Top 10 emDOCs Posts of 2023

Authors: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit – EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX); Manpreet Singh, MD (@MPrizzleER – Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine / Department of Emergency Medicine – Harbor-UCLA Medical Center); and Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK – EM Attending Physician, UT Southwestern Medical Center / Parkland Memorial Hospital) 

Thank you for everything you do and the great year!

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Without further ado, here is our list of top posts from 2023 based on viewership from you, the readers:

Neurogenic Shock: Definition, Identification, and Management in the ED

We start off the list with a clinical post from Kira Brayan and Jenny Beck-Esmay on diagnosing and managing neurogenic shock!

This post from Rachel Kelly and Robert Nocito looks at the utility of ESR and CRP in the ED, including spinal epidural abscess, vertebral osteomyelitis, septic arthritic, necrotizing fasciitis, and several other conditions.

Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

Michael J. Yoo covers the ins and outs of systemic steroids in the ED, including the different types and indications.

Perspectives – Aortic Laceration in a Rural Mississippi ED: A resident’s response

Taylor Webb covers a challenging case of an aortic laceration in a rural ED.

2023 AHA Update on Management Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning

Brit Long covers the 2023 AHA guideline updates on managing the critically ill poisoned patient.

The Utility of MRI in the ED

This post from Steven Chapman and Diana Labrada looks at when to get the MRI in the ED setting.

Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

Luke Wohlford and Joseph Kennedy cover the challenging case of the unstable patient with pelvic trauma.

Guideline Update: Acute Lower GI Bleeding

This post from Brit Long covers the updated guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology on evaluating and managing lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Bacteremia: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

What do you need to know about bacteremia? This post from Mary E. Lewis and Shannon Burke covers this and more.

ToxCard: Fomepizole for Acetaminophen Toxicity

Morgan Penzler and Kathryn T. Kopec look at the use of fomepizole in patients with acetaminophen toxicity.

Stay tuned for 2024! We have more exciting posts and changes that will improve your practice of EM!