Key points to already have ingrained in your trauma mindset when EMS wheels back a pregnant patient from a motor vehicle accident
We've all heard the horror stories of the crashing aortic stenosis patient. These patients present significant challenges in the ED. How can you best manage these patients?
Thoughts on mistakes in renal colic from one of the father's of Emergency Medicine
Learn the complete ED management of acute complications in sickle cell patients
Weakness is a challenging chief complaint. Always consider the common etiologies such as urinary tract infections. However, debilitating spinal cord pathology and other rare causes of weakness should be ruled out in otherwise negative work ups.
Female abdominal pain possesses a large differential with several key diagnoses. Ovarian torsion is one such diagnosis. What are the keys in presentation, diagnosis, and management of ovarian torsion?
Fingertip amputations are not an uncommon injury seen in the emergency department. Treatment options range from healing by secondary intention to flap coverage or replantation. Selection of the appropriate treatment modality depends on the nature of the injury, the physical demands of the patient, a...
Lactate clearance has been a major focus in care of the septic patient. Why does lactate elevate in these patients, and what do you need to know for managing these patients?
