Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Matthew Carlisle, MD, MAS | Program Director at LSU Spirit of Charity’s Emergency Medicine Residency, New Orleans, LA

2/20/2020 Leena Owen, DO

Our PD Q&A series is back in the Southeast this month, featuring an interview with Dr. Matthew Carlisle, Program Director at Louisiana State University’s Spirit of Charity Emergency Medicine Residency

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Hydrocortisone, Thiamine, and Vitamin C in Septic Shock

2/17/2020 Greg Felock, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

The VITAMINS Trial looked at the role of vitamin C, thiamine, and hydrocortisone in saving patients with septic shock. It's the first randomized controlled trial focused on whether vitamins can provid

Infectious Disease , Pulmonary , COVID-19

Identifying and Managing Coronavirus in the ED

2/14/2020 Marwa K. Maki , Patrick Wallace, DO

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to develop, the CDC has released interim guidelines that all emergency physicians should note.

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: February - March 2020

2/13/2020 Paul Smyser, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 62-year-old male presents with 1 hour of crushing chest pain radiating to the right shoulder. What is your interpretation of the following ECG and what would you do next?

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Opinion-Editorial

The Emergency Physician’s “Dereliction of Duty”

2/12/2020 William Bruno, MD

Why EM should lead the charge for foreign policy debate.

Career Planning , Pediatric EM

Demystifying the EM to PEM Journey: A Conversation with EM to PEM Attendings

2/12/2020 Gwen Hooley, MD , Zaza Atanelov, MD, MPH

Do you feel a little discomfort seeing a critically ill pediatric patient awaiting your care? Three EM to PEM attendings have some guidance they gathered along their journey towards pediatric emergenc

Nephrology

The Echogenic Kidney

2/12/2020 Bryn Dhir, MD , Colin Ireland, DO , Todd Britt, DO , Alan Janssen, DO, FACOEP-D, FACEP, FAAEM

Ultrasound in the emergency department can reveal the echogenicity of the renal pyramids in Medullary Sponge Kidney. Despite previous episodes and presentations, it is often undiagnosed or overlooked

Administration & Operations

Clinical Pathways in the ED: To Use or Not to Use?

2/12/2020 Paula Diaz, DO , Benjamin Golden, MD , Mahesh Polavarapu, MD

Can clinical pathways help acute care providers deliver safe, valuable, and standardized care to their patients? To help provide an answer, this article presents arguments for and against their use in

Disaster Medicine , Prehospital Care

Tactical Medicine: An Evolving EM Subspecialty

2/12/2020 Cameron B. Justice

A Q&A with a tactical medicine pioneer, Dr. John Wipfler III.

Cardiology , Radiology

Aortic Dissection: End the Glow!

2/12/2020 Roli Kushwaha, MD , Anthony Furiato, DO, FACEP , Justin McNamee, DO, FACEP

The key concern in the ED is if there is a way to risk stratify patients for AD and, if so, is there a test with high enough sensitivity and negative likelihood ratio to rule it out.

Browsing: February 2020