Browsing: October 2016

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Medical Students , Advising , Dual Degree Programs , Med Student

Interview with an EM/IM Physician

10/24/2016 Hannah E. Aho
Interview with an EM/IM Physician Emergency medicine/internal medicine (EM/IM) residency programs are an emerging option that allows residents to become dually board-certified after 5 years of traini
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EMIG , Medical Education , Medical Students

Baylor Hosts Second EMIG Colloquium in Texas

10/24/2016 Evan Strobelt, MD , Elias Kassir, MD
Medical students from across Texas gathered in Houston this fall for a day of emergency medicine talks and activities. The Texas EMIG Colloquium, hosted by the Baylor Emergency Medicine Interest Group
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Career Planning , Medical Students , Advising

From the Pool to Medical School: An Interview with Olympic Diver and Medical Student Abby Johnston

10/24/2016 Erin Karl, MD
From the Pool to Medical School: An Interview with Olympic Diver and Medical Student Abby Johnston Medical students often set aside favorite non-medical activities in order to succeed in coursework,
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Effects of Buffered Crystalloids vs. Saline on Acute Kidney Injury in Resuscitation of ICU Patients

10/6/2016 Jonathan Jaffe, MD , EMRA Critical Care Division
Critical Care Alert: Effects of Buffered Crystalloids vs. Saline on Acute Kidney Injury in Resuscitation of ICU Patients A 60-year-old man presents to the emergency department with fever, productive
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Orthopedics , Consults , Consult Corner

Consult Corner Ortho

10/2/2016 EM Resident
Consult Corner Ortho EM Resident is pleased to introduce a new column. “Consult Corner” is designed to help you communicate effectively when seeking input from other specialists. In our inaugural col
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Research , Rapid Research Review

Rapid Research Review: Power

10/2/2016 EM Resident
Rapid Research Review: Power Power Recall that Type I error  is the probability of falsely rejecting the null hypothesis (H0) based on our sample even though H0 is true in the population. Alternative
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EMPower

Michael J. Caudell, MD, FACEP, FAWM, DiMM

10/2/2016 EM Resident
Michael J. Caudell, MD, FACEP, FAWM, DiMM Medical school & residency: Medical College of Georgia Current position: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University: Professor of Emergency Medicine; M
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Clinical , Osteopathic

OMM in the Emergency Department

10/2/2016 Scott Bland, MSIII , Robert C. Gesumaria, DO , Joshua Kim, MD
OMM in the Emergency Department Any Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) is familiar with the following question: “Hey Doc, what does that DO mean after your name?” While a detailed response regardin
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Visual Diagnosis , Orthopedics

Diagnose this Condition

10/2/2016 Maryam Arshad, MD
Diagnose this Condition The Patient A 62-year-old male presents to the ER complaining of right knee pain. He was changing a light bulb when he lost his balance and fell from a 6-foot height, landing
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Pediatric EM

Evidence-Based Updates

10/2/2016 Ravi Chekka, MD , Dhimitri Nikolla, DO
Evidence-Based Updates Case 1 A 6-year-old female presents with 3 days of fever, nausea, and vomiting from a presumed viral gastroenteritis. On examination she is febrile to 39 degrees Celsius and he