Browsing: February 2022

Critical Care , Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: Axillary Arterial Line—Oft Forgotten

2/27/2022 Dustin Slagle, MD , Natalie Htet, MD, MS
Obtaining arterial access is a common procedure in both emergency medicine and in critical care. It's a good idea to become familiar with the axillary artery as an alternative location for placement o
Program Director Interviews , Match , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: David Barnes, MD | EM Residency Program Director at University of California Davis

2/24/2022 Alexander Gallaer
In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series, we got to chat with David Barnes, MD, to learn about the University of California Davis Emergency Medicine Residency. Dr. Barnes tell
ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: February-March 2022

2/12/2022 Diane Y. Wang, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 79-year-old male with a past medical history of coronary artery disease s/p CABG in 2012 presents with chest pain. His initial ECG showed atrial fibrillation with RVR at 168 bpm. Despite rate contro
President's Message , Representative Council

We Can Make a Difference Together

2/12/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA
How does EMRA work for you? EMRA President Angela Cai's story was impacted by every piece of EMRA's representative process.
Pediatric EM , Social EM

Navigating Suspected Child Abuse

2/12/2022 Luke Hartman, MD , Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Norrell Atkinson, MD, FAAP , Ife Changa Ford, MSW, LSW
The process of filing a child abuse report in the emergency department can be daunting. With this article, we hope to provide a simple framework for the evaluation of suspected abuse and the role of s
Gastroenterology

Bouveret Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction

2/12/2022 Collin Stinogel, DO
Gallstone-induced ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. Gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone is even rarer. If a patient presents to you with Bouveret syndrome, will you know how
Urology

Acute Urinary Retention in a Female Patient with Hypospadias

2/12/2022 Amalie Lynn Alver, MS , Jason W. David, MD, Capt (USAF)
Female hypospadias is an exceedingly rare congenital anomaly that can cause obstructive acute urinary retention in a few isolated cases.
Cardiology

Migration of Implantable Loop Recorders

2/12/2022 Sophia Gorgens, MD , Shreyans Sanghvi, DO
From unexplained syncopal events to undiagnosed palpitations, there are many cardiac conditions where patients benefit from closer monitoring. Unlike the more invasive implantable cardiac defibrillato
Administration & Operations , Fellowships , Medical Education , Career Planning

What You Need to Know About EM Administration Fellowships

2/12/2022 Michael Muradian, MD , Daniel A Novak, DO , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA
EMRA’s Administration and Operations Committee recently held a virtual panel of EM Administration Fellowship Directors and Co-Directors. Get key points from the conversation as well as other important
Medical Students , Advising , Op-Ed

SLOEs: Leaving Students Blind

2/12/2022 Luke Wohlford , John Dickens , Kelsey Mercedes Morgan, RN-BSN, CEN, PMHN , Matthew Carvey, EMT-P, FP-C , Kevin Bennett , Tyler Rigdon , Grace Bunemann , Sahar Rammaha , David Wilson
SLOEs are arguably the most influential piece of a medical student's application to an EM residency. Yet, there is an important distinction from other factors such as board scores, grades, and experie