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How does COVID-19 present in the elderly, and what should you consider in the elderly patient with COVID-19?

How can patients with renal or perinephric abscess present, and what’s the ED evaluation and management?

This week the emDOCs podcast covers the sick meningitis patient, ultrasound for pneumoperitoneum, and treatment of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome

How should you evaluate the patient with puncture wound?

Where can we go wrong evaluating and managing mammalian bites?

Why is emphysematous pyelonephritis dangerous, when should you consider it, and what is the management?

Spinal epidural abscess can be challenging to diagnose, but sometimes, you just need to consider it.

A 40-year-old female presents to your Emergency Department with three days of pain and swelling in her right index finger. On exam, her right index finger is diffusely swollen, erythematous, and held in flexion. There is a punctate wound on the dorsal finger distal to the  DIP. She has significant tenderness to palpation of the flexor compartment of the finger and pain on extension. What is your next step in evaluation and treatment?

For this edition of the EM Mindset series, we have thoughts from Dr. Andrea Wu.

Patient disposition is one of the keys in emergency medicine. What should we do with patients diagnosed with pyelonephritis?