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This is a quick summary of the most important articles we covered this week on the JournalFeed blog. It’s the audio spoon-feed!
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The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 15-19, 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:There was no difference in 28-day mortality in critically ill adult patients with ketamine vs. etomidate for rapid sequence induction (RSI), but ketamine increased the need for peri-intubation vasopressor support.Tuesday’s Spoon Feed:The 2025 executive summary shows new developments in the AHA guidelines, integrating science, systems, and education with a unified Chain of Survival across the entire cardiac arrest continuum so that communities can prioritize which changes matter most for their patients, from lay rescuer response to prehospital care to the ED and beyond.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 8-12, 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:Personalized hemodynamic resuscitation targeting capillary refill time (PHR-CRT) over a 6 hour intervention period demonstrated less need for organ support in patients with septic shock at 28 days.Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:The EVERDAC trial found delayed invasive blood-pressure monitoring is noninferior to early arterial catheterization in patients with shock in terms of 28-day mortality.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 1-5, 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.Tuesday’s Spoon Feed:When EMS is not immediately available, transporting adult patients with penetrating injuries in urban settings to trauma centers by police or private vehicle leads to improved survival.Thursday’s Spoon Feed:Patients with delayed presentation, 4.5 to 24 hours after onset of ischemic stroke, still had significant benefit from tenecteplase (TNK): NNT = 17, NNH = 72.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of 24-28, 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.Tuesday’s Spoon Feed:Younger age and longer tenure at a site increased patients-per-hour (PPH) without increasing 72-hour returns.Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:Of 138 infants evaluated with excessive crying, none had facial petechiae. Unexplained petechiae warrant further evaluation for trauma or abuse.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 17-21, 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.Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:Among children with severe acute malnutrition and gastroenteritis in Africa, IV rehydration was just as safe and effective as oral rehydration, with no increase in mortality or evidence of fluid overload - challenging long-standing WHO guidance to avoid IV fluids in this population.Friday’s Spoon Feed:This nationwide database study found that defibrillation within 2 minutes of starting CPR was associated with increased 1 month survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 9-14, 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:After 48 hours of brain rest, moderate recreational screen time may support better psychological recovery post-concussion compared to restrictive or excessive use.Friday’s Spoon Feed:Presyncope has a 30-day serious cardiac outcome risk that is identical to patients with true syncope—despite presyncope patients being admitted less often and considered lower risk.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 3-7, 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.Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:The Safeback SBX device can improve survival in an avalanche, but does not replace the need for appropriate education and knowledge regarding avalanche safety.Friday’s Spoon Feed:For anaphylaxis in adults ≥50kg, 0.5mg vs. 0.3mg IM epinephrine is strongly associated with a reduction in escalation of care (repeat epi, epi drip, or intubation).
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Oct 27-31, 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:Early fluid resuscitation in sepsis shows a U-shaped relationship between fluid amount and mortality; 30 mL/kg within 3 hours improves survival, supporting current Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidance.Friday’s Spoon Feed:Azelastine nasal spray used three times daily for 56 days significantly reduced PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections versus placebo.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 5-19, 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:The ACEP subcommittee made policy recommendations on what peri-procedural interventions reduce peri-intubation hypoxia and hypotension.Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:Pediatric patients with a positive ultrasound (US) and Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator (pARC) score ≥ 25% are highly likely to have pathology-proven appendicitis.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 8-12, 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:The National Association of EMS Physicians(NAEMSP)’s comprehensive review of spinal motion restriction in prehospital management of trauma concluded cervical collars and backboards are likely doing more to harm patients than they are to prevent delayed neurological injury(DNI).Friday’s Spoon Feed:In ED patients with vertigo, the STANDING algorithm had high diagnostic accuracy and negative predictive value for central causes while reducing CT imaging and length of stay compared to “usual care.” But the main caveat here was that these emergency physicians underwent dedicated training in the algorithm.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 1-5, 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.Tuesday Spoon Feed:The Queen of Hearts AI (QoH AI) model beat both emergency physicians (EPs) and cardiologists at deciding who needs immediate catheterization for certain STEMI-equivalents and STEMI-mimics—88.9% accuracy vs. ~66%—promising fewer missed occlusion myocardial infarctions (OMIs) and fewer unnecessary activations.Wednesday Spoon Feed:Reliance on STEMI criteria alone misses a substantial proportion of LAD occlusions, while expert and AI ECG interpretation achieved earlier and more accurate detection, with 100% sensitivity for LAD occlusion MI in this study.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Aug 25-29, 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 Spoon Feed:This meta-analysis found that non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) during preoxygenation of critically ill patients undergoing tracheal intubation led to less hypoxemia compared to a facemask or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC).Tuesday Spoon Feed:Non-targeted hepatitis C screening in the ED (free regardless of risk) identified more new hepatitis C diagnoses than targeted screening; however, while this found more new cases, it did not translate to increases in successful treatment.
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Aug 18-22, 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.Wednesday Spoon Feed:Can I read an ECG better than a computer?Thursday Spoon Feed:In this retrospective study of ED-diagnosed UTIs, Cephalexin dosed twice daily was just as effective as four times daily, with no significant difference in treatment failure - suggesting BID dosing may be a practical, adherence-friendly option in some patients.  
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of August 11-15, 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 Spoon Feed:Thoracic trauma is common––and so are pneumothorax and hemothorax. This high-yield review walks through clear, evidence-based ways to recognize, image, and treat these injuries.Tuesday Spoon Feed:Both rising and falling patterns in serial high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) measurement were associated with significantly higher risk of 30-day MACE. 
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Aug4-8, 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 Spoon Feed:This review updates our knowledge on CPR with highlights being that compression-only bystander CPR improves survival to hospital discharge compared to conventional bystander CPR and that current evidence does not suggest any improved patient outcomes with CPR monitoring tools. Thursday Spoon Feed:In patients with sepsis, new LV dysfunction is associated with in-hospital and ICU mortality. 
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