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Tintinalli's Best of the Blogs

Best of the Blogs

Best of the Blogs is a monthly collection of high-quality posts from open access websites, blogs, and podcasts.
Selections are linked to chapters in Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine for further reading. Best of the Blogs is curated by Alex Koyfman, MD and Brit Long, MD.


August 2024
8/22/24
Return to learn / return to sport after concussion
Pediatric EM Morsels

Further reading: Chapter 111: Minor Head Injury and Concussion in Children

8/22/24
Pleural effusions part 2
EM Ottawa
8/22/24
Pleural effusions part 2
EM Ottawa
8/22/24
Pleural effusions part 2
EM Ottawa

Further reading: Chapter 62: Respiratory Distress (Pleural Effusion), Chapter 66: Lung Empyema and Abscess, Chapter 261: Pulmonary Trauma (Needle Decompression; Tube Thoracostomy)

8/20/24
Asthma exacerbation management
emDocs
8/20/24
Asthma exacerbation management
emDocs
8/20/24
Asthma exacerbation management
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 29A: Tracheal Intubation, Chapter 29B: Mechanical Ventilation, Chapter 69: Acute Asthma and Status Asthmaticus

8/19/24
Acute heart failure risk stratification and disposition
EM Cases
8/19/24
Acute heart failure risk stratification and disposition
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 48: Chest Pain, Chapter 53: Acute Heart Failure

8/19/24
Artifact and lead misplacement
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 18: Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances

8/15/24
Pleural effusions part 1
EM Ottawa

Further reading: Chapter 62: Respiratory Distress (Pleural Effusion)

8/13/24
Managing raised ICP in severe TBI – peds
DFTB

Further reading: Chapter 110: Pediatric Trauma (Table 110-8)

8/8/24
Shoulder injuries
EM Ottawa
8/8/24
Shoulder injuries
EM Ottawa
8/8/24
Shoulder injuries
EM Ottawa
8/8/24
Shoulder injuries
EM Ottawa

Further reading: Chapter 267: Initial Evaluation and Management of Orthopedic Injuries, Chapter 271: Shoulder and Humerus Injuries, Chapter 280: Shoulder Pain, Chapter 284: Joints and Bursae

8/6/24
Asthma exacerbation evaluation
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 69: Acute Asthma and Status Asthmaticus

July 2024
7/23/24
Acute aortic occlusion
emDocs
7/23/24
Acute aortic occlusion
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 59: Aortic Dissection and Related Aortic Syndromes, Chapter 60: Aneurysmal Disease

7/19/24
Post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage
Pediatric EM Morsels

Further reading: Chapter 246: Neck and Upper Airway

7/15/24
Cerebral malaria: ED presentation, evaluation, and management
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 159: Malaria

7/18/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 2
EM Ottawa
7/18/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 2
EM Ottawa
7/18/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 2
EM Ottawa
7/18/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 2
EM Ottawa

Further reading: Chapter 124: Mouth and Throat Disorders in Infants and Children, Chapter 151: Sepsis, Chapter 152: Soft Tissue Infections, Chapter 246: Neck and Upper Airway

7/11/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 1
EM Ottawa
7/11/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 1
EM Ottawa
7/11/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 1
EM Ottawa
7/11/24
Invasive group A strep - Part 1
EM Ottawa

Further reading: Chapter 124: Mouth and Throat Disorders in Infants and Children, Chapter 151: Sepsis, Chapter 152: Soft Tissue Infections, Chapter 246: Neck and Upper Airway

7/9/24
Pediatric meningitis recognition, workup, and management
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 120: Meningitis in Infants and Children

7/4/24
Drugs: the problem, the solution, the interactions!
EM Ottawa
7/4/24
Don’t be so quick to blow-off new-onset atrial fibrillation
EMCrit

Further reading: Chapter 18: Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances

7/3/24
A critical Review of the PECARN rule
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 112: Cervical Spine Injury in Infants and Children

7/1/24
Elder abuse
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 295: Abuse of the Elderly and Impaired

June 2024
6/25/24
Thermal burn injury
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 217: Thermal Burns

6/25/24
Management of button battery ingestion
DFTB

Further reading: Chapter 77: Esophageal Emergencies

6/21/24
Topical therapies for pediatric burns
Pediatric EM Morsels

Further reading: Chapter 217: Thermal Burns

6/20/24
Approach to spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage in pediatric patients
ALiEM
6/20/24
Approach to spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage in pediatric patients
ALiEM

Further reading: Chapter 144: Hematologic Emergencies in Infants and Children, Chapter 166: Spontaneous Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage

6/19/24
Is it really serotonin toxicity?
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 178: Atypical and Serotonergic Antidepressants

6/18/24
STEMI: a failed paradigm, enter occlusion MI
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 49: Acute Coronary Syndromes

6/17/24
Geriatric patients and missed traumatic injuries
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 255: Trauma in the Elderly

6/13/24
BiPAP for preoxygenation (the PREOXI trial)
First10EM
6/13/24
BiPAP for preoxygenation (the PREOXI trial)
First10EM

Further reading: Chapter 29A: Tracheal Intubation, Chapter 29B: Mechanical Ventilation

6/12/24
Hypocalcemia in trauma and the diamond of death
emDocs
6/12/24
Hypocalcemia in trauma and the diamond of death
emDocs
6/12/24
Hypocalcemia in trauma and the diamond of death
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 13: Approach to Traumatic Shock, Chapter 17: Fluids and Electrolytes, Chapter 238: Transfusion Therapy

6/10/24
PECARN C-spine injury prediction rule for injured children
ALiEM

Further reading: Chapter 112: Cervical Spine Injury in Infants and Children

May 2024
5/28/24
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Management
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 166: Spontaneous Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage

5/28/24
Acute chest syndrome part 2
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 236: Sickle Cell Disease and Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias

5/20/24
Tachyarrhythmias in pregnancy
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 99: Comorbid Disorders in Pregnancy

5/16/24
Xylazine
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 186: Opioids (Content Update: Xylazine, November 2023)

5/15/24
Acute chest syndrome part 1
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 236: Sickle Cell Disease and Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias

5/13/24
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Recognition, Workup, and Diagnosis
EM Cases
5/13/24
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Recognition, Workup, and Diagnosis
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 166: Spontaneous Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Chapter 167: Stroke Syndromes

5/9/24
Hypothermia
EM Ottawa
5/9/24
Hypothermia
EM Ottawa

Further reading: Chapter 208: Cold Injuries, Chapter 209: Hypothermia

5/7/24
Pediatric oncologic emergencies
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 145: Oncologic Emergencies in Infants and Children

April 2024
4/30/24
Multiple Sclerosis
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 173: Chronic Neurologic Disorders

4/29/24
Don’t forget about the IO in the critically ill patient
REBEL EM

Further reading: Chapter 31: Vascular Access

4/24/24
Clinical Conundrums: Should I Provide Patients with Pharyngitis a Dose of Corticosteroids
REBEL EM

Further reading: Chapter 246: Neck and Upper Airway

4/22/24
POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 56: Venous Thromboembolism Including Pulmonary Embolism

4/19/24
Naloxone Masterclass
Core EM
4/19/24
Naloxone Masterclass
Core EM

Further reading: Chapter 186: Opioids, Chapter 292: Substance Use Disorders

4/16/24
Anaphylaxis – pediatrics
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 14: Allergy and Anaphylaxis

4/15/24
Accidental Tracheostomy Decannulation
NUEM Blog

Further reading: Chapter 247: Complications of Airway Devices

4/2/24
Crashing asthmatic
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 69: Acute Asthma and Status Asthmaticus

4/2/24
ECG and POCUS for dyspnea and chest pain
EM Cases
4/2/24
ECG and POCUS for dyspnea and chest pain
EM Cases
4/2/24
ECG and POCUS for dyspnea and chest pain
EM Cases
4/2/24
ECG and POCUS for dyspnea and chest pain
EM Cases
4/2/24
ECG and POCUS for dyspnea and chest pain
EM Cases
4/2/24
ECG and POCUS for dyspnea and chest pain
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 48: Chest Pain, Chapter 49: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Chapter 50: Cardiogenic Shock, Chapter 53: Acute Heart Failure, Chapter 55: Cardiomyopathies and Pericardial Disease, Chapter 56: Venous Thromboembolism Including Pulmonary Embolism

4/2/24
Post ROSC mental model
emDocs
4/2/24
Post ROSC mental model
emDocs
4/2/24
Post ROSC mental model
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 12: Approach to Nontraumatic Shock, Chapter 24: Cardiac Resuscitation, Chapter 26: Post–Cardiac Arrest Syndrome

March 2024
3/24/24
Iodinated contrast reactions
EMCrit

Further reading: Chapter 71A: Acute Abdominal Pain

3/24/24
Use of ECGs for management of (sub)massive PE
PulmCrit

Further reading: Chapter 56: Venous Thromboembolism Including Pulmonary Embolism

3/19/24
Spontaneous cervical artery dissection
emDocs
3/19/24
Spontaneous cervical artery dissection
emDocs
3/19/24
Spontaneous cervical artery dissection
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 165: Headache, Chapter 167: Stroke Syndromes, Chapter 170: Vertigo

3/19/24
ED adult asthma
EM Cases

Further reading: Chapter 69: Acute Asthma and Status Asthmaticus

3/14/24
Posterior circulation strokes
EMOttawa blog

Further reading: Chapter 167: Stroke Syndromes

3/11/24
Cholera
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 162: Global Travelers

3/7/24
Venomous snake bites
EMOttawa blog

Further reading: Chapter 212: Snakebite

3/6/24
Lower GI bleeding
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 76: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

3/4/24
ED evaluation of cholestatic labs
emDocs

Further reading: Chapter 79: Pancreatitis and Cholecystitis

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