#FOAM

Welcome to EM@3AM, an emdocs series designed to foster your working knowledge by providing an expedited review of clinical basics. We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp.

A bowel obstruction can be due to a variety of causes, and these patients can present with a wide variation in severity. These patients may appear toxic, and this post is full of pearls for the diagnosis and management of bowel obstruction.

Orthopedic complaints are one of the top causes for litigation. This second post in the Medical Malpractice Insights Series evaluates posterior shoulder dislocation.

This week’s Tox Card focuses on Toxic Alcohols. What are the diagnostic and management pearls and pitfalls for these poisons?

The patient with groin or axillary mass has a wide differential. This post describes a case of a patient with IV drug abuse and groin mass. What are pearls and pitfalls in the evaluation and management of this complaint?

MRI isn’t always easy to obtain in the ED. However, when is it absolutely needed? This post evaluates the indications for emergent MRI.

The pediatric patient with that classic barking cough. Is it croup? How do we evaluate and treat these patients? This post evaluates these questions and more.

This week’s Tox Card focuses on a classic in toxicology: TCA poisoning. Read on to find out more.

A great deal of controversy surrounds the association of IV contrast with acute renal injury. However, a recent study suggests this association is myth rather than fact. This post by Dr. Sinert evaluates this new study and the importance of confounders.

Acute angle closure glaucoma is a vision-threatening condition. This post is filled with pearls in managing this disease.