emDOCs Podcast – Episode 60: Abscess
Today’s podcast covers abscess, including pathophysiology, evaluation, and management.
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EM@3AM: Abscess
A 42-year-old male presents with right buttock pain that started 3 days ago and has progressively worsened. He reports feeling warm but denies any other symptoms. He noticed that the back of his underwear was wet this morning but wasn’t sure why. His right buttock has a 5cm area of erythema with induration and fluctuance. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Medical Malpractice Insights: Major hemorrhage after I & D of axillary abscess
Medical Malpractice Insights covers an abscess incision and drainage gone wrong.
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – The Effect of POCUS on Abscess Treatment Failure
We know that ultrasound can be used to diagnose a superficial cutaneous abscess. That is NOT what this study is about. Forget diagnosing! What about actually helping your patients stay out of the emergency department?
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Prostatitis: ED Presentation, Evaluation, Management, and Complications
What is prostatitis, how is it diagnosed, and what is the treatment? This post from Summer Chavez gives you a deep dive into the prostate.
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
Clay Smith and the Journal Feed team cover TTM in non-shockable rhythms, POCUS for abscess, and single syringe adenosine for SVT.
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Unlocking Common ED Procedures – Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage
This edition of Unlocking Common ED Procedures provides pearls and pitfalls in PTA drainage.
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – Ultrasound in Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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EM Cases: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Myths and Misperceptions
Why do EM physicians spend so little time talking about the things we see the most often? You may not be as energized for cellulitis as you are for an ED thoracotomy, but skin and soft tissue infections are encountered on nearly every shift – and you can do a lot more good for a lot more patients by recognizing and treating these common infections the right way.
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Quality Corner: Perianal and perirectal abscess; Pneumomediastinum
Welcome back to Quality Corner, a series that evaluates tough cases with potential areas for improvement. This month’s Quality Corner covers cases involving perianal/perirectal abscess and pneumomediastinum.
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