Welcome back to emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD. Today we have the last in the podcast series evaluating acute heart failure: disposition.
emDOCs Podcast: Episode 51 – Acute Heart Failure Disposition Read More »
An 82-year-old female presents to the ED after falling down a flight of stairs. Patient reports falling onto her chest. She endorses right sided chest pain that began immediately after falling but denies any shortness of breath.
Vital signs: HR 90 bpm, BP 148/100, RR of 20, T of 98.8F, and SPO2 of 97%. Examination shows a frail elderly female, with ecchymosis over the right chest wall. Tenderness to palpation is pinpoint over the 5th and 6th ribs on the right. Breath sounds are equal bilaterally. What is the most likely diagnosis?
EM@3AM: Rib Fractures Read More »
Joe Ravera and Pediatric Small Talk are back with three myths in pediatric emergency medicine.
Pediatric Small Talk – Evaluating Myths in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Read More »
What are the key points of evaluating and managing the patient with pericardial effusion and tamponade? This post provides you with these and more.
Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade: Pearls and Pitfalls Read More »
Clay Smith covers norepinephrine vs. epinephrine for post-arrest shock, post-thrombectomy tPA for stroke, and loading the joint in traumatic arthrotomy.
Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up Read More »
Welcome back to emDOCs cast. Today we focus on ED management misconceptions in acute heart failure.
emDOCs Podcast – Episode 50: Acute Heart Failure Management Misconceptions Read More »
What are the current neurointerventional management techniques for large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke?
A 27-year-old pregnant female presents with a painful rash to the right side of her face that started 4 days ago. She is G1P0 and currently 26 weeks pregnant with reported routine prenatal care. She had been doing well until 4 days prior when she began to experience tingling and pain to her right cheek, followed by the development of small, painful, erythematous bumps to the area. Her VS are normal. On exam, she has a vesicular rash across her right cheek in the V2 cranial nerve distribution. What is the most likely cause of this woman’s rash?
EM@3AM: Herpes Zoster Read More »
The EM Educator series looks at bradycardia this week.
The EM Educator Series: Bradycardia Read More »
What’s the evidence behind disposition of acute pancreatitis? Who should be admitted, and who can be discharged?
Evidence-Based Disposition of Acute Pancreatitis Read More »
