@WUSTL_EM #FOAM #EMConf 10/12/2016

….And we’re back, after a brief hiatus the FOAM supplement is here once again!

Immune Complex:

• http://rebelem.com/patients-strep-throat-need-treated-antibiotics/
• http://pedemmorsels.com/microscopic-hematuria/
• Sad case of Kawasaki: http://dontforgetthebubbles.com/bleeding-lips-and-cardiac-arrest/

Vent management

• EM:RAP from October 2015 has got you covered for the basics. Highly recommended for folks about to go into an ICU rotation.
  • https://www.emrap.org/episode/october/ventilators101
  • https://www.emrap.org/episode/october/ventilators1011

Case Presentations

• A note on physical exam. Who among us are not guilty of the “quick physical exam”? Not FOAM but you get most of it from the preview
  • http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2565293
• Beta blocker/CCB toxicity
  • http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/high-dose-insulin-euglycaemic-therapy-hiet/

EMS and the DEA

• Excellent grand rounds this week by Dr. Sahni
  • http://www.jems.com/articles/print/volume-40/issue-10/departments-columns/priority-traffic/pro-bono-unraveling-dea-regulations-on-ems-use-of-controlled-substances.html
  • If anyone wants to find his or her representative here’s a link:
    • http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
    • http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
  • http://newsroom.acep.org/2016-01-13-Emergency-Meds-Act-Would-Fix-Gap-in-EMS-Law-that-Could-Harm-Patients