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Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 116
This article raises the question of how important MIC is and whether we should be developing and testing alternate ways to assess antibiotic efficacy. Recommended by: Anand Swaminathan Emergency Medicine Piazza G et al. A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Trial of Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Fibrinolysis for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: The SEATTLE II Study. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2015; 24;8(10):1382-92. PMID: 26315743 This is simple prospective data on a highly selected group of patients with massive or sub massive PEs. There were almost as many authors as patients here...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - January 6, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nudrat Rashid Tags: Airway Anaesthetics Cardiology Education Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Intensive Care Pediatrics Radiology Respiratory critical care examination R&R in the FASTLANE recommendations research and reviews Resuscitation Source Type: blogs

Healthcare Update Satellite — 09-15-2014
This study should be required reading in every emergency medicine residency in this country. In fact, the concepts in the studies should be tested on the emergency medicine board exams. Now if the study only compared the type of a patient’s insurance with the likelihood of emergency department recidivism. How else can the media try to tarnish this guy’s reputation? The doctor who oversaw Joan Rivers’ fatal endoscopy was once *sued* 10 years ago. Gasp. The former patient’s attorneys are really trying to create their 15 minutes of fame. They alleged that 10 years ago the patient received no informed ...
Source: WhiteCoat's Call Room - September 15, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: WhiteCoat Tags: Healthcare Update Source Type: blogs