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AGE ADJUSTED D-DIMER

I HOPE YOU HAD A NEGATIVE D-DIMER: [PODCAST]: The false positive rate of d-dimer in the elderly is high and it may be time for age adjustment in light of the ADJUST-PE study. Listen to the review here @ The SGEM.

TOXICOLOGY

CYANIDE POISONING [VIDEO]: EM in 5 brings you a visually pleasing 5 minute video lecture on cyanide toxicity. You should be able to know when to suspect it, how to recognize it and what your go to treatment should be. Watch here.

FOAMCASTIN

NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME, SEROTONIN SYNDROME, & MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA [PODCAST]: Foamcast covers some of the toxicologic syndromes we may see in the ED that present with altered mental status and fever. Remember that not all fever is infectious so don't forget about tox! Listen here.

TISSUE ADHESIVE UTILITY

FINGERTIP AMPUTATION TREATED WITH CYANOACRYLATE TISSUE ADHESIVE [VIDEO]: We are finding that tissue adhesives continues to find their way into more and more procedures as physicians become more comfortable with this treatment. Larry Mellick with an excellent demonstration of using tissue adhesive to stop finger tip amputation bleeding.