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Product Review: Optyse Ophthalmoscope

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After the meningitis episode, one of the listeners, David Thomas, recommended I check out a new opthalmoscope from a UK company.

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ACEP Preview – Hemostasis: Stopping the bleeding in a crashing trauma patient

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I’m lecturing at ACEP in Las Vegas this year. This is one of two lectures I’m giving there. If you are going to the conference and plan on coming to my lecture, don’t listen to this lecture; I’d rather you here the real one in person.

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EMCrit Podcast 30 – Hemorrhagic Shock Resuscitation

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This week we discuss the resuscitation of the hemorrhagic shock patient with Dr. Richard Dutton, MD.

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EMCrit Podcast 29 – Procedural Sedation, Part II

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It seems the government and other specialties are trying hard to make sedation as difficult as possible in the ED. We must persevere to provide the best procedural sedation to allow maximal comfort and safety for our patients. This continues the discussion started in Part I.

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Procedural Sedation Guidelines Update

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Here is a piece I wrote for EMPGU

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Procedural Sedation, Part I (Audio Only)

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This is the audio only version of the previous post (Part I of the Sedation Talk).

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Procedural Sedation – Part I

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EMCrit Podcast 28 – Severe CNS Infections

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Severe CNS Infections are time dependent diagnoses! You must have a high index of suspicion, a good plan for your work-up, and rapid provision of treatment. After seeing a severely ill meningitis patient, I figured I would do a podcast on some tips and pearls on this topic.

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