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Ryan LaFollette, MD 4/13/21 Ryan LaFollette, MD 4/13/21

Therapeutics: Agitation in the ED

Agitation? Second nature to most Emergency Physicians but an art as much of a science. The science lays the backbone of this art, however and that’s where Dr. Courtney Kein comes in. Click and join us on a dive into the literature of sedation of the agitated patient.

Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed 9/9/20 Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed 9/9/20

Ketamine Potpourri

In our most recent journal club, we took a look at 3 articles focused on the use of ketamine in the Emergency Department. When treating pain with ketamine, does a rapid administration of ketamine result in more dysphoria? When used for RSI, is ketamine more hemodynamically stable than etomidate? When using ketamine for procedural sedation in adult patients, does pre-treatment with versed or haldol decrease clinically significant emergence agitation?