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

Editorial , Burnout , Personal

A Personal Story of Burnout

10/2/2016 Leann Mainis, MD

A Personal Story of Burnout Up until this past week, I thought I had a good handle on burnout. I thought I had figured it out. At some point during the past year, during a string of overnight shifts

ECG Challenge , Cardiology , Clinical

ECG Challenge

10/2/2016 Zachary S. Wilson, MD

ECG Challenge Case. A 59-year-old male smoker with a history of hypertension, familial hyperlipidemia and insulin dependent diabetes presents with 2 hours of substernal chest pressure radiating to hi

Cardiology

STEMI or no STEMI? A Challenging Diagnosis

10/2/2016 Ryan Joseph, DO, DTM&H

STEMI or no STEMI? A Challenging Diagnosis A 26-year-old anxious, diaphoretic male presents with crushing mid-sternal chest pain that awakened him from sleep. Past medical history is unremarkable asi

Toxicology

The Danger of Weight Loss Supplements

10/2/2016 Maryam Arshad, MD

The Danger of Weight Loss Supplements A 54-year-old male presents with a chief complaint of heat exhaustion. He is a truck driver who has been traveling across the country without air conditioning. P

Informatics

Perils and Pitfalls of Adopting Bleeding-Edge Technology in the ED

10/2/2016 Philip Kray, MD

Perils and Pitfalls of Adopting Bleeding-Edge Technology in the ED “Wearable technology” has become a part of daily life for millions of individuals. Who can remember the last time they navigated a

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