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Journal Club Archive

2024

  • January – ED Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
  • February – Utility of Antibiotics in Acute Otitis Media in Children
  • March – ED Initiation of Medication Assisted Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
  • April – IV Magnesium for COPD Exacerbations
  • May – Racial Disparities in Inappropriate Antibiotic Use for Viral URI

2023

  • January – Acute Vertigo: Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Options
  • February – Safety and Efficacy of Sub-dissociative Ketamine for Pain
  • March – Cervical Spine Clearance after Negative CT Imaging
  • April – Sensitivity and Patient Selection for CTA in Lower GI Bleeding
  • May – Racial/Ethnic Bias in Pulse Oximetry 
  • July – Prophylactic Antibiotics During Insertion of Chest Tubes for Trauma
  • August – Examination of Factors and Effects of Inter-Professional Conflict on Clinician Well-Being
  • October – Non-medication Alternatives for Chronic Back Pain Management
  • November – Fast-Acting SQ Insulin Protocols for Mild-Moderate DKA

2022

  • January – Early vs Late Vasopressor Therapy in Septic Shock
  • February – Safety and Efficacy of Standard vs Low Dose Insulin Therapy in the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
  • March – Manual vs Ultrasound-Guided Pulse Checks during Cardiac Arrest
  • April – Early vs Late Systolic Blood Pressure Control in Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Racial Bias in Triage Scoring
  • July – Utility of D-dimer as a Screening Lab for Aortic Dissection
  • August – Safety and Efficacy of Push-dose Pressors in Shock
  • September – Reliability of TEG in Patients on DOACs
  • October – Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunct to Pediatric Procedural Sedation
  • November – Targeted Temperature Management in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

2021

  • January – VTE in COVID – Risk and Evidence for Anticoagulation
  • February – Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Pediatric Intubations
  • March – Procainamide vs Amiodarone for Stable Ventricular Tachycardia
  • April – TXA for Acute GI Bleeding
  • May – Attitudes, Behavior, and Comfort of Emergency Medicine Residents in Caring for LGBT Patients: What Do We Know?
  • July – Utility of Vasopressin in Hemorrhagic Shock
  • August – Performance of YEARS Criteria for Rule Out of Pulmonary Embolism
  • September – IV vs IO in Cardiac Arrest
  • October – Inhaled Budesonide for Outpatients with acute COVID-19 Infection
  • November – Safety of Ondansetron in the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in the First Trimester

2020

  • January – Prognostic Ability of the HEART Score for MACE
  • February – Nerve Blocks for Hip Fractures
  • May – Triple Journal Club: Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19; Remdesivir for COVID-19; Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19.
  • July – Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate or Kayexalate Compared to Placebo in Treatment of Hyperkalemia
  • August – Propofol Infusion for Acute Migraine
  • September – Utility of Steroids in Acute Anaphylaxis
  • October – Odds of peri-intubation hypotension using etomidate vs ketamine 
  • November – Coronary CTA Utility in the Workup of Ischemic Chest Pain

2019

  • January – Outcomes of patients in alcohol treated with Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam
  • February – Infection risk in traditional peripheral IV vs ultrasound-guided peripheral IV
  • March – Efficacy and Cost-effectiveness of Emergency Department Initiated Buprenorphine
  • April – Adverse Event Rates of Droperidol vs Standard Therapy
  • May – Loop Incision and Drainage of Cutaneous Abscesses Compared to Conventional Incision and Drainage
  • July – Necessity of Oral Contrast for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
  • August – Vasopressin as an Adjunct for Improved Shock Control
  • September – Pre-procedure Midazolam to Prevent Recovery Agitation with Ketamine
  • October – Potential Harm with Morphine Use in Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • November – Buddy Taping versus Splinting for Uncomplicated Boxer’s Fracture

2018

  • January – Adding cyclobenzaprine or oxycodone/acetaminophen to naproxen for acute long bone pain
  • February – Corticosteroids for PNA
  • March – Albumin for SBP in the ED
  • April – Ultrasound Use during Resuscitation of Cardiac Arrest
  • May – Normal saline vs balanced crystalloids
  • July – Epinephrine use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
  • August – Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke
  • September- Nausea relief in ED patients with Inhaled Isopropyl Alcohol vs Oral Ondansetron
  • October- Administration of TPA for Submassive/Intermediate-Risk PE
  • November- Safety and Outcomes of Patients Receiving Intravenous Vitamin C in Severe Sepsis

2017

  • July – Thrombolysis for Acute DVT
  • August – Lung US for Pneumonia in Children
  • September – Icatibant vs placebo in ACE Inhibitor Induced Angioedema
  • October – IV Lidocaine for Analgesia in Renal Colic
  • November – Efficacy of slow infusion CCB v adenosine in treatment of SVT in the ED
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