Finding the Invisible: Using Ultrasound to Combat Fournier's
Case A 77-year-old male with coronary artery disease, diabetes, and a recent left femoral neck fracture is sent to the ED for non-resolvin
The Pediatric Airway
Clinical Scenario You are working an overnight shift at a single-coverage emergency department, when EMS calls ahead with a pediatric medical alert. They are three minutes out wi
Rich Levitan, MD, FACEP
Rich Levitan, MD, FACEP How many frequent flier miles have you racked up this year? It's a safe bet Rich Levitan has at least doubled you. Between clinical shifts in Colorado,
Photophobia
The Patient A 31-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 1 week of right eye pain, redness, excessive tearing, and photophobia. She denies any trauma, chemical exposures
Management of Post-tPA Intracerebral Hemorrhage
On your next shift, you find yourself evaluating a 58-year-old-male with acute onset of left upper and lower extremity weakness and a facial droop that
Treating the Convicted
Residents in the receiving hospital for one of the world's largest correctional facilities see a wide variety of incarcerated patients with an array of chief complaints. The CD
Social Emergency Medicine: It's What We Do
“One thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” — Albert Schweitzer The role of
Foreign Travelers: Cutaneous Parasitic Infections from Abroad
Case Presentation You step into the room of a 22-year-old female sent from her primary care physician for incision and drainage of two fa
EMRA Resident Forum and ACEP15: Make the Most of It!
It happens in late fall and accelerates into spring: Graduating residents start to stress about the move into practice. Not the medical or profess
A Literature Review and Discussion: Sheath & Sound
Case You are working in Central America doing emergency development work, when a 7-year-old girl presents in status epilepticus. She has no seizure