Welcome back to the EM Thinker series. This week we cover tips to avoid several pitfalls.

What should you consider in your evaluation and management of the patient with suspected ischemic colitis?

Clay Smith and the Journal Feed team cover TTM in non-shockable rhythms, POCUS for abscess, and single syringe adenosine for SVT.

Abscess management has evolved somewhat in the 14 years since my residency graduation. The point at which antibiotics are likely to be more helpful than harmful is not always easy to assess, and evidence based expert opinion has flip flopped impressively.

One pill can kill... You need to know these medications when caring for pediatric patients.

Can mindfulness improve your well-being and patient care? What about speaking with your patients about mindfulness?

Sore throat (aka, pharyngitis) is the 3rd most common complaint for physician visits.  Although the overwhelming majority of these cases are viral in origin (rhinovirus ~20%), the major focus of our attention in the ED stems around the question of “strep (GAS) vs not strep” and who gets antibiotics…. does anyone need antibiotics? And what about rheumatic fever?

A 59-year-old man presents to the ED for acute onset low back pain that started immediately after he moved furniture. He states his lumbar pain has been unrelenting, with mild pain radiating to down both legs.  He appears in pain and has mild midline and bilateral paraspinal tenderness to palpation over his lumbosacral spine.  He has bilateral loss of strength in the distal lower extremities, notably in dorsiflexion.  What diagnoses should you consider?