Browsing: April 2022

Leadership

EM Leaders of Tomorrow

4/10/2022

One of the things EMRA loves most – and does best – is help to create confident, inspiring leaders to guide the specialty into the future.

COVID-19 , Social EM

COVID-19 Vaccine Equity and Distribution in Emergency Departments

4/10/2022 Rachel Kearney, MPH , Olivia Reszczynski , Nick Friedman , Dominique Gelmann, MD , Aneeqah Naeem , Alic Lu , Sherman Leung

Social EMpathy is a working group of medical students, residents, and faculty interested in social emergency medicine working together to organize initiatives in social EM topics. As part of Social E

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Career Planning

Duty to Serve: Federal Law Enforcement and the Foundation for Emergency Medicine

4/10/2022 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA

Emergency medicine attracts a unique personality dedicated to excellence and teamwork, driven to work hard and push the boundaries of what is possible.

Ophthalmology

Not All Halos Are Glaucoma

4/10/2022 Farina Shafqat, MD , Emily Kiernan, DO , Soroosh Behshad, MD, MPH

Eye-related emergencies make up close to 2% of all emergency department visits in the United States. Emergency physicians must recognize and manage time-sensitive, vision-threatening diagnoses, and en

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Cardiology , Toxicology

Torsades de Pointes after Olanzapine Use for Agitation

4/10/2022 Joshua Hall, DO , Nauman Rashid

Second-generation antipsychotics are becoming more commonly used because of their safety profiles. Nevertheless, this case demonstrates a risk of QTc prolongation and torsades de pointes with olanzapi

Toxicology

Bupropion Toxicity

4/10/2022 E. Mason Jackson, MD , Erik Fisher, MD, FACEP

Initially marketed as an atypical antidepressant for adults, bupropion gained popularity for its use in tobacco cessation and for its lack of sexual side effects commonly seen with other typical antid

Urology , Nephrology

Hematuria in the ED: Evaluation and Management

4/10/2022 J. Ryan Bingham, MD , Victoria Klovenski, MD

Hematuria is a common complaint in the emergency department - and one that is largely benign. Nonetheless, there are several emergent conditions the emergency physician should consider when evaluating

Pediatric EM , Cardiology

Think Fast: Managing Pediatric SVT

4/10/2022 Brian D. Novi, DO , Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Svetlana Harel, DO, FAAP, FACEP

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) remains the most common tachyarrhythmia in children. But the presenting symptoms of SVT can vary dramatically, even within similar age groups, posing a tremendous ch

Critical Care , Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound , Nephrology

An Acutely Swollen and Cyanotic Leg

4/10/2022 Jasmine Jolly, MD , Elizabeth Page Bridges, MD, FACEP , David Stephen Wong, MD , Dustin Morrow, MD, FACEP

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a rare but emergent condition of massive venous thrombosis that can rapidly produce irreversible vascular gangrene. If your patient in the emergency department has a swoll

Toxicology , COVID-19

The Toxicology of COVID

4/10/2022 Michael Keenan, MD , Vincent Calleo, MD

Emergency physicians have watched with excitement the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines. However, while we were watching the rapid scientific development, there was a concurrent wave of misguided