How do you evaluate and manage acute hearing loss in the ED? This post provides you with tips, pearls, and pitfalls.

A 3-year-old male presents with his mom with chief complaint of vomiting and recurrent abdominal pain. Her son will intermittently cry and refuse to eat, followed by normal activity. His appetite has been decreased. VS are normal. Physical exam reveals a patient who appears stated age, nontoxic, and playful. Your physical exam, including abdomen and GU, is normal. The mom rushes out several minutes later and notifies you that her son is crying and holding his abdomen. What’s the diagnosis, and what’s your next step in your evaluation and treatment?

Airway management in the ED is a complex interplay of patient factors, clinical illness status, and provider factors that through our thorough training we become proficient at navigating. One topic that deserves specific attention is the notion of a Difficult Airway.

How can you minimize delays in compressions and provide high-quality CPR in cardiac arrest, while using ultrasound? This US Probe post provides you key pearls.

Last month, a long-anticipated trial on ED migraine treatment came out evaluating the use of greater occipital nerve blocks (GONB) in the ED for refractory migraines. This edition of Pain Profiles looks at migraines, what we know about migraine treatment, and what nerve blocks bring to the table.

The nosebleed... This week's EM educator covers epistaxis.

Genitourinary trauma can present significant challenges. This post provides updates in the evaluation and management of patients with GU trauma.

JournalFeed this week brings you Magnesium for atrial fibrillation rate control, LR vs. NS in pediatric DKA, and thrombolytics in mild strokes.