Key Competencies in Emergency Medicine Training in Belgium: A New Criteria-Based Evaluation Strategy.

Background In French-speaking Belgium, Emergency Medicine (EM) has been a recognized professional qualification for the last two decades. Currently, there is no consensus on the core competencies required for EM postgraduates. During the six-year training period, the acquisition of technical skills (scientific knowledge and technical procedures) is emphasized, but little account is taken regarding the development of non-technical skills such as communication, collaboration, leadership, and professionalism.

Recurrent Fanconi Syndrome Induced by Lenalidomide: A Case Report.

Fanconi syndrome (FS) is a complex disorder characterized by a reabsorption defect in the proximal renal tubule (PT), leading to urinary loss of molecules such as glucose, phosphate, calcium, amino acids, bicarbonate, potassium, and low-molecular-weight proteins. Its etiology can be genetic or acquired, with drug toxicity being a significant cause of the acquired forms. The heterogeneous manifestations of FS, whether in its partial or complete form, can pose challenges in the emergency department; nevertheless, it should be considered in certain patients, as understanding its cause is crucial for initiating effective treatment.

[A viral splenic rupture].

A 28-year-old patient is admitted in the emergency department for management of localized pain in the left hypochondrium and left flank that appeared 48 hours before his visit to the emergency room. At the same time, the patient describes the presence of fever, odynophagia and myalgia present for 8 days. The clinical examination highlights the presence of multiple upper cervical and submandibular bilateral and soft adenopathies of about 1.

Intra-arrest transnasal evaporative cooling: a randomized, prehospital, multicenter study (PRINCE: Pre-ROSC IntraNasal Cooling Effectiveness).

Background: Transnasal evaporative cooling has sufficient heat transfer capacity for effective intra-arrest cooling and improves survival in swine. The aim of this study was to determine the safety, feasibility, and cooling efficacy of prehospital transnasal cooling in humans and to explore its effects on neurologically intact survival to hospital discharge.

Methods And Results: Witnessed cardiac arrest patients with a treatment interval View Article and Find Full Text PDF