Inviting contributors to ALiEM: An open peer-reviewed content submission process

Over the last several years, ALiEM has recruited a team of regular contributors, each with their own individual passions within the entire breadth of Emergency Medicine. ALiEM has provided these individuals with a global platform capable of carrying their message to a target audience of thousands of regular subscribers. Furthermore, the evolution of a rigorous pre-publication Expert Peer Review process has helped ensure that the content is especially polished and scientifically accurate.

Today marks a new day. The overwhelming success of the website and editorial process has led us to what we feel is the next step for this academic blog and online medical education: peer-reviewed community content submission.

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By Derek Sifford|2019-04-05T17:05:42-07:00Aug 22, 2014|Emergency Medicine, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Pre Publication Critique (Clinical)|

Management of Iron Toxicity

Iron toxicity is determined by the amount of elemental iron (Fe) ingested. Examples of Fe formulations and the amount of elemental Fe contained in each formulation are listed in the table below (adapted from ¹).

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By David Manthey, MD|2016-12-19T10:46:00-08:00Aug 6, 2014|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Pre Publication Critique (Clinical), Tox & Medications|

PV Card: Pediatric Ingestion Dose Thresholds for ED Referral

Clinical Toxicology has published guidelines for out-of-hospital management of 16 distinct overdoses and their dose thresholds, above which, pediatric patients should be referred to the Emergency Department for evaluation. Clinical Toxicology is the official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT, @AACTinfo), the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC, @AAPCC), and the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT). There are two caveats to be aware of regarding these guidelines.

They were developed between 2005 and 2007. New medications have been approved since that time and there may be more recent data available.
As with any poisoning, dose is only one factor when determining disposition. Consideration should also be given to intent, underlying medical conditions, co-ingestion of other medications, presence of symptoms, and drug formulation.

This PV Card summarizes the pediatric ingestion dose thresholds for referral to an ED.

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By Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FASHP|2017-08-03T00:41:35-07:00Jul 9, 2014|ALiEM Cards, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Tox & Medications|

PV Card: Local anesthetic toxicity calculations

Local anesthetics (LAs) are widely employed to achieve tissue infiltration, peripheral and regional anesthesia, and neuraxial blockades. Despite their well-established toxic dose limits, these agents continue to pose a substantial risk of morbidity and mortality due to local anesthetic toxicity and overdose.

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By David Murphy|2019-02-19T18:44:47-08:00Jun 13, 2014|ALiEM Cards, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Pre Publication Critique (Clinical), Tox & Medications|

Geriatric Emergency Departments: Coming to a Hospital Near You?

We are all familiar with the concept of pediatric EDs. We see them as medical students, we train in them as residents, and we work alongside pediatric EM fellows. It is generally clear what pediatric EDs have to offer: smaller sized beds and equipment, nurses trained in pediatric triage and assessment who know how to put IVs in babies and calm crying kids, and physicians with training in pediatric Emergency Medicine. But what about the other end of the age spectrum? Over the last 10 years geriatric EDs, also called Senior EDs, have been popping up around the country. You may have been wondering why that is, and what they have to offer. Here are a few thoughts.

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By Christina Shenvi, MD PhD|2016-11-11T19:20:40-08:00Apr 29, 2014|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Geriatrics|

Trick of the Trade: Making your own homemade ultrasound gel

You are spending a month in rural Kenya, doing an ultrasound teaching course. Your enthusiastic participants have been ultrasounding every chance they get. Unfortunately, this has caused your ultrasound gel supplies to dwindle. It will be a month before a new shipment of gel arrives from Nairobi. This gel will cost about $5 per bottle, which is a considerable expense for the local hospital’s budget.

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By Christine Riguzzi, MD|2018-10-28T21:23:04-07:00Apr 17, 2014|Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Tricks of the Trade, Ultrasound|

PEITHO Trial: Fibrinolysis for Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Most of us would agree that massive PE is treated with fibrinolysis and non-massive PE is treated with anticoagulation. The area of great debate has been the optimal treatment for sub-massive PE. The MOPETT Trial was published in January 2013 and although the patient population was small, it did show a huge benefit in pulmonary pressures at 28 months with fibrinolysis. The next study we have all been waiting for is the Pulmonary Embolism Thrombolysis (PEITHO) trial, which was just published yesterday in the NEJM, evaluating fibrinolysis for patients with intermediate-risk PE.

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By Salim Rezaie, MD|2019-09-10T13:34:00-07:00Apr 11, 2014|Cardiovascular, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical), Pulmonary|

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