by Mejbel Alazemi | Nov 5, 2026 | Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy
Emergency medicine is defined by uncertainty. But when uncertainty becomes a reflex to test, test, and test again, we may be doing more harm than good with low value testing. I want to tell you about two emergency physicians. Same hospital. Same patient: a...
by Talal Alkhaldi | Oct 29, 2026 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Surgery, Trauma
It is three in the morning. A 58-year-old man with hypertension walks in with sudden, severe chest pain. He looks uncomfortable but stable. His ECG is normal. His troponin is pending. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice says: could this be a...
by Naman Arora | Oct 1, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Resuscitation
Sepsis resuscitation has evolved considerably over the past two decades, moving away from rigid protocols toward more individualized care. Yet many familiar targets remain: 30 mL/kg of fluid, a MAP of 65, and lactate clearance. But not every patient benefits from more...
by Shahbaz Syed | Sep 24, 2026 | Featured, Infectious Disease
Here we present an updated STI “cheat sheet” for some of the infections and syndromes most commonly encountered in the Emergency Department: how they present, what to test, and what to treat. The following recommendations are based primarily on the current Public...
by Shane Baistrocchi | Sep 17, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Resuscitation
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired, life-threatening disorder characterized by systemic activation of coagulation, dysregulated fibrinolysis, and, as emphasized in the updated definition, endothelial injury. It exists on a continuum, from...
