This week we continue a series on post myocardial infarction complications.  Today we present a case of a patient who developed left ventricular aneurysm and discuss the diagnosis and treatment.

Researchers are actively searching for agents aimed at decreasing disease severity or viral shedding in COVID-19 patients. Antiviral medications have become a main focus of potential treatment options. This post looks at these potential therapies.

Clay brings us permissive hypotension in the elderly, treatment of toddler's fracture, and topical lidocaine for oral ulcers in this week's Wrap Up.

Kirkland, Washington was the first U.S. city with reports of a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak.

How can you best protect yourself when evaluating and managing patients with COVID-19?

Acute aortic occlusion is a deadly condition. This post by Sara Adibi provides what you need to know.

COVID-19 is a global pandemic. This post focuses on management of the critically ill patient with COVID-19 by discussing the recently published Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Guidelines.

A 30-year-old male presents after a motor vehicle accident with chest pain and shortness of breath. He is alert, speaking in 1-2 word responses, and appears in moderate respiratory distress. He has normal left sided breath sounds, but none on the right. No lung sliding is seen with ultrasound examination of the right thorax. His trachea is deviated left, and increased JVD is noted. What is this patient’s presentation consistent with? What is your next step in management?