POEM 15.03.17
Q How well can we predict the risk of developing asthma in preschool children? A simple asthma prediction tool for preschool children with wheeze or cough. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 10 predictors with total score between 0 -15: sex, age, wheeze without colds, wheeze frequency, activity disturbance,...
POEM 14.03.17
Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters Q. Is it ok to give droperidol to this psychotic gentleman? The Safety and Effectiveness of Droperidol for Sedation of Acute Behavioral Disturbance in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 1403 patients 10mg droperidol IM, IV Mean time to sedation 20mins Additional dosing required...
POEM 10.03.17
Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters Q. Low dose Perindopril…whats the point? RAS inhibitors’ dose-dependent efficacy: myth or reality?[Curr Med Res Opin. 2015] Perindopril is the only ACE inhibitor to show a real dose-response curve for BP decrease. While the effectiveness of RAS blockers on target organ damage is dose...
POEM 03.03.17
Patient Orientated Evidence that Matters Do I need to wake up my Anaesthetist to perform a procedural sedation? Intra-articular lignocaine (IAL) versus intravenous analgesia with or without sedation (IVAS) for manual reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocation in adults. First published: 13 April 2011 Authors Conclusions: We observed no...
POEM 18.02.17
Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters Benzo’s for Back pain? Diazepam Is No Better Than Placebo When Added to Naproxen for Acute Low Back Pain Among ED patients with acute, nontraumatic, nonradicular low back pain, naproxen+diazepam did not improve functional outcomes or pain compared with naproxen+placebo 1 week and 3...