Journal Feed looks at ketamine for status epilepticus, magnesium in hypokalemia, and thrombectomy for basilar stroke.
52 in 52 looks at the relationship between pediatric temperature and heart rate.
Medical malpractice insights covers the importance of a good MDM in this month's post.
What do you need to know about buprenorphine in the ED setting?
A 75-year-old male with 4 days of abdominal distention, constipation, and decreased PO intake due to nausea. He reports that his symptoms are worse after eating or drinking and that he is able to pass gas but has not had a bowel movement in the past 4 days.  On initial presentation to the ED, he appears anicteric while his abdomen is soft, non-tender, but massively distended asymmetrically with no bowel sounds heard on auscultation. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Week 18 of the 52 in 52 series looks at pediatric ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
Today on the emDOCs cast we discuss necrotizing soft tissue infection pearls and pitfalls with Jess Pelletier. This first part will look at some background, presentation, and laboratory evaluation for NSTI.
What is a pulmonary embolism response team, and how can this team assist in management?
