Heart of EM , COVID-19 , Wellness

Heart of EM: I Answered

12/1/2020 Sharland Johnson, MD

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hospital bursting at the seams and patients growing sicker and sicker as they edged toward a lonely death, I answered.

Infectious Disease

Lefamulin: Potential Role of a New Antibiotic in Community Acquired Pneumonia

12/1/2020 Mortatha Al-Bassam, MD , Vir Singh, MD, MBS , Bobby Desai, MD , Latha Ganti, MD, FACEP

A novel antibiotic that may play a role in ED management of community acquired pneumonia is lefamulin. What is this medication? How could it fit in the ED paradigm for pneumonia treatment?

Rheumatology , Infectious Disease , Orthopedics

Septic Arthritis in a Patient with a Confounding History

12/1/2020 Loren Touma, DO, MS , Michael Samodio, DO

Septic arthritis is a rheumatologic emergency, which may lead to permanent joint damage and a mortality rate of 10-15%. If left untreated, non-gonococcal septic arthritis can destroy articular cartila

Infectious Disease , Wilderness Medicine , International EM , Dermatology

Cutaneous Larva Migrans: The Rash Is Not What You Think

12/1/2020 Hussain Shakir, MD, FAAP , Louis King, MD

Treating a rash that follows no pattern and appears after a vacation? Check for cutaneous larva migrans. Humans are accidental hosts who often acquire this infestation while walking barefoot on soil t

Medical Education , Opinion-Editorial , COVID-19

Observations from Intern Year: First 60 Days

12/1/2020 Leslie Jewett, MD

What counts as the "first day"? Is it the intern welcome party? Hospital orientation? When computer access is finally granted? The intern class of 2020 has had a very different experience.

Dermatology , Neurology , Infectious Disease

Coincident VZV Encephalitis and Otomastoiditis

12/1/2020 Aaron Tiffee, MD, FACEP , Kinnari Modi , Christina Chanthanivong

We explore a case of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation without typical skin findings in a 66-year-old patient who presented with mastoiditis and encephalitis.

Critical Care , Pulmonary , COVID-19 , Deep Dive in CritCare

Corticosteroid Use in COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: Deep Dive into the Evidence

11/30/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Brian Sumner, MD , Oswald Reid, Jr., MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

The role of corticosteroids in severe infections, sepsis and ARDS has been a constantly evolving discussion and remains controversial. The recent APROCCHSs, ADRENAL and DEXA-ARDS along with other prio

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Tranexamic Acid During Prehospital Transport in Patients at Risk for Hemorrhage After Injury (The STAAMP Trial)

11/4/2020 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Sean M. Hickey, MD

The STAAMP Trial results show TXA, with a thus far demonstrated low adverse event rate, should be considered in all trauma patients as early as feasibly possible, and those with more severe forms of s

Wellness , COVID-19

Positivity Amidst Pandemic

10/9/2020 Briana Corkill

The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on life as we know it, and with that has come an overwhelming collective negativity. Although the damage that COVID-19 has done cannot be minimized, it makes it

Ultrasound , COVID-19

Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19

10/9/2020 Katie VanNatta, DO, MBA, MS , Eric Lieu, MD , Akash Desai, MD , Samuel Southgate, MD, MA , Jake Freudenberger, DO , Rachel Liu, MD, FACEP

As SARS-CoV-2 spreads globally, physicians are turning to different imaging modalities to assist in the diagnosis of COVID-19 and risk stratification of patients. Along with clinical suspicion, chest

Browsing: Infectious Disease

Heart of EM: I Answered

Lefamulin: Potential Role of a New Antibiotic in Community Acquired Pneumonia

Septic Arthritis in a Patient with a Confounding History

Cutaneous Larva Migrans: The Rash Is Not What You Think

Observations from Intern Year: First 60 Days

Coincident VZV Encephalitis and Otomastoiditis

Corticosteroid Use in COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: Deep Dive into the Evidence

Critical Care Alert: Tranexamic Acid During Prehospital Transport in Patients at Risk for Hemorrhage After Injury (The STAAMP Trial)

Positivity Amidst Pandemic

Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19

#FOAMed and External Sources

Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department (Infectious Disease CME)

EM@3AM: Infectious Mononucleosis

Infectious Diarrhea

Infectious Endocarditis

ALL ARTICLES

CATEGORIES