Feels amazing to have helped put this together for our #emergencymedicine interns. Thanks to our fearless leader @ericshappell for leading the way! #TipsForNewDocs #FOAMed Check it out here: emfundamentals.com

Still relying on STEMI criteria for cath lab activation? Consider these 7 subtle ECG findings of occlusion myocardial infarction (OMI). An essential lecture for all EM residents courtesy of Stephen W. Smith hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/2020/07/update…

This one is just as essential. Do not miss subtle LAD occlusion, as happens all the time and is so easy to do: Subtle ECG Findings of Left Anterior Descending Artery (LAD) Occlusion -- LAD Occlusion MI (OMI) hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/2020/07/subtle…

Wondering where you should put that central line to minimize complications? An oldie but a goodie from NEJM, featured on EMF (emfundamentals.com/cvc): Intravascular Complications of Central Venous Catheterization by Insertion Site nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

A great reminder of what we’re really looking for in the diagnosis of cariogenic shock:

Important tips (and exceptions!) regarding the timing of intubation in trauma:

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Is post-arrest hypothermia dead? #TTM2

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) 🐡includes “hypertensive encephalopathy,” but ~20% of patients are *normotensive* 🐡may result from endothelial damage causing vasogenic edema 🐡seizure is common (can progress to status epilepticus) emcrit.org/ibcc/pres/