Browsing: December 2020

Neurology , Endocrinology , Social EM

Nonketotic Hyperglycemic Hemichorea: A Bad Case of the Wiggles

12/1/2020 Ideen Zeinali, MD , Matthew Edwards, MS , Giuliano De Portu, MD, FACEP

One of our nation's greatest health challenges is the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is expected to swell by more than 50% by 2035. Many of these diabetic patients will lack both primar

Infectious Disease , Wilderness Medicine , International EM , Dermatology

Cutaneous Larva Migrans: The Rash Is Not What You Think

12/1/2020 Hussain Shakir, MD, FAAP , Louis King, MD

Treating a rash that follows no pattern and appears after a vacation? Check for cutaneous larva migrans. Humans are accidental hosts who often acquire this infestation while walking barefoot on soil t

Social EM

Is Your Patient a Victim of Human Trafficking?

12/1/2020 Nicole Exeni McAmis, MD , Angela C. Mirabella , Elizabeth M. McCarthy , Cara A. Cama, MBA

Do you know how to recognize potential victims of human trafficking in your ED? Know the signs and have strategies in place to offer care.

Social EM

Concealed but Not Forgotten: Human Trafficking and the ED

12/1/2020 Lindsay Davis, DO, MPH, NRP , Bryce Taylor, DO, MS

Emergency physicians are in a unique position to recognize human trafficking, as the emergency department may be the first or only contact a victim has with the medical community. This is why it is im

Leadership , EMRA Board of Directors

Get to Know Ashley Tarchione, MD, Vice Speaker of the Council

12/1/2020 Ashley Tarchione, MD

Do you know who leads the EMRA Representative Council, which sets priorities and directions for the association? Meet your newest Vice Speaker of the Council, Ashley Tarchione.

Editor's Forum , Wellness

Celebrating New Beginnings

12/1/2020 Priyanka Lauber, DO

We all face changes every day — whether it is a simple change in the weather, our schedule, or expected change of seasons. Change affects us all, and we each deal with change differently.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: ECMO Facilitated CPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation - The ARREST Trial

12/1/2020 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Sean M. Hickey, MD

What is possible with highly coordinated ECMO-facilitated cardiopulmonary resuscitation? A recent study demonstrates the value of exploring interesting alternatives such as ECMO cannulation in the eme

Heart of EM , COVID-19 , Wellness

Heart of EM: I Answered

12/1/2020 Sharland Johnson, MD

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hospital bursting at the seams and patients growing sicker and sicker as they edged toward a lonely death, I answered.

Medical Education , Opinion-Editorial , COVID-19

Observations from Intern Year: First 60 Days

12/1/2020 Leslie Jewett, MD

What counts as the "first day"? Is it the intern welcome party? Hospital orientation? When computer access is finally granted? The intern class of 2020 has had a very different experience.