Browsing: May 2025

Editor's Forum , COVID-19

The Evolution of the Physician's Mask

5/29/2025 Morgan Sweere, MD, MPH

A safety precaution as simple as a mask has become the symbol of the struggle physicians face during – and after – a public health crisis. Whether it was the Black Death or COVID-19, the physician’s m

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care , Pulmonary

Critical Care Device Series: Pulmonary Artery Catheter (Part 2 of 3)

5/29/2025 Pooja Dave, MD , Dominique Gelmann, MD , Jordan Nogle, DO

In Part 2 of this Critical Care Device series, we continue to learn about the Swan-Ganz catheter. Pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) are considered a valuable diagnostic and management tool in cardioge

Infectious Disease , Neurology

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

5/28/2025 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,

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

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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