JournalFeed

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...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 5-9, 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. Delirium = CT Spoon Feed Among patients ≥65 years who presented to the ED with delirium, confusion, or altered mental status, 15.6% had an abnormal head CT. Presence of neurologic deficit w...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 28 – Dec 2, 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. Bougienage Spoon Feed Esophageal bougienage is an underutilized bedside technique for managing retained esophageal coins. Spotting Functional Disorders Spoon Feed Inconsistency and i...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 21-25, 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. CPR, Push Hard Spoon Feed With ventilation rate standardized, chest compression (CC) depth explains variations in ETCO2 better than chest compression rate. Wake Up Strokes Spoon...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 14-18, 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 Scanner Go Spoon Feed Newer CT scanners led to faster head CT by about 10 seconds, and this decreased the number of pediatric patients who required sedation. How PEs Kill Spoon Feed De...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 7-11, 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. Cranial EZ-IO Spoon Feed The EZ-IO may be considered as a temporizing measure for trepanation of an epidural hematoma (EDH) in rural ED settings. This should be considered only under the g...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 31 to Nov 4th, 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. HypoK ¹ HypoMg Spoon Feed This retrospective single-center study found that hypokalemic patients who received magnesium within 4 hours of their potassium suppl...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 24-28, 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. Bell’s Roids Spoon Feed There was no statistical difference in 1, 3, or 6 month facial recovery with prednisolone vs placebo for children with Bell's palsy in this underpowered RCT....

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 17-21, 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. Peds MTP Spoon Feed: A transfusion threshold of 20 ml/kg of any blood product during the first hour of pediatric trauma resuscitation maximizes sensitivity and specificity for in-hospital...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 10-14, 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. Pax in the Vaxed Spoon Feed Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) use in a population of largely immune outpatients ≥65 years old, during the omicron variant era, was significantly associated with...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 3-7, 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. More Paralysis Spoon Feed In this single center cohort of 886 patients, 5 patients had definite awareness during paralysis. However, there were 61 patients determined to have possible...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 26-30th, 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. Neonatal Hyperbili Update Spoon Feed The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated clinical guidelines for management of term infants presenting with hyperbilirubinemia. Relevant se...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 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. No Dizzy Answers Spoon Feed We cannot rely on neuroimaging (CT, CTA, MRI or MRA) alone to effectively rule out stroke in patients presenting to the ED with acute dizziness or vertigo. He...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 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. Infant hypothermia Spoon Feed There is significant practice pattern variation in the ED management of infants ≤90 days of age with hypothermia. Non-sterile Lac repair Spoon Feed This tri...