Pre-hospital TXA Guidelines | K Targets with ICD Patients
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of October 20-24, 2025.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Monday’s Spoon Feed:Prehospital tranexamic acid (TXA) administration within 3 hours may improve mortality risk in adult trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock and has minimal side effects.Tuesday’s Spoon Feed:In patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) at risk for ventricular arrhythmias, keeping potassium in the high-normal range (4.5-5.0 mmol/L) reduced shocks, arrhythmia hospitalizations, and deaths, without added harm.
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How many tubes to competence | VBG > ABG
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of October 13-17, 2025.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Monday’s Spoon Feed:This secondary analysis found that intubation success correlated with experience, and competency likely is achieved between 35-50 intubations.Friday’s Spoon Feed:This summarizes data supporting use of venous blood gas (VBG) screening for hypercarbic respiratory failure and avoiding an arterial blood gas (ABG).
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Strike 3 for REBOA? | Guideline: Liberal PRBCs in AMI
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 6-10, 2025.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Monday’s Spoon Feed:Use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) increased the odds of mortality in severely injured adult trauma patients with isolated thoracic or abdominal injuries.Friday’s Spoon Feed:A transfusion trigger of less than 10g/dL appears to lower 30-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
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Best ED Nerve Block Adjunct | The New Lethal Triad
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 29 - Oct 3, 2025.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Thursday’s Spoon Feed:Dexamethasone is associated with improved pain control within 60 minutes as an adjunct to ultrasound-guided nerve blocks (UGNBs) when compared to epinephrine, without an increased risk of complications.Friday’s Spoon Feed:A new lethal triad performs better than the old one for 28-day mortality in trauma patients. But the "new" is simply a reframing of the classic and doesn't appear that helpful.
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CAP Updates | New HTN Guidelines
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 22-26, 2025.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.Monday’s Spoon Feed:Strap in for a longer-than-normal Spoon Feed to stay updated on the latest ATS guidelines for diagnosing and treating CAP.Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:The 2025 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines recommend a universal BP goal of <130/80 with antihypertensive therapy initiation, guided by hypertension severity, comorbidities, and PREVENT risk score.
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