How do you diagnose and manage basilar skull fractures? This post is filled with the basics, pearls, and more regarding this injury.
Most emergency physicians can tell an interesting story about a patient they treated with a rectal foreign body, but what are the keys to the evaluation and management of the patient with a rectal foreign body?
Learn the ins and outs of bacterial endocarditis from this R.E.B.E.L. EM Post by Jacob Avila!
The source of a seizure can sometimes be tough to determine... This post evaluates sneaky triggers.
How do you diagnose and manage the patient with a lung abscess? This post from Mark Ramzy looks at the ED evaluation and management of a patient with lung abscess, with pearls and pitfalls.
A 62-year-old male brought in by EMS for altered mental status and complaints of visual disturbances. Per the EMS report, the patient had homemade moonshine found in his living room. The patient is confused and states his vision is globally diminished as if he were looking through a snowstorm. He al...
Deliveries that occur in the emergency department are high-risk and high-stress situations. ED OB patients often have little or no prenatal care, and ED births have a higher perinatal mortality. The emergency provider needs to expect the unexpected, including precipitous delivery, shoulder dystocia,...
Patients who undergo elective abortions may present to the emergency department for various symptoms and complications due to their recent procedures. This is a brief article of the complications of elective abortion. Workup and management of these complications are also reviewed.
