Airway , Ventilator Management , Medical Education

The Vent Experience: Becoming the Ventilated Patient

10/22/2024 Brent Veerman, MD , Adam Anderson, MD , Alex Piszker, DO

A solid background in ventilator management is a necessary skill for the emergency physician. Understanding mechanical ventilation, its different modes and settings, is paramount to providing intubate

ECG Challenge , Cardiology , Medical Education

ECG Challenge: Oct-Nov-Dec 2024

10/22/2024 Nina Vazquez, MD , Yash Chavda, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

EMRA ECG Challenge

EMPower

A Deep Dive with Judith Tintinalli, MD, MS, FACEP

10/22/2024 Morgan Sweere, MD, MPH

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

Endocrinology , Cardiology , Pulmonary

Heart Failure in the Young Patient: A Case of Reversible Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction

10/22/2024 Paul Omagor, MD , Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE, FAAEM

Thyroid storm is a potentially fatal manifestation of untreated thyrotoxicosis and may result in cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Cardiopulmonary failure is potentially reversible with prompt antithyroid

Leadership , Leadership Reports , Medical Education

EMRA Adopts Displaced Resident Bill of Rights

10/22/2024

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

Hematology , Neurology

Hyperviscosity Syndrome: A Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status

10/22/2024 Hector D. Barreto-Vazquez, MD , Philip Alapat, MD

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

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Pain Management

Health Policy Journal Club: It Doesn't Have to Be So Painful

10/8/2024 Zain Khawaja , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Rachel Solnick, MD

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

Program Director Interviews , Match , Medical Students

Program Director Interview with Adam Kellogg, MD, Program Director at the Emergency Medicine Residency at UMass Chan-Baystate

10/7/2024

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

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