An approach to acute diarrhea
Does diarrhea run in your family? Ok, that one’s bad, we apologize. There is significant practice variation when it comes to acute diarrheal illness –... Read more.
Echoes: Taking Your POCUS Game to the Next Level
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming increasingly prevalent in Emergency Departments (EDs) for diagnostic, procedural, and management purposes. In this post,... Read more.
Focus on POCUS: Crackles and Hypotension
For other ultrasound cases see our POCUS archives Case Vignette 63-year-old male presents with a two-day history of groin pain and swelling. He has a history of... Read more.
Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in Delirium
For other POCUS focused cases please see our ultrasound archives Case The next chart you pick up is for an 87 year-old female brought in by EMS from her nursing... Read more.
The Anatomy and Physiology of a Resuscitation
Emergency medicine is a diverse specialty. We’ve all had the shift where you go from suturing an elderly woman’s scalp, to managing an anxious patient with chest... Read more.
Sweating the Small Stuff: An Evidence-Based Urgent Care Potpourri
Urgent care presents a specific set of challenging clinical questions for the emergency physician. Often, seemingly mundane presentations will leave us questioning... Read more.
Sickle Cell in the ED: An Update
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a complex medical entity, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with SCD suffer from acute and chronic pain,... Read more.
Management Controversies in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
The management of traumatic cardiac arrest differs significantly from the management of medical cardiac arrest, however the management is often lumped together.... Read more.
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Renal Colic: An Evidence Based Update
Renal colic is an diagnostic entity emergency providers see almost every shift, often cited as the “worst pain imaginable”. Here, Dr. Landreville takes... Read more.
My Heart is Racing! Select Cardiac Arrhythmias in the ED
There are a few specific arrhythmias that we encounter often in the ED that deserve a little bit more thought. Dr. Matthew Lipinski takes us through a few updates... Read more.