Supreme Court Upholds ACA
The Supreme Court on June 25 ruled in the case of King v. Burwell, upholding a major provision of the Affordable Care Act. In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with Secretary
Blue Leg
The Patient A 46-year-old male presents to the emergency department complaining of excruciating right leg pain. The pain began with a mild aching the day prior to admission along with some d
Diagnosing and Managing Shock
From the March 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Diagnosis and Management of Shock in the Emergency Department.” Reprinted with permission. To access your EMRA
X: The Toxidrome
Note: Incorrect author information appeared in the print edition and has been corrected here. We apologize for the error and confusion. A 24-year-old female is brought into your ED b
Evaluation of Acute Unexplained Crying in Infants
From the March 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “A Systematic Approach to the Evaluation of Acute Unexplained Crying in Infants i
Resident Updates from #CORDAA15
The Council of Emergency Medicine Program Directors (@CORD_EM) was formed in 1989 to promote “excellence in emergency medicine education through collaboration, innovat
Larger Aspirations: Support for Organizational Resident Involvement
When program directors review applications for potential candidates for the incoming intern class, one of the aspects assessed is t
Opinions and History on Laryngoscopy
As Kleenex ® has evolved to relate to facial tissue, video laryngoscopy (VL) has become a descriptor for any use of a laryngoscope device with a video camera on i
Solo Sodium: Emergent Management of Symptomatic Hyponatremia
A 62-year-old Hispanic male is brought in by EMS for altered mental status and new onset seizure. On arrival to the emergency department
In Shock: The Approach to Pediatric Sepsis
Introduction and Sepsis Review Whether in a pediatric or adult patient, the physiologic process of sepsis remains the same. Sepsis is a systemic inflammator