPER, MODIGLIANI, TRYSPEED) analyzed patients with a high pretest probability for PE based on Wells’ or revised...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 2-6, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed : This animal model study compared the classic median bar technique for zipper skin entrapment release to a novel approach. There was no upside or downside to using th...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 25-29, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : This secondary analysis of 2 RCTs found no significant difference between rocuronium or succinylcholine on first attempt success or severe complications in critically...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 18-22, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : Most of the time, targeting a hemoglobin threshold of 7 – 8 g/dL in critically-ill patients is recommended, with acute coronary syndrome as the exception to the rule....

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 11-15, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed: In this randomized control trial of left versus right ultrasound-guided infraclavicular subclavian central venous access, the left-sided approach was associated with...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 4-8, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed : This RCT found high-intensity non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in COPD patients with persistent hypercapnia decreased the need for endotracheal intu...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed : In this NEAR database study, there was an independent association between increasing number of intubation attempts and risk of complications. Wednesday Spoon Fe...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 21-25, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : This article emphasizes the difference between hypertensive emergency and asymptomatic elevated blood pressure (BP). While hypertensive emergency requires prompt trea...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 14-18, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed : This prospective study of a new proprietary rapid host-protein test, MeMed BV (MMBV), shows promising results for differentiating viral vs bacterial causes of feve...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 7-11, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed : ACEP released a clinical policy that addresses the choice of a second-line agent for adults with refractory seizures after adequate dosing of benzodiazepines. Friday...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 30 – Oct 4, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : In adult patients with sepsis, empiric use of vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam compared to vancomycin and cefepime, when anti-anaerobic coverage was not c...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 23-27, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed: Post-processing techniques completed by ultrasound machines to improve spatial resolution have become so advanced that it can now fool us into thinking a FAST exam is...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 16-20, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : Due to a multitude of factors, the tick population is increasing leading to a congruent increase in tick borne diseases (TBD), most notably Lyme disease and babesios...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 9-13, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : There are an increasing number of water bead related injuries in children, with the majority occurring in children less than five. While most cases can be treated and...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 2-6, 2024. JournalFeed wants your feedback!! Tap here for a brief survey!! (<2 minutes) These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday Spoon Feed : In a retrospective study of 142 patients with an initial shockable rhythm and 4 to 5 e...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 26-30, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday Spoon Feed : A new PECARN clinical decision rule for cervical spine imaging in children after blunt trauma identifies children at low risk for C-spine injury utilizing nine ris...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Aug 19-23, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed:  Using the aortic dissection detection (ADD) risk score in addition to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and D-dimer, providers can increase their diagnostic ac...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Aug 12-16, 2024. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday Spoon Feed : This was a large RCT of critically ill adults with suspected infection who were randomized to receive either continuous infusions or intermittent dosages of intrav...