Browsing: August 2022

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology , Airway

Critical Care Alert: PREPARE II - A Randomized Clinical Trial

8/22/2022 Taylor Miller, MD , Evan McMurray, MD

Critical Care Alert: The PREPARE II trial investigated whether a fluid bolus would impact cardiovascular collapse in critically ill patients undergoing intubation.

Match , Medical Students , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Christopher Freeman, MD | EM Residency Program Director at The University of Miami/Jackson Health System Emergency Medicine Residency Program

8/17/2022 Shilpi Ganguly, MSIV

In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series we got to chat with Christopher Freeman, MD to learn about the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Emergency Medicine Residency

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Trauma , Shock

Critical Care Alert: ETCO2 as a Predictor of Patient Outcomes

8/15/2022 Brittney I. Gordon, MD , Mustafa Rasheed, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

Critical Care Alert: The triage of patients in the trauma bay is difficult, and no single measurement or vital sign will provide sufficient information for mortality. This study indicates ETCO2 - a co

Critical Care , Neurology , Trauma

Drowning in a Flash: A Review on Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema

8/10/2022 Bryce Taylor, DO, MS

Neurogenic pulmonary edema, associated with high mortality, can occur after any neurologic insult and is best addressed by controlling intracranial pressure.

President's Message

Welcoming the Future Leaders of EM’s Evolution

8/10/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA

Emergency medicine is, and will continue to be, an amazing specialty because of the patients we serve, the people we work with (which, hopefully, will include you), and our willingness to be there for

Editor's Forum

Before the Breaking Point

8/10/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

There will probably come a time when you feel you aren’t your best self. Whether you are feeling early symptoms of burnout, are not quite meeting your goals, or suffer from clinical depression, anxiet

Infectious Disease , Neurology

West Nile Virus Poliomyelitis: An Unnerving Re-emerging Disease on the Rise

8/10/2022 Patrick H. Mullett, MD , Ryan Brzycki, DO

It is important to consider West Nile Virus as a major cause of neuroinvasive disease and acute flaccid paralysis. If a febrile, altered patient comes into the ED with focal neurological deficits, it

Informatics

This Fall: Clinical Informatics Workshops for Residents, Fellows, and Students

8/10/2022 Michael Dorritie, DO , Nicolas Kahl, MD

EMRA’s Technology, Telehealth, and Informatics Committee will launch quarterly clinical informatics workshops with ACEP this fall. The Committee spoke with Carrie Baker, DO, chair of ACEP’s Informatic

Career Planning

10 Tips to Make the Leap from Resident to Attending

8/10/2022 Kristyn J. Smith, DO , Megan Gillespie, DO , Arthur J. Pope, MD, PhD

The transition from resident to academic attending physician can be challenging, but you’ve got this! And we’ve got 10 tips to help smooth the journey.

Toxicology

TCA Overdoses and Mimics: Don’t Delay, Don’t Be Led Astray

8/10/2022 Lance Shaull, MD , Andrew Mittelman, MD

At toxic doses, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) cause blockade of sodium channels, muscarinic receptors, and alpha-adrenergic receptors. Slowed ventricular contraction, tachycardia, and vasodilation