Our new redesign is live! Please provide any comments on this forum thread https://forum.wikem.org/t/redesign-feedback/936
The login issues that have plagued many users especially on Android during the last week should hopefully be fixed. Thank you for bearing with us as we grow. As always, if you enjoy WikEM, please donate. Everything from the software to the content is made for free and open use. Without a small amount of money software development and maintenance for WikEM is not possible.
A recent issue with our android app and in preparation for our site upgrade we are undergoing maintenance. We anticipate being online within the next hour.… Read more
Update: the app has been restored.
For an unknown reason, our Android app has just been removed from the app store. Little to no information has been provided to us from Google and we are working to get the app reinstated.… Read more
Ever wonder who puts all the great content in WikEM and keeps it up to date? Well, you do! WikEM is a wiki, open to medical providers around the world. Join our contributor community and help ensure this fantastic open-access resource has the most accurate and recent information ready at your fingertips. While you’re at it, you can additionally be recognized as a WikEM editor through our open and transparent promotion process. Join us!
Sincerely,
The WikEM Editors
Editor in Chief
Ross Donaldson, MD, MPH, CTropMed, FACEP
Deputy Editor
Daniel G. Ostermayer, MD
Senior Editor
Claire Lewis, MD
Michael Holtz, MD
Neil M. Young, MD
Senior Associate Editor
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Last month we had a disastrous bug that caused many users to download high definition images over their cellular connection. In the coming app update we will be rolling out a new feature that allows for control over downloaded content. Although initially on iOS it will follow on android. From the updates icon on the WikEM app launch screen you can see the following toggles to control downloaded and updated content.
You may have noticed algorithm diagrams supplementing various topics on WikEM. They’re part of the WikEM Algorithm Project, a continuing partnership with ddxof.com (differential diagnosis of). The WikEM algorithms are developed to serve as rapid emergency department references for differential diagnosis generation, clinical decision rule application, and critical management steps. They also serve as convenient teaching tools for educators.
You can now freely access all of the over 100 algorithms on your mobile device with the ddxof app. Download it today on the App Store and Google Play.
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Tetrodotoxin is from the pufferfish, blue octopus and some poisonous frogs. Neurotoxicity results from inhibition of Na-K pumps causing paresthesias and rebound hypersensitivity. Like most poisons in toxicology, the treatment is aggressive supportive care.… Read more
The following guest post is written by MD candidate Joseph N. Ponce at McGovern Medical School, Houston TX, and describes the current state of evidence with adjunctive techniques to treat refractory VF.
Refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF) is a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia unresponsive to traditional methods of defibrillation and advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS). Current literature lacks a uniform definition for RVF, however, some studies provide more specific clinical definitions of refractory ventricular fibrillation such as ventricular fibrillation that is resistant to at least three defibrillation attempts, 300 mg of amiodarone, and does not exhibit return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after > 10 min of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).… Read more
You get a patch from EMS that they are bringing in a patient from dialysis with a complication of their AV fistula. Take the time now to update yourself on bleeding fistulas, clotted fistula, and more at WikEM – Dialysis Complications.… Read more
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