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Author Archives: epolich

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5-Minute Journal Club: A randomized controlled trial of ceftriaxone and doxycycline, with or without metronidazole, for the treatment of acute pelvic inflammatory disease

Feb 13, 2022epolich5-Minute Journal, OB/GYN, Uncategorized

Author: Dr. Ashley Penington Article: “A randomized controlled trial of ceftriaxone and doxycycline, with or without metronidazole, for the treatment of acute pelvic inflammatory disease” Wiesenfeld and colleagues (2019) Background:…

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5-Minute Journal Club: Can obstructive urolithiasis be safely excluded on contrast CT? A retrospective analysis of contrast-enhanced and noncontrast CT

Jan 20, 2022epolich5-Minute Journal, Urology

Author: Dr. Tucker Matthews  We see a whole lot of flank pain in the ED, and more and more, we go for non-contrast CT scans (19% of acute flank pain…

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5-Minute Journal Club: High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and the Risk Stratification of Patients with Renal Impairment Presenting With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

Jan 12, 2022epolich5-Minute Journal, Cardiology

Author: Dr. Eric Moyer Background: It is often difficult to interpret high-sensitivity cardiac troponin values in patients with renal impairment given the reduced clearance by the kidneys. This study attempts…

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5-Minute Journal Club: Electrocardiographic differentiation of early repolarization from subtle anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Aug 8, 2021epolich5-Minute Journal, Cardiology, EKG

Author: Dr. Hans Murcia Background: Early repolarization, also known as J-point elevation, may present with ST segment elevations similar to STEMI on ECG. Given the risks and expense of activating…

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5-Minute Journal Club: Association of Intravenous Radiocontrast With Kidney Function: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis

Jul 18, 2021epolich5-Minute Journal, Radiology, Renal

Post Author: Dr. Earl C. Williams, Jr.  Citation: Goulden R, Rowe BH, Abrahamowicz M, Strumpf E, Tamblyn R. Association of Intravenous Radiocontrast With Kidney Function: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis. JAMA…

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5 Minute Journal Club: Emergency Department Corticosteroid Use for Allergy or Anaphylaxis Is Not Associated With Decreased Relapses

Jun 25, 2021epolich5-Minute Journal

Author: Dr. Earl C. Williams, Jr. Article: Grunau BE, Wiens MO, Rowe BH, McKay R, Li J, Yi TW, Stenstrom R, Schellenberg RR, Grafstein E, Scheuermeyer FX. Emergency Department Corticosteroid…

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5 Minute Journal Club: To Pedialyte or not to Pedialyte?

Jun 19, 2021epolich5-Minute Journal, Pediatrics

Author: Dr. Jeanette Lorme, PGY-1 To Pedialyte or not to Pedialyte?  Background: ○ In the Emergency Department, we see pediatric patients with vomiting and diarrhea frequently. We need to be able…

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Pearls for Psychiatric Emergencies

May 25, 2021epolichPsychiatry

During our most recent conference, Dr. Corey Goldstein, one of our emergency medicine faculty who is also trained in psychiatry, gave an informative talk on how to approach patients presenting…

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5-Minute Journal Club: Early head-to-pelvis computed tomography in out-of-hospital circulatory arrest without obvious etiology

May 20, 2021epolich5-Minute Journal, Resuscitation

Author: Joshua Ruff, MD – PGY2 Go ahead, scan them head to toe. Background The CT scanner: aka ‘donut of truth’ aka ‘answer box’ The stigma of over-scanning is real…

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Basic Management of Diabetes…Not Just For Internists

May 16, 2021epolichEndocrine, UncategorizedDiabetes, Endocrine, Pharmacy

In this week’s conference we covered and reviewed some of the basic management of diabetes in the Emergency Department. I thought it was a good review and reminder of some…

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  • 5-Minute Journal Club: Can obstructive urolithiasis be safely excluded on contrast CT? A retrospective analysis of contrast-enhanced and noncontrast CT
  • 5-Minute Journal Club: High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and the Risk Stratification of Patients with Renal Impairment Presenting With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • 5-Minute Journal Club: Electrocardiographic differentiation of early repolarization from subtle anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
  • 5-Minute Journal Club: Association of Intravenous Radiocontrast With Kidney Function: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis

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