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Performing LP and diagnosing bacterial meningitis.
Publications
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Fri

Aug

01

2008

BEEM Publication: Emergency Physicians Monthly

Performing a lumbar puncture in the emergency department is not without its risks, most notably the post-puncture headache. Yet there are simple strategies to reduce these effects. In addition, there are specific CSF markers to order which can aid significantly in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in adults. Dr. Tony Seupaul reviews the evidence presented in the JAMA Rational Clinical Examination paper by Straus, Thorpe, and Holyroyd-Leduc on the subject, and gives you a few things to think about next time you have to put a needle in someone's back.
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Gearing up!
BEEM News and Announcements
Posted by Rupinder Sahsi   

Thu

Jul

31

2008

(I have gears on my mind after completing a 160km cycle tour for charity last weekend)

We're just days away from our BEEM Bits dates in Missouri, and our BEEM Course in New York City, where we've been invited by the New York chapter of the AAEM to put on a two-day concentrated version of our flagship course. For those who are interested, a sample itinerary for this event has been posted here, to give you a better idea of what you can expect when you attend.

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SAEM 2008 Abstract Review
Publications
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Tue

Jul

01

2008

BEEM Publication: Emergency Physicians Monthly

Following up on our visit to Washington, DC, for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) annual meeting, Dr. Christopher Carpenter and Dr. Michael Breyer offer up the 12 (of 565) abstracts presented at the conference which hold the greatest potential for changing current practice.
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Journal Club: Tap Water vs. Sterile Saline for Wound Irrigation
Journal Clubs
Posted by BEEM Group   

Thu

Jul

24

2008

This month's Emergency Medicine Resident's Journal Club at the University of Washington at St. Louis looks at some of the evidence surrounding the choice of irrigation solution when managing acute traumatic lacerations in the emergency department setting. Fortunately, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has some high-level synthesis of the recent literature in order to guide the decision.

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CT Radiation: Today's Asbestos?
Publications
Posted by BEEM Group   

Tue

Jul

01

2008

BEEM Publication: Emergency Physicians Monthly

In 2007 two radiologists from Columbia University published a narrative review in the New England Journal of Medicine summarizing evidence implicating computed tomography scanning as a sigificant and increasing source of radiation exposure. CT scans account for an estimated 70% of medical radiation exposure, and with this percentage increasing, physicians need to be aware of the potential for long term harm while balancing the emergent needs of the patient before them.
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