You have a patient with respiratory distress due to severe pneumonia. What should you do? Do you intubate immediately, place the patient on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, or high flow nasal cannula? This post from Dr. Lentz and colleagues explores your options.
A 27-year-old female with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes presents to the ED on a Friday evening somnolent and disoriented. Her coworkers report she started slurring her speech and became increasingly altered after they met at a bar after work. Exam reveals a diaphoretic, obtunded female not oriented to person, place, or time. Her GCS is 11. What do you suspect as the diagnosis? What should your first order be?
EM@3AM: Hypoglycemia Read More »
Seizures can range from status epilepticus to a simple febrile seizure. What are key considerations in the ED?
The EM Educator Series: Subtleties of Seizures Read More »
Welcome to Part II on intranasal analgesics. Today we feature an interview from Dr. Stacy Reynolds.
Pain Profiles: Intranasal Analgesics: What’s Your Pick? – Part II Read More »
Today for our Medical Malpractice Insights post we look at the importance of good documentation.
Medical Malpractice Insights – Misdiagnosis of Perforated Ulcer is not Malpractice Read More »
Welcome to part II of our series looking at orthopedic conditions where we may need some help… In this section, we discuss traumatic injuries requiring orthopedic consultation.
Orthopedic Emergencies: When to Ask for a Little Help from Our Friends – Part Deux Read More »
This week’s JournalFeed Wrap-Up discusses outpatient PE therapy, malpractice, and the relationship of serum lactate and LR infusion.
JournalFeed Weekly Wrap-Up Read More »
Welcome back to the EM Boards Survival Guide! This emDocs series will provide you with regular tips and must-know items for EM boards and inservice. This week we have endocrine/metabolics, part 1.
EM Boards Survival Guide: Endocrine/Metabolic 1 Read More »
Welcome to this week’s edition of EMin5 by Dr. Anna Pickens. Today we take a look at Lemierre’s Syndrome.
EM in 5: Lemierre’s Syndrome Read More »
Welcome back to the EM Collective Wisdom Series! Today we host thoughts from Dr. Larissa Velez.
EM Collective Wisdom: Larissa Velez Read More »
