Subspecialty Training in Clinical Informatics
Clinical informatics is a new medical subspecialty that focuses on medical data, clinical processes, and computational systems applied to the practice of
Acute Urinary Retention in the Emergency Department
From the January 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “An Evidence-Based Approach To The Emergency Department Management of Acute Urinary Ret
Unconventional Embolisms
Case. A 26-year-old female presents to your ED with four days of fever, shortness of breath (SOB), cough, and substernal chest pain. In two previous visits over the same tim
Lesions
THE CASES Case 1. The Patient A 15-year-old female presents to the ED for the fourth time in three weeks because of low-grade fever, malaise, and chest pain. Over the past day she developed a
Pediatric Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
From the January 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Pediatric Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: An Evidence-Based Approach To Treatment.”
Wilderness Medicine Races
“On your mark, get set, go!” My five teammates and I charge up the snow-blanketed hill, venturing into the dense timber of the state park. Armed with our essential survival
The Why, and the What's Next
I'm on the four-year plan. Four years of high school was followed by four years of college. This was followed by four years of medical school, and then four years of resi
The NNT: Reclaiming the Negative Space
Taking into account the negative space, we have a more complete picture of the positive and negative effects of treatment and can make more informed decisions w
The Future of EMRA
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” Both baseball legend Yogi Berra and Nobel laureate Neils Bohr are credited with versions of this saying. Regardless of
Uncomfortably Numb: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity and Treatment
Case Scenario You are in the middle of a busy shift when you receive a pre-hospital call that EMS is 15 minutes out with an active