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Brown EM Residency @BrownEMRes

Official Twitter feed of the EM residency at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital. Tweets are not medical advice. Blog: brownemblog.com

Joined February 2012
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“You Put That Where?!?!” Removal of pediatric foreign bodies — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

By Hoi See Tsao, MD, and Alicia Genisca, MD CASE A 2-year-old previously healthy boy presented to the emergency department with a foreign body in his right nostril. The patient was staying at his...

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Septic Arthritis vs. Transient Synovitis: A Clinical Guide for the ED — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE...

In the foreground, a person is seated on the edge of a low, green-painted concrete or plastic structure, possibly a curb, planter border, or playground feature…

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Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Early Pregnancy — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

…Patients who underwent POCUS examination for identification of an IUP had a length of stay in the emergency department that was over an hour shorter than those who went for comprehensive ultrasound....

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The Obtunded Patient — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

The Case 52 y/o male with HTN, hyperlipidemia, chronic back pain, and recent depression came back from a walk and per family was ataxic, dysarthric and confused, so his family drove him to the ED. On...

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A Burst of Light on Postpartum Seizure — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

A 17-year-old female presents via EMS from her boyfriend’s home after a report of two separate episodes of generalized tonic-clonic seizure like activity. She has no previous history of seizures. Per...

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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

An unknown age male, estimated 30 years old, is brought into the emergency department by emergency medical services in cardiac arrest. He was found unresponsive on a park bench outside on a cold...

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The Serotonin Syndrome Scaries — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

The patient is a 33-year-old female with a medical history of ADHD and depression presenting with altered mental status. Per emergency medical services (EMS), the patient’s friend called for an...

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Successful Treatment of Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion with Sub-dissociative Dose Ketamine: Case Report ✍️📝📑📝✍️ escholarship.org/uc/item/6c7…
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🌟Blog Feature🌟 “Medical personnel are more likely to experience workplace violence than police officers or prison guards, with a full 100% of ED staff experiencing verbal violence, and 35-80% reporting a history of physical violence while at work.” brownemblog.com/blogposts/20…

TIPS for Managing the Acutely Agitated Patient — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

Emergency medicine practitioners commonly care for acutely violent or agitated patients, some of whom may be psychotic, intoxicated, or affected by another pathology. Consequently, medical personnel...

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In honor of Halloween, we’re reviving our blog feature of the week with one of the scariest topics we know: pediatric airway obstruction 😱 #FOAMed #meded brownemblog.com/blogposts/20…

Asynchrony PEM: Pediatric Airway Obstruction — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

  Team A to the trauma room! You start assessing your patient’s C-A-Bs, and you’re stuck on Airway… this kid is struggling to BREATHE!

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Matt Klein@MKleinMD
8 Oct 2024
Grateful to chat about one of my *favorite* topics with wise colleagues from @BrownEMRes and some stellar #EMbound @BrownMedicine students who will be coming soon to an #EmergencyMedicine residency interview near you!
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Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior@BrownPsychiatry
3 Oct 2024
A new study finds that veterans with damaged amygdalas are less likely to develop #PTSD. That finding helped the researchers (incl. Drs. @NoahSPhilipMD and @AArulpragasam) ID a brain circuit that could be a promising target for treatment with #TMS. More: medicalxpress.com/news/2024-…

Study suggests using neurostimulation therapies on a specific brain circuit could treat PTSD

A study led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital evaluated 193 participants in the Vietnam Head Injury Study with penetrating traumatic brain injury. The team found those with damage...

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Critical Care Reviews@CritCareReviews
2 Oct 2024
What every paediatrician needs to know about mechanical ventilation CCR Journal Watch criticalcarereviews.com/late… Get the latest critical care literature every weekend via the CCR Newsletter - subscribe at criticalcarereviews.com/news…
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The Warren Alpert Medical School@BrownMedicine
1 Oct 2024
1 week left! Join Peter Kilmarx, MD'90 @Fogarty_NIH for Perspectives in Global Health Research and Careers. Learn about NIH-supported research & career paths in global health. 📅 Tuesday, October 8 📍 The Warren Alpert Medical School & Livestream RSVP: ow.ly/J4s650TuCXh
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RT @ZainKhalpey: The FDA has approved Traumagel. a plant-based gel that quickly stops bleeding and helps the body’s natural clotting proce…
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The Warren Alpert Medical School@BrownMedicine
2 Oct 2024
Research co-authored by Assoc. Professor Tracey Madsen and other @BrownUniversity experts reveals Black Americans arrive 28 mins later to ERs during strokes. EMS is also 20% less likely to alert hospitals in advance. More: ow.ly/C4UK50TBr8b #StrokeCare #EmergencyMedicine

Black stroke patients arrive later to hospitals, EMS less likely to notify

During a stroke, Black Americans arrive later to emergency departments—which are less likely to be notified of a patient's condition ahead of time, a national study shows.

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Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine@BrownJHM
2 Oct 2024
Imaging findings in ischemic stroke @CBarreraMD #MedEd
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Beneficial Effect of Calcium Treatment for Hyperkalemia Is Not Due to "Membrane Stabilization" Joseph S Piktel et al. Crit Care Med. 2024. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3904…(

Beneficial Effect of Calcium Treatment for Hyperkalemia Is Not Due to "Membrane Stabilization" -...

These data suggest that Ca 2 treatment for hyperkalemia restores conduction through Ca 2 -dependent propagation, rather than restoration of membrane potential or "membrane stabilization." Our...

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SNAP! A pediatric fall onto an outstretched hand! — BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICINE BLOG

A 21-month-old male presented to the emergency department with right upper extremity pain after a fall from a chair. He was initially discharged after unrevealing x-rays of the right upper extremity....

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