Breve Dulce (formerly known as the PK Talks), which is derived from breve et dulce – Latin for “short and sweet” are rapid-fire talks that cover a variety of important topics. The Breve format is a succinct, high-level overview in less than seven minutes (short) of EM pearls that you can immediately…
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Corey Slovis, MD FAAEM FACP FACEP, discusses the imperative that emergency physicians know how to give intravenous epinephrine by infusion safely. This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.
Ondansetron is the most popular antiemetic and often gets used indiscriminately for all types of vomiting ... but how would we treat vomiting if all of a sudden there was no ondansetron? Zachary Repanshek, MD FAAEM, addresses this question. This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.
Joelle Borhart, MD FAAEM FACEP, discusses navigating the emergency department delivery of an extremely premature infant--a true nightmare scenario! This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.
Zachary Shinar, MD, covers how you can avoid the major pitfalls in treating an LVAD that comes into the emergency department in extremis.
Arun Nagdev, MD, covers simplified technique based lecture on how to perform an ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block when treating a patient with a hip fracture. This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.
Patients presenting to the emergency department sometimes require positive pressure ventilation. The risk of death during intubation is generally low however patients with RV dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension are at extremely high-risk of death during the peri-intubation period. In this lecture, Haney Mallemat, MD FAAEM, focuses on the steps a physician can take to minimize the risk of death. This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.
Brianne Steele, MD FAAEM, covers case-based highlights Q&A focusing on uses of ultrasound that make the provider more efficient and effective. This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.
Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of unintentional poisoning worldwide. The diagnosis and treatment of this complex toxicity is challenging and poorly understood. Siamak Moayedi, MD FAAEM, covers three myths and three pearls. This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.
Tom Scaletta, MD MAAEM FAAEM, covers an effective means of cutting visits by frequent users in half, satisfying all aspects of the IHI Triple Aim, and creating emergency department capacity without increased staff or space. This talk was featured at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s 22nd Annual Scientific Assembly.