July 2010

Procedural Sedation Guidelines Update

by emcrit

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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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 brief lecture was originally posted on the defunct EMCrit Lecture Site on 8/7/2009.

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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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