A focused review of the presentation, diagnosis, and management of renal infarction.

I HAVE BECOME INFATUATED WITH THE PATIENT CARE EXPERIENCE. I believe the term “patient care experience” is a more inclusive term that describes our technical expertise while also including everything else, such as communication, department ambience, throughput, and the behavior of everyone a patient comes into contact with while in the department.

“I’ve got a pulse,” you hear the nurse shout. Finally, a sigh of relief comes over the crowded resuscitation room and you take a moment to reflect on what just happened... but, your work is just now about to truly begin. It is up to you to determine why the patient died in the first place and determine which crucial steps need to be initiated to increase your patient’s chance of survival.

Everything you ever wanted to know about foot injuries in the emergency department

Continuing with our EM Mindset series, here is refreshing piece by Dr. Strayer to kick off Monday. Learn the eight discrete responsibilities of the emergency doc. Enjoy!

Author: Zach Radwine, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria) // Editors: Jennifer Robertson, MD, Lewis Nelson, MD and Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) Featured on the LITFL Review #180 – Thanks to Joe-Anthony Rotella and the LITFL Review group for the shout out!  Introduction Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning leads to an estimated […]

Originally published at Pediatric EM Morsels on March 6, 2015. Reposted with permission. Follow Dr. Sean M. Fox on twitter @PedEMMorsels Fortunately, the critically ill child is not as common in the Emergency Department as the critically ill adult. Unfortunately, when the critically ill child does arrive, it can be challenging to recognize him/her initially. This […]

Check out our latest in our D-List Superbugs series of rare cases caused by rare bugs. EM docs need to have these in their differential as it can cause national morbidity/mortality!