What disease is characterized by progressive weakness caused by degeneration of both upper motor neurons (UMN) and lower motor neurons (LMN)? This post evaluates ALS and ED-relevant management.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Focused Emergency Medicine Review Read More »
The “road test” is a vital component of the ED evaluation. This Medical Malpractice Insights post from Dr. Pilcher evaluates a case involving failure to walk a patient with neurological complaints.
Medical Malpractice Insights: A short walk can prevent a long trial Read More »
NSAIDs, acetaminophen, steroids, triptans, antidopaminergics, oxygen, IV fluids, diphenhydramine… What’s in your “headache cocktail”? This emDocs post looks at the evidence behind treatment of headaches in the ED.
emDocs Cases: Headache Management in the ED Read More »
Remember that disease you learned about from medical school that presents with varying neurological issues which occur over time? This post details multiple sclerosis in the ED.
Multiple Sclerosis in the ED: Pearls & Pitfalls Read More »
We’ll give you the all the tools you need to approach the child who presents to the ED with seizure with the utmost confidence!
EM Cases: Emergency Management of Pediatric Seizures Read More »
GBS is a commonly missed diagnosis in the ED which has the potential to progress to significant morbidity – learn to recognize it early on in the ED presentation!
Guillain-Barré Syndrome – Third time’s the charm Read More »
This is the first post in the Elemental EM series, a rapid review of core emergency medicine topics. This post covers myasthenia gravis.
Elemental EM: Myasthenia Gravis Read More »
When is dizziness a sign of posterior stroke? What about the HINTS exam? This post is filled with pearls and pitfalls on tools you can use at the bedside.
Posterior Circulation Strokes and Dizziness: Pearls and Pitfalls Read More »
If you’re like us, chances are that you’ve encountered the difficulty in evaluating a patient in the emergency department after seizure-like activity. Read on, contained within we offer a number of pearls for assessing this unique patient population.
Seizure Mimics: Pearls & Pitfalls Read More »
A thunderclap headache is defined by sudden, severe pain. The classic teaching in medical school is that a “thunderclap” headache is pathognomonic for subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, only 11-25% of TCHs are due to SAH. What else should you consider when a patient presents with a TCH?
Thunderclap Headache – Pearls and Pitfalls Read More »
