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How to run a code

Feb 18, 2014

Cardiac arrest. It seems so easy. Just follow the algorithm on the reference card, and all cardiac arrest issues will be solved. The truth is that codes can be messy, chaotic and scattered. On this episode of ERcast, we hear from the RAGE podcast  experts on how to take control of the room and run an effective...

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Acetaminophen vs Ibuprofen. Which works better?

Feb 8, 2014

Which is more effective for pain and fever control: Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen? Should a patient in the emergency department with upper GI pain be started on an H2 blocker or a proton pump inhibitor? Special guest Anand 'The Swami' Swaminathan joins ERCast to explore these and many more medical quagmires. 

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