16 - Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pediatric Hepatitis Outbreak, Medical Errors, and More

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Welcome to Episode 16 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants!

Show Notes for Episode 16 of “The 2 View” – SAH: revisited, pediatric hepatitis outbreak, medical errors, and AHA/ACC heart failure guidelines.

SAH - Revisited

Headache. American College of Emergency Physicians. Acep.org. Published June 2019. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.acep.org/patient-care/clinical-policies/headache/

Ibrahim YA, Mironov O, Deif A, Mangla R, Almast J. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Diagnostic Accuracy of the Transverse Dural Venous Sinus Attenuation on CT scans. Neuroradiol J. PubMed Central. National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published December 2014. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4291803/

Spadaro A, Scott KR, Koyfman A, Long B. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: A narrative review for emergency clinicians. Am J Emerg Med. PubMed.gov. National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published October 4, 2021. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34879501/

Pediatric Hepatitis Outbreak

Jetelina K. Severe hepatitis outbreak among children. Your Local Epidemiologist. Published April 26, 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/severe-hepatitis-outbreak-among-children

Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children. Who.int. Published April 23, 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON376

Recommendations for Adenovirus Testing and Reporting of Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology. HAN archive - 00462. Cdc.gov. Published April 21, 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2022/han00462.asp

Medical Errors

Dihydroergotamine (DHE) for Migraine Treatment. American Migraine Foundation. Published January 28, 2021. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://americanmigrainefoundation.org/resource-library/dhe-for-migraine/

Kelman B. Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient. NPR. Published March 25, 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/25/1088902487/former-nurse-found-guilty-in-accidental-injection-death-of-75-year-old-patient.

Khan A. Medical Errors in the Emergency Department. SAJEM Editorial. Researchgate.net. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdus-Khan/publication/336838935_Medical_Errors_in_the_Emergency_Department/links/5dbae7df4585151435d6e97f/Medical-Errors-in-the-Emergency-Department.pdf

Pasquini S. Healthcare Experience Required for PA School: The Ultimate Guide. The Physician Assistant Life. Published February 2, 2015. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.thepalife.com/hce-paschool/

AHA/ACC Heart Failure Guidelines

Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade (EHMRG). MDCalc. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.mdcalc.com/emergency-heart-failure-mortality-risk-grade-ehmrg

Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, et al. 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. Published April 1, 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001063

Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale (OHFRS). MDCalc. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.mdcalc.com/ottawa-heart-failure-risk-scale-ohfrs

Rider I. Evidence Based Disposition in Heart Failure – Who needs to be admitted and who can be discharged? emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Published October 5, 2020. Accessed April 27, 2022. http://www.emdocs.net/evidence-based-disposition-in-heart-failure-who-needs-to-be-admitted-and-who-can-be-discharged/

SGEM#170: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale. The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Published March 5, 2017. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://thesgem.com/2017/03/sgem170-dont-go-breaking-my-heart-ottawa-heart-failure-risk-scale/

Thibodeau J, Turer A, Gualano S, et al. Characterization of a Novel Symptom of Advanced Heart Failure: Bendopnea. ScienceDirect. Sciencedirect.com. Presented November 3, 2012. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213177913004125?via%3Dihub

Something Sweet

O’Connell A, Greco S, Zhan T, et al. Analyzing the effect of interview time and day on emergency medicine residency interview scores. BMC Med Educ. Published April 26, 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-022-03388-6

Recurring Sources

Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org

The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org

The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx

The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com

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