Browsing: October 2024

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Telling a family member that their loved one has died is never an easy conversation, and it requires careful thought and consideration. This discussion reviews how to communicate such difficult news.
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Welcome to EMpower! This section of EM Resident focuses on leadership in emergency medicine — it's where we share the incredible stories of leaders in the EM community. Our EMpower honoree in this edi
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Thyroid storm is a potentially fatal manifestation of untreated thyrotoxicosis and may result in cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Cardiopulmonary failure is potentially reversible with prompt antithyroid
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Altered mental status is a common presentation that requires a time-sensitive evaluation. But that evaluation can be addressed under a broad range of categories. This case demonstrates AMS evaluation
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Following direction set by the Representative Council, the EMRA Board of Directors has approved a measure to provide support to residents whose programs face closure: the Displaced Resident Bill of Ri
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In our eagerness to be mindful of addiction, are we ignoring the pain control benefits that can be realized via parenteral use of opioids? The Health Policy Journal Club discusses how to thread that h
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In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Emergency Medicine Residency at UMass Chan-Baystate. We spoke with the current PD Dr. Adam Kellogg about what makes their progr