Browsing: November 2017

Diagnose this Condition The Case. A 31-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of “rash to both legs.” Three weeks ago, the patient's vehicle was stuck in the sand
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Program Director Interview Series: Sorabh Khandelwal, MD | The Ohio State University College of Medicine Sorabh Khandelwal, MD, is the residency program director at The Ohio State University College
Who Ya Gonna Call?! A Primer on Left Ventricular Assist Device Emergencies Background Patients with end-stage systolic heart failure (defined as New York Heart Association Class IV or Ejection Fracti
Board Review Questions: December 2017 NEW! PEER IX QUESTIONS NOW AVAILABLE! PEER (Physician's Evaluation and Educational Review in Emergency Medicine) is ACEP's gold standard in self-assessment and e
Congratulations new EMRA Board Leaders! Zach Jarou, MD President president@emra.org Denver Health @zachjarou At any given moment, Zach Jarou's to-do list is filled with everything from presenting at
ECG Challenge - Nov 2017 Case. A 71-year-old male presents with exertional syncope. What do you see in the following ECGs (taken 4 minutes apart)? Answer Image 1. This ECG shows an atrial rate of ~78
Management of Shock: Bedside Assessment of Cardiac Output A 75-year-old male with a past medical history of congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease pres
It's Getting HOT in Here! A Review of Serotonin Syndrome You are called to evaluate a 74-year-old woman who was found by her daughter, confused and unable to get out of bed. The patient's only medica
Tamponade and Valvular Catastrophe: TTE in the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient A 70-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes is brought to t
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The Do's and Dont's of Docere: How to Be an Effective Teacher Physicians take on many roles and responsibilities — including that of a teacher. In fact, the word “doctor” itself derives from the Lat