“The current wave of problems caused by opioid drugs like OxyContin is the third in United States history. Balancing their risks and benefits has been a delicate task.”
Painkiller Abuse, a Cyclical Challenge
Austin Frakt
The New York Times
12/22/2014
Month: December 2014
Recommended Reading From Dr. Gary Johnson
“Our current system of continuing education is expensive busy work.”
Stop Wasting Doctors’ Time
Board-Certification Has Gone Too Far
By DANIELLE OFRIDEC. 15, 2014
New York Times
“Echocardiograms, ultrasound pictures of the heart, are an enticing revenue stream for hospitals and physicians because they are painless and have no side effects.”
The Odd Math of Medical Tests: One Scan, Two Prices, Both High
By ELISABETH ROSENTHALDEC. 15, 2014
New York Times
Cadaver Lab Videos
From Dr. Campoli:
“Jeff put together this list of videos prior to cadaver lab this Wednesday!
PGY-2: please review
PGY1&3: enjoy”
Lateral canthotomy:
Thoracotomy:
Chest tube:
insertion
or
Tieing:
Subclavian cvc:
Cricothyrotomy:
or
or
Dpl:
Humeral io:
or
Journal Club Articles
- Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated by Basic vs Advanced Life Support.
Sanghavi P et al.
JAMA Intern Med.
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5420.
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1939373
[Full Text PDF] - Evidence in Support of a Back-to-Basics Approach in Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation vs “Advanced” Treatment.
Callaham M.
JAMA Intern Med.
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6590.
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1939370
[Full Text PDF] - Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Evaluation After Blunt Trauma: A Clinical Decision Analysis
Hannon, Megan et al.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.09.002
http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644%2814%2901259-1/abstract
Full text available through the New York State Library
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