Remember Huntington's Disease? This post provides you with the key information concerning this disease for EM.
Emergency clinicians are well-versed in the evaluation and management of heart failure, but sometimes the underlying cause of the heart failure exacerbation isn't so easy to determine.
Generalized weakness in the elderly patient is probably not your favorite chief complaint to evaluate, but these patients could be experiencing a life-threatening condition. What do you need to consider in these patients?
The patient with flu-like illness and diffuse erythroderma who appears sick... What should you consider? Could it be toxic shock syndrome? This post provides keys in the evaluation and management of toxic shock syndrome, as well as a downloadable handout.
This edition of Quality Corner brings you two cases: one with flu-like illness, and the other with back pain. Ready for some thyroid storm and aortoiliac occlusive disease?
This week's EM in 5 brings you Transient Global Amnesia.
How do you evaluate and manage the patient with refractory seizures? This post from Anthony DeVivo and Jenny Beck-Esmay provides pearls and pitfalls for the care of the patient with refractory seizures.
The Trauma Chameleon, or the medical emergency disguised as trauma... What should you be on the lookout for?
