Prompt, safe, and effective pain management is a core competency of the emergency provider. Unfortunately, traditional strategies for administering analgesics for acute pain have shown poor success rates. In this podcast episode, Dr. Matthew Delaney shares a few evidence based pain management pearls you can use on your next shift.
Read MoreIn this issue of Tox Talk with Tammi, Dr. Tammi Schaeffer discusses common issues regarding the diagnosis and treatment of acetaminophen toxicity: select vs universal acetaminophen toxicity screening, the utility of the sub-four hour acetaminophen level, the decreasing repeat acetaminophen level, and using NAC for the patient with an undetectable acetaminophen level.
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