Browsing: Infectious Disease

Infectious Disease , Neurology

Remember to Inspect the Skin: A Clue to Diagnosing VSV Encephalitis

1/30/2023 Jay Patel, MD , Jordan Miller, DO

Meningitis is a cause for concern when it comes to a patient in the ED. It is one of those cannot-miss diagnoses, as there are devastating neurological complications that can occur if bacterial, funga

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM , COVID-19 , Administration & Operations

A New Pandemic

10/6/2022 Rachel Kelly, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

The effects of COVID-19 on the health care system continue to evolve. While patients stayed away during lockdown, they are now flooding emergency departments with more acute illnesses due to lack of p

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM , COVID-19 , Administration & Operations

GREAT SHOT

9/6/2022 Laura Haselden, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

COVID-19 vaccine campaigns saved lives and reduced the number and severity of COVID cases in the United States. What did this mean to the business of health care? Significant cost savings.

Infectious Disease , Pediatric EM

"Feline" Feverish: A Case Report

8/10/2022 Shanice Latham, MD, MPH , Hussain Shakir, MD, FAAP

Behind typhoid fever and urinary tract infections, cat-scratch disease is the third most common cause of fever of unknown origin in pediatric patients. CSD should be high on the diagnostic radar whene

Infectious Disease , Neurology

West Nile Virus Poliomyelitis: An Unnerving Re-emerging Disease on the Rise

8/10/2022 Patrick H. Mullett, MD , Ryan Brzycki, DO

It is important to consider West Nile Virus as a major cause of neuroinvasive disease and acute flaccid paralysis. If a febrile, altered patient comes into the ED with focal neurological deficits, it

COVID-19 , Neurology

Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy After COVID-19

6/10/2022 Zariad Saran, DO , Elizabeth Clair, DO

Although post COVID-19 fatigue and weakness are common and often benign complaints, high suspicion for Guillain-Barré syndrome should be upheld when evaluating patients, as there have been numerous ca

Infectious Disease , Neurology , Pediatric EM

Recognizing and Managing Epidural Abscess

6/10/2022 Nahal Massoudi, DO , Baturay Aydemir, MD

Rare, but possible, diagnosis of epidural abscess must be considered when a pediatric patient presents with back pain. When diagnosed, carefully evaluate the risks and benefits of medical versus surgi

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration , COVID-19

Health Policy Journal Club: Show Me the Money

5/6/2022 Jacquelyn Callahan, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly lowered ED patient volumes, resulting in decreased hours for emergency physicians and a difficult job market. Could the current fee-for-service reimbursement model

COVID-19 , Social EM

COVID-19 Vaccine Equity and Distribution in Emergency Departments

4/10/2022 Rachel Kearney, MPH , Olivia Reszczynski , Nick Friedman , Dominique Gelmann, MD , Aneeqah Naeem , Alic Lu , Sherman Leung

Social EMpathy is a working group of medical students, residents, and faculty interested in social emergency medicine working together to organize initiatives in social EM topics. As part of Social E

Toxicology , COVID-19

The Toxicology of COVID

4/10/2022 Michael Keenan, MD , Vincent Calleo, MD

Emergency physicians have watched with excitement the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines. However, while we were watching the rapid scientific development, there was a concurrent wave of misguided

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