Intern Report Collection

To kick off your weekend reading pleasure, here’s another batch of excellent write-ups from the EM interns at UT Southwestern (@DallasEMed) courtesy of Alex Koyfman (@EMHighAK) . Our ongoing intern report series is the product of first-year residents exploring clinical questions they have found to be particularly intriguing, with an intended audience of med students & junior residents. Enjoy!

[Note: These are PDF files.]

• Agitation by Liang Liu, MD
• RCT of Antiemetic Efficacy in the ED by Ashley Phipps, MD
• Asymptomatic HTN by Lindsay Schroeder, MD
• Copperhead Envenomations by Gray Millsap, MD
• Approach to the Dizzy Patient by Chris Chase, MD
• DRESS by Lindsay Schroeder, MD
• Fever In Pediatrics by Christina Smith, MD
• GBS by Christina Smith, MD
• Drugs of Abuse: GHB by Meaghan Dehning, MD // Editor: Larissa Velez, MD
• Head CT Interpretation by Benjamin Trevias, MD
• Helicopter EMS Safety (HEMS): A Disturbing 40-Year Trend by Brandon Morshedi, MD, DPT, NREMT
• HTN Emergency by Emberlynn Liu, MD
• Hypokalemia by Nnenna Ejesieme, DO
• The Importance of Lactate by Ian Bodford, MD
• Headache with Negative CT: When could you not? by William Fox, MD
• Ludwig’s Angina by Ashley Phipps, MD
• Myasthenia Gravis in the ED by Richard B. Moleno, DO
• Necrotizing Fasciitis by Justin Yuan, MD
• Evaluation of Pacemakers in the ED by Andrew Fredericks, MD
• Acute Management of Nicotine Toxicity in Children by John R. Corker, MD // Editor: Larissa Velez, MD
• Ultrasound Diagnosis of Penile Fracture by Benjamin Trevias, MD
• Evaluation of PID by Chris Chase, MD
• Shoulder Dislocation Reduction Techniques by Justin Yuan, MD
• TWIST Scoring System for Testicular Torsion by Kevan Beth Meadors, MD
• Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Storm by Ian Bodford, MD
• Ultrasound for PNA by John R. Corker, MD
• Umbilical Prolapse & 3rd Trimester Bleeding by Nnenna Ejesieme, DO
• Wound Management Beyond Trunk and Extremities by Meaghan Dehning, MD