Browsing: June 2015

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Clinical , Critical Care , Sepsis , Pediatric EM

In Shock: The Approach to Pediatric Sepsis

6/13/2015 Jessica Wall, MD
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
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Ethics , Medical Students , International EM

Ethical Dilemmas During the Global Health Elective

6/13/2015 Anand Selvam, MD
Ethical Dilemmas During the Global Health Elective The Other Side of the Looking Glass The blood will not stop flowing. Marked with many of the sequelae of late-stage AIDS, my 19-year-old HIV-positiv
Clinical , Ultrasound , Pain Management

Three-in-One: The Forearm Nerve Block

6/13/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Andrew Oh, MD
Three-in-One: The Forearm Nerve Block A 29-year-old carpenter rushes into your emergency department with a 6 cm laceration on the palmar aspect of his hand after mishandling a power saw. The lacerati
Clinical , Critical Care

Resuscitation and the Humeral Intraosseous Line

6/13/2015 Justin Stimac, MD
Resuscitation and the Humeral Intraosseous Line A lethargic 56-year-old female with a history of end stage renal disease and intravenous drug use presents with hypoglycemia and severe hypotension. De
Board Review , Questions

Board Review Questions: June 2015

6/13/2015 EM Resident
Board Review Questions: June 2015 Provided by PEER VIII. PEER (Physician's Evaluation and Educational Review in Emergency Medicine) is ACEP's gold standard in self-assessment and educational review.
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Research

Researching Barriers

6/13/2015 Paul Cheung, MD
Researching Barriers Research — An Important Skill? The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) states that a medical “curriculum must advance residents' knowledge of the basic p
Match , Medical Students , MSIII , MSIV , Advising

MSIV Reflections on Matching EM (Part 2)

6/13/2015 EM Resident
MSIV Reflections on Matching EM (Part 2) What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then From the EMRA Medical Student Council   Introduction Welcome back to part two of our MSC's reflections on matching, th
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Clinical , OB/GYN

Short of Breath Short List

6/12/2015 Alison Smith, MD, MPH
Short of Breath Short List The diagnosis of cardiopulmonary pathology in a pregnant patient presenting with dyspnea and/or chest pain can be an arduous task given the physiologic changes of pregnancy
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Clinical , Critical Care , OB/GYN

Thrombolytics for Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

6/12/2015 Mohammed Alomani, MD
Thrombolytics for Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy A 32-year-old pregnant woman at 30 weeks gestation is brought to the emergency department. Earlier in the day she had a sudden onset of shortness of
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Editorial , Med Student , Career Planning

Tackling Transitions: The Pace of Medical Training and Practice

6/12/2015 David Reid, DO
Tackling Transitions: The Pace of Medical Training and Practice At this time of year, nearly everyone on the physician's path is in a state of transition. For many, the beginnings of medical school,