mimics

Many conditions can mimic heart failure exacerbation. What can you use to help in the ED setting?

What are some potentially dangerous conditions that can result in abdominal pain, but often are not at the top of our differential? This post looks at the “Cannot Miss”, “Dime a Dozen”, and “Zebra” conditions.

Welcome to another post in the EM Educator Series. Today’s edition covers trauma chameleons, difficult populations, and missed traumatic injuries. As an added bonus, we have an educational download available as well!

The EKG is an indispensable tool in the ED, especially for cardiac ischemia. What conditions may appear to be a NSTEMI, but are in fact something else?

What conditions can present with wheezing, shortness of breath, tachypnea, and cough in the patient with COPD? Is it just another COPD exacerbation? This post evaluates mimics of COPD.

Psychosis isn’t always a straightforward diagnosis…When should you consider a more dangerous condition, and what can mimic psychosis?

We see alcohol intoxication daily in the ED. What other conditions present in a similar manner?

This post in the mimics series evaluates conditions presenting like DVT. What should you consider in the patient with lower extremity swelling and redness?

Don’t anchor on the classic “wheeze”, as it isn’t always asthma. Continuing with the mimics series, this post evaluates mimics of asthma.