Browsing: August 2014

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Infectious Disease , Ultrasound

Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound

8/15/2014 EM Resident
Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound Sarah H. Michael, DO, MS, Resident, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI There are few tasks in emergency medicine that are as simple to
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Editorial , Wellness , Personal , Workplace

New Doctors, New Choices: The Delicate Work/Life Balance

8/15/2014 EM Resident
New Doctors, New Choices: The Delicate Work/Life Balance Tim Murphy, MSIV, University of Connecticut , School of Medicine, Farmington, CT During my third-year rotations, I was frequently regaled with
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Guided Procedures , Infectious Disease

Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration

8/15/2014 EM Resident
Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration Meredith Hill-Ciesielski, MD, Ultrasound Fellow, Detroit Receiving and Sinai Grace Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Mark Favot, MD,
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Critical Care , Cardiology

Thoracic Aortic Dissection

8/14/2014 EM Resident
Thoracic Aortic Dissection James Hall, MD, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Sajid Khan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kan
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Personal , Burnout

Feeling the Burn: Tips to Combating Medical Burnout

8/14/2014 EM Resident
Feeling the Burn: Tips to Combating Medical Burnout Sepi Jooniani, MD, MPH, Resident, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI What does burnout mean? Do your feelings of cynicism mean you've lost your heart
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Toxicology , Medications , Critical Care

Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis

8/14/2014 Jenelle Holst, MD , Jason Hoppe, DO
Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Case A 52-year-old woman with a history of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, neuropathy, and frequent urinary tract infections arrives by ambulance for prog
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International , Global EM Fellowships , International EM

Advice on Preparing for a Career Abroad

8/14/2014 Jessica Best, MD
Advice on Preparing for a Career Abroad Introducing the Expert Dr. Stephanie Kayden, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of International EM and Humanitarian Programs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medi
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Ethics

Practical EM Ethics

8/14/2014
Practical EM Ethics Mike Schick, DO, MA, Ultrasound Fellow, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA Case A regular “super user” of your ED, whom you have grown to know well, presents as he typically does. EMS drop
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Pediatric EM , Toxicology , Toxins

Scorpion's Sting

8/14/2014
Scorpion's Sting Christine Huang, MD, EM Pediatric Resident, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Background There are over 1,500 species of scorpions worldwide, of which only about 50 are dangerous eno
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Financial

Taking the Financial Initiative

8/14/2014
Taking the Financial Initiative Nathaniel Minnick, DO, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI Every year the cycle restarts. Newly appointed senior residents begin to search for jobs, comp