Body Packers, Stuffers, and Pushers: Time Bombs in Our EDs
What do you need to know about body packers, stuffers, and pushers? This post from Laurence Baril provides key points.
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
Journal Feed covers the Canadian Syncope Risk Score external validation, the downsides of antibiotics in UTI, and spinal stenosis.
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Pediatric Small Talk – Caring for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the ED, a Success Story
Pediatric Small Talk is back with an important topic: caring for patients with autism spectrum disorder in the ED.
emDOCs Podcast – Episode 55: Adrenal Insufficiency
Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD and Skyler Lentz, MD, we cover a challenging condition: adrenal insufficiency.
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Rural ED DIY Pharmacy: Recipe Cards for Resource-Limited ED Teams Caring for Critical Patients
As an emergency clinician, what do you need to know about IV medications?
EM@3AM: Bladder Rupture
A 30-year-old male presents to the ED via EMS with severe hip and groin pain after an accident. He denies loss of consciousness, is not on any blood thinners, and currently complains of pain in his hips/groin. Initial assessment on arrival includes vital signs BP 134/86, HR 94, RR 16, SpO2 98% on room air, and temperature 99.0F. He is speaking and mentating appropriately but in significant discomfort when you exam his pelvis. Blood is seen at the urethral meatus, and the pelvis is unstable. There is no obvious perineal ecchymosis at this time. The rest of the exam is unremarkable. What type of injury should be considered with blood at the urethral meatus and suspected pelvic fracture?
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Medical Malpractice Insights: Sudden collapse, hemiparesis & dysphasia – What’s the differential?
Dr. Chuck Pilcher covers a tough case of aortic dissection and syncope.
Hypoxia in the ED Setting: Systematic Approach and Management
What should you consider when you find hypoxia in an ED patient?
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
Journal Feed covers omphalitis, risk of DVT after hospitalization, and nonoperative management of appendicitis in kids.
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ToxCard: Superwarfarins
What do you need to know about superwarfarins?
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