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Neurology , Endocrinology , Social EM

Nonketotic Hyperglycemic Hemichorea: A Bad Case of the Wiggles

12/1/2020 Ideen Zeinali, MD , Matthew Edwards, MS , Giuliano De Portu, MD, FACEP
One of our nation's greatest health challenges is the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is expected to swell by more than 50% by 2035. Many of these diabetic patients will lack both primar
Pediatric EM , Endocrinology

A Sugar Rush: Managing Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis

10/10/2019 Cindy Chang, MD , Jessica L. Chow, MD, MPH , Ilene Claudius, MD, FACEP
Review 3 cases and string together 6 quick management pearls to help you keep on your toes when a child comes into the ED with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Endocrinology , Critical Care

Thyrotoxicosis: STEMI plus Acute Psychosis

12/15/2018 Andrew Connor, DO , Sarah E. Fabiano, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
A thyroid storm is an acute, life-threatening emergency that requires timely recognition and management. Left untreated, the mortality rate is 80-100%.
Endocrinology

Case Study: Abdominal Pain and Unusual Catastrophic Diagnosis

4/17/2018 Ahmed Raziuddin, MD , Maria Ahmed, MSIV
Spontaneous bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is hard to catch - making it more critical to begin appropriate treatment as soon as possible upon diagnosis.

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ECG Changes of Hyperkalemia

R.E.B.E.L. EM - Emergency Medicine Blog 04/17/2014

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis

HQMedEd.com 06/06/2017

Peds I- Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Endocrinology

EM Clerkship 02/11/2018

The Sweetest Emergency Department Discharge

Emergency Medicine Literature of Note 06/28/2016
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