A 32-year-old male presents to the ED with penile pain. He states he was having sexual intercourse when he heard a loud pop, followed by sharp pain and immediate loss of erection. His vitals are HR 107, BP 128/46, RR 19, and T 37.2C. What is your diagnosis, and what diagnostic study would you order if there was blood at the meatus?
For such a large organ, EM physicians spend proportionally little time thinking about the liver.
Medical Malpractice Insights is back with a 16-year-old female with stroke due to cervical vessel dissection.
The ToxCard series covers metal phosphides.
Journal Feed covers balanced fluids versus normal saline this week.
Let’s make sure we speak clearly – Testicular Workup for Ischemic and Suspected Torsion (TWIST)
ECG Pointers is back with ALCAPA!
The emDOCs Podcast covers the challenging diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis.
