Browsing: October 2019

Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Braden Hexom, MD | Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

10/21/2019 Samuel Southgate
Program Director Interview Series: Braden Hexom, MD | Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Samuel Southgate, MSIV, University of Connecticut Sc
Hematology , Orthopedics

Multiple Myeloma: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations in the Emergency Department

10/10/2019 Daniel Patino-Calle, MD , Shawn London, MD, FACEP
Symptoms of multiple myeloma can be as nondescript as weight loss, fatigue, generalized weakness, and bone pain. Focus on the classic tetrad of hypercalcemia, renal failure, anemia, and bony lytic les
Op-Ed , Sports Medicine

Do Sports Have an Effect on Gang Violence?

10/10/2019 Dustin Harris, MD
Can participation in sports programs reduce the chances of delinquent behavior in school-age children? A sports medicine fellow weighs in.
Clinical , International EM

A New Beginning: Emergency Medicine in Lao PDR

10/10/2019 Mouavang Xiapao , Anouphet Yengtavanh , Thepbandith Sydavong
Meet three of your colleagues expanding medical care in Laos by becoming some of the first emergency medicine specialists in this developing country.
Clinical , Space Medicine

What is Aerospace Medicine?

10/10/2019 Emily Stratton, MD
This specialty is ideal for emergency medicine and about ready to take off. Read on to get a grounded understanding of what it's like to care for patients extraterrestrially.
Cardiology , Shock

Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

10/10/2019 Vase Bari, MD , B. Bryan Graham, DO
About 1 in 5 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy will develop atrial fibrillation. Here's how to clue in to this underlying cause of the dysrhythmia when a patient presents to you in the ED.
Toxicology , Psychiatry , Neurology

Phenibut Overdose: Coming to an ED Near You

10/10/2019 Megan Hoffer, DO , Michael Tranovich, DO , Richard Houck, DO
This OTC anxiolytic might cause you a little anxiety in cases of overdose. Here's an overview on how to help affected patients.
ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: October 2019

10/10/2019 Benjamin Golden, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 22-year-old male with a history of sickle cell disease is brought to the ED by police after he was found altered and naked outside on a rainy night.
Orthopedics , Dermatology , Wilderness Medicine

Unique Presentation of Fracture Blisters

10/10/2019 Will Hockett , Delvin Akins , Craig Warden, MD, MPH
Fracture blisters on this patient's ankle resulted from a sock topped by a SAM splint that went through a 8.5-mile mule ride to get to an ambulance. Take in these pointers on handling such injuries an
Ultrasound , Neurology , Pain Management , Orthopedics

Risk Awareness in the Interscalene Nerve Block

10/10/2019 Heather Roesly, MD , Spencer Tomberg, MD
Before employing this nerve block when addressing shoulder dislocations, ensure familiarity with the nerve structure in the area and assess whether it will be appropriate in the patient.