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Section 1: Abdominal /Kathryn Hawk, Paulina Sergot -- CT in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis -- Proton Pump Inhibitors in Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease -- Somatostatin in Variceal Bleeding -- Diagnostic Nasogastric Tubes in Hematemesis -- Spontaneous Ureteral Stone Passage -- Oral Ondansetron in Gastroenteritis -- Oral vs. IV Rehydration -- Section 2: Airway /Andrew Eyre, Brock Daniels, Anita Rohra -- Non-Invasive Ventilation in Pulmonary Edema -- End Tidal CO2 in Sedation -- RSI in ED Training -- Hemoglobin Desaturation after Succinylcholine -- Laryngeal View Improvement in Laryngoscopy -- Section 3: Allergy /Christina Wilson, Brock Daniels -- Cephalosporins in Penicillin Allergic Patients -- Histamine Antagonists in Acute Allergic Reactions -- Section 4: Cardiology /Kenneth Bernard, Stephanie Burgos, Peter Pruitt, Harman Singh Gill, Joshua Keegan -- TIMI risk score for ACS -- Missed ACS in the ED -- Acute MI without Chest Pain -- Troponins in Chest Pain -- Beta Blockers in AMI: The COMMIT Trial -- Aspirin in AMI: The ISIS-2 Trial -- Heparinizing Unstable Angina -- Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Unstable Angina -- tPA in Acute MI: The Gusto Trial -- PCI vs Lytics in Acute MI: The Gusto IIb Trial -- PCI Timing in ACS -- Delaying Defibrillation for CPR in Cardiac Arrest -- Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest -- CPR Quality in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest -- Chest Compression only CPR -- Amiodarone in Ventricular Fibrillation -- Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest -- tPA in PEA Cardiac Arrest -- Vasopressin vs. Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest -- Pill in the Pocket for Atrial Fibrillation -- Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation: The Affirm Trial -- Risk of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Cardioversion -- Section 5: Endocrine /Daphne Morrison-Ponce -- ABG vs. VBG in Diabetic Ketoacidosis -- Bicarbonate in DKA -- Section 6: Infectious Disease /Kito Lord, Ashley Kockankek, Jennifer Carne -- Early Goal Directed Therapy in Sepsis -- The PORT Score -- Steroids in Adult meningitis -- Steroids in Pediatric meningitis -- Doxycycline in Lyme disease -- An intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection -- Acute Otitis Media and Delayed Antibiotic Treatment -- Centor Criteria for Strep Throat -- The Febrile Infant -- Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection in Febrile Infants with RSV -- Section 7: Neurology /David Yamane, Michael Billington -- CT before Lumbar Puncture in meningitis -- Steroids and Antivirals in Bell's Palsy -- Prochlorperazine in Migraine -- Metoclopramide in Migraine -- tPA for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The NINDS Trial -- Intra-arterial tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Proact II Study -- Timing of tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke -- Expanded window for tPA in Stroke: The ECASS III Study -- Determining Stroke Risk after TIA: the ABCD Score -- Urgent Follow up for TIA: The EXPRESS Study -- The Epley Maneuver for Vertigo -- Risk of Seizure Recurrence in Pediatrics -- Section 8: Operations /Christina Wilson, Ije Akunyili -- Chest Pain Protocols in the ED -- Stress Testing in the ED -- Social Interventions for Alcohol Abuse -- Section 9: Orthopedics /Andrew Eyre -- The Ottawa Knee Rules -- The Ottawa Ankle Rules -- Section 10: Pain /Michael Billington -- Morphine and the Clinical Abdominal Exam -- Ketorolac vs Ibuprofen in Musculoskeletal Pain -- Pain Management in the ED: The PEMI Study -- Section 11: Venous Thromboembolism /Fan Yang -- Clinical Diagnosis of PE -- Prospective Evaluation of the PERC -- D-dimer in DVT and PE -- V/Q Scan in Acute PE: The PIOPED Trial -- CT Imaging for Acute PE: The PIOPED II Trial -- Section 12: Psychiatry /Daphne Morrison-Ponce -- Pharmaceutical Restraints for Psychotic Agitation -- Section 13: Pulmonary /Radhika Sundarajan, Joshua Keegan -- Low Tidal Volume Ventilation in ARDS -- Magnesium in Asthma -- Dual bronchodilators in Asthma -- Dexamethasone for Croup -- Oral vs. IV Steroids in COPD -- Antibiotics in COPD exacerbations -- Pulse-Oximetry replaces Arterial Blood Gases -- Section 14: Toxicology /Sabrina Poon, Fan Yang, Spencer Greene, Silpa Gadiraju -- Fomepizole in Ethylene Glycol Poisoning -- Hyperbaric Oxygen in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning -- The Rumack Mathew Nomogram: Acetaminophen Poisoning and Toxicity -- NAC in Acetaminophen Overdose -- Cyanide Poisoning and Hydroxocobalamin -- Digitalis Toxicity and Digoxin Immune Fab -- Crofab in Snakebites -- Section 15: Trauma /Andrew Eyre, Eva Tovar, David Beversluis -- Laparotomy in Abdominal Gun Shot Wounds -- Permissive Hypotension in Trauma -- Level One Trauma Centers -- CT vs. X-Ray in Traumatic Cervical Spine Injury -- The NEXUS Criteria and the Canadian C-Spine Rules -- New Orleans Criteria and the Canadian Head CT Rules -- ED Thoracotomies -- Pediatric Head Trauma -- Section 15: Ultrasound /Christina Wilson, Dapnhe Morrison-Ponce -- Point of Care Echo in Penetrating Cardiac Injury -- The Importance of Ultrasound in Central Line Placement -- Ultrasound in Trauma -- Ultrasound in Resuscitation Termination.