Sepsis in pregnancy... Uh oh. How do you optimize your care of the pregnant patient with sepsis? What do you need to consider?

This edition of JournalFeed Weekly Wrap-Up brings you the HEART score, ICH, VL vs. DL, and bronchiolitis, a wide range of topics to keep that brain fresh.

In Part One of this two-part series, we discussed re-emerging infectious threats that may creep into our EDs initially unnoticed. We continue from Part One with the rest of the dreaded thirteen, from varicella through meningococcus

How do you diagnose and manage the patient with a lung abscess? This post from Mark Ramzy looks at the ED evaluation and management of a patient with lung abscess, with pearls and pitfalls.

In the latest EM Educator learn the secrets behind abdominal pain in elderly patients, as well as the the elusive sigmoid and cecal volvulus.

What's the evidence behind sodium bicarbonate in cardiac arrest? Is it effective? You may be surprised once you look into the literature...

A 62-year-old male brought in by EMS for altered mental status and complaints of visual disturbances. Per the EMS report, the patient had homemade moonshine found in his living room. The patient is confused and states his vision is globally diminished as if he were looking through a snowstorm. He also describes a headache and dizziness. What’s the diagnosis, and what’s your next step in your evaluation and treatment?

Now let us take a moment to ponder the issues that can arise when an artery finds its origin incorrectly in an adjacent structure – Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA).