Browsing: May 2025

Administration & Operations , Medical Education , Health Care Administration

Getting Down to Business: A Residency-Based Business Curriculum for Emergency Physicians

5/28/2025 Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , John Wong, MS , Jaskaran Bains, MD, MBA , Dina Wallin, MD

In today's complex health care system, physicians simultaneously act as clinicians, participants, and managers, often with minimal training in health systems management. A lack of education in basic b

Infectious Disease , Neurology

I’ve Got Herpes on the BRAIN! A Case of HSV Encephalitis

5/27/2025 Alexis Bromley, MD

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis is the most common cause of sporadic fatal encephalitis worldwide. The clinical syndrome is often characterized by the rapid onset of fever, headache,

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Cardiology

The Tales of (Cardiac) TNK

5/20/2025 Dulari Patel, DO , Crystal Triplett, MD , Brenda Sokup, DO

We examine two cases of acute myocardial infarction that required thrombolytics administration in the emergency department, prior to cardiac catheterization. Although outcomes differed, these cases hi

Addiction Medicine , Behavioral Health

Substance Use Harm Reduction 101 for the Emergency Clinician

5/20/2025 Anna Stacy, MD

Harm reduction for substance use is an evidence-based approach to building rapport with patients, meeting them where they’re at, and helping build a bridge to recovery. It aims to be non-judgmental an

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Pulmonary

Critical Care Device Series: Pulmonary Artery Catheter (Part 1 of 3)

5/20/2025 Barret Zimmerman, MD , Mario Castellanos, MD , Allie Schick, MD

Pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) are considered a valuable diagnostic and management tool in cardiogenic shock. For this application, their use is supported by recent evidence correlating their place

Hematology , Urology , Infectious Disease

Cold Agglutinin Syndrome: A Case Report

5/15/2025 Andrew B. Blink, MD , Amanda Irish, MD, MPH, MS, DTMH

Cold agglutinin syndrome is an autoimmune hemolytic anemia mediated by cold agglutinin, typically monoclonal, proteins. This pathology is termed “cold” as the agglutinin proteins bind to their target

Cardiology , Toxicology

Alcohol-Induced Narrow Complex Tachycardia

5/15/2025 Pham To Uyen, MD , Huynh Minh Tri, MD , Vo Thanh Tan, MD

Narrow complex tachycardia can be a life-threatening condition that requires prompt evaluation and treatment. Synchronized cardioversion is critical in hemodynamically unstable patients.

Op-Ed , Wellness

Significance

5/15/2025 Rae Guinan, MD

Our job is emotionally and physically exhausting and getting harder all the time with changes to the health care system. We see horrific things daily and walk hand in hand with unfixable social proble

Toxicology

Toxic Twist: Valacyclovir and the Mystery of Altered Mental Status

5/15/2025 Alexander Kalicki, MD , Megan Stark Claypool, MD , Duncan Grossman, DO, MSEd

Errors in medication prescription can lead to serious consequences and even toxicity, as demonstrated in this case of a patient who was taking valacyclovir. A thorough medication reconciliation is req

Cardiology , Orthopedics

From Heart Stop to Foot Drop: Lisfranc Injury after Cardiac Arrest

5/15/2025 Anthony Jourdan, MD , Derek Altema, MD

The Lisfranc joint complex, also known as the tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint complex, is essential for maintaining the arch of the midfoot. The TMT joint complex functions as a pivotal joint for midfoot