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What kind of complications can occur after an ERCP? This post from Tim Montrief provides you with what you should consider.

Influenza affects up to 20% of the U.S. population every year. How do you evaluate and manage the patient with suspected influenza? What should you consider in the critical, toxic patient?

This month’s case from Chuck Pilcher looks at a challenging diagnosis in a patient with neurologic symptoms but no known risk factors for a potentially dangerous disease.

A 12-year-old male is brought to the ED by his mom for right eye swelling and pain. The patient reports pain with extra ocular motion and decreased vision in the right eye. You see extensive right eyelid swelling. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?

With Inservice exam coming up, this week we bring you the guide for Infectious Diseases. Many questions can delve into details, and we highlight some of the must-know items.

Learn the ins and outs of bacterial endocarditis from this R.E.B.E.L. EM Post by Jacob Avila!

COPD exacerbations can be triggered by a variety of conditions. What are some sneaky triggers?

A 35-year-old male presents for intermittent fevers, abdominal pain, and headaches for 3 weeks. On further questioning, he also states he has arthralgias. Review of systems is remarkable for a recent camping trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Minnesota. You find a bulls-eye rash on his trunk. What are your next steps?

Welcome to this week’s edition of EMin5 by Dr. Anna Pickens.  Today: Measles! This is a hot topic in the news over the last month, especially in certain New York neighborhoods where an outbreak is occurring.  And it is up to YOU in the ED to help stop the spread! Read on…