The patient with a tracheostomy can be challenging, but what do you need to know when caring for these patients?
Trach Travails: Need-to-Know ED Tricks for Airway Emergencies in Tracheostomy Patients Read More »
Remember Huntington’s Disease? This post provides you with the key information concerning this disease for EM.
Huntington’s disease: ED presentations, evaluation, and management Read More »
Emergency clinicians are well-versed in the evaluation and management of heart failure, but sometimes the underlying cause of the heart failure exacerbation isn’t so easy to determine.
Heart Failure: “Sneaky” Triggers and Clinical Pearls Read More »
The patient with flu-like illness and diffuse erythroderma who appears sick… What should you consider? Could it be toxic shock syndrome? This post provides keys in the evaluation and management of toxic shock syndrome, as well as a downloadable handout.
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Keys in Diagnosis and Management Read More »
How do you evaluate and manage the patient with refractory seizures? This post from Anthony DeVivo and Jenny Beck-Esmay provides pearls and pitfalls for the care of the patient with refractory seizures.
Refractory Status Epilepticus: Pearls and Pitfalls for the Resuscitation Room Read More »
Welcome back to ECG Pointers! This week we examine Torsade de Pointes in detail.
ECG Pointers: Is it Torsade de Pointes? Read More »
The Trauma Chameleon, or the medical emergency disguised as trauma… What should you be on the lookout for?
Medical Emergencies Disguised as Trauma, or “Trauma Chameleons” Read More »
A 57-year-old male presents with hematemesis. He has a history of cirrhosis from alcohol abuse. He appears toxic and is rushed to the resuscitation bay. Initial VS include T 37.2C, HR 122, BP 88/41, RR 24, SpO2 90% RA. What are your next steps, and what is the likely diagnosis?
EM@3AM: Gastroesophageal Varices Read More »
Most bacterial infections just need time and some antibiotics, but what infections require surgical intervention?
Infections Requiring Surgical Intervention Read More »
What’s a better way to provide oxygen in the ED for hypoxemic respiratory failure? Heard of High Flow Nasal Cannula? This post gives you what you need to know regarding this therapy.
