The Sick MI Patient
The sick MI patient: What are the scary complications, and what can you do?
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Mimics of Sepsis: What do ED Physicians Need to Know?
A great deal of literature exists on sepsis and providing state of the art care in the ED. As EM physicians, we pride ourselves on resuscitating sick patients, and we are well aware that septic patients can rapidly decline clinically. Finding the source and providing appropriate antibiotics, adequate preload with IV fluids, and vasopressors if necessary are key components. The SIRS criteria are our first line of defense in the early identification of sepsis. But, it is important to recognize that just because a patient has multiple SIRS criteria, they may not actually be septic.
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Controversies in the Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
The challenge of emergency medicine is to determine if a patient has a serious and/or deadly condition, even when he or she presents with a common chief complaint. A simple HA can be life-threatening…
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ED Handoffs – The problem and what we can do to improve
One of the most dangerous times in EM: The Handoff. What can be done better?
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Can Giant Cell Arteritis Be Ruled Out in the ED?
Are there any tests that can help you with Giant Cell Arteritis?
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Wrist and Distal Forearm Injuries: Pearls & Pitfalls
All those eponyms. What does the emergency physician need to know for wrist and forearm fractures?
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Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Pearls & Pitfalls
The hot, altered, and stiff patient. What do you need to consider?
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Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia: Approach to Management
What do you do with the unstable patient in V tach who won’t respond to electricity?
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Approach to the Sick Cirrhotic Patient
How will you approach this sick, unstable cirrhotic patient? What are some of the complications of patients with cirrhosis and chronic liver disease?
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Selected Toxicologic Bradycardias
The tox patient with low HR. What could you be missing, and what can be done better?
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