Oncology , Patient Interactions , COVID-19

Framework for New Cancer Diagnoses in the ED

10/9/2020 Sabena Vaswani, MD

Since the coronavirus pandemic, emergency departments across the country have been experiencing lower volumes and higher acuity - including new cancer diagnoses in the ED.

Infectious Disease , International EM

A Case of Severe Malaria in the Emergency Department

10/9/2020 Alex Iteen, MD

Malaria is a rare diagnosis in the U.S. As such, providers outside of infectious disease specialists or those with experience in travel medicine or global health may not be familiar with the disease.

Editor's Forum , COVID-19 , Wellness

#PetsOverCOVID19

10/9/2020 Priyanka Lauber, DO

COVID-19 has brought a lot of negatives and challenges, so I will look for and take a positive wherever I can find it. One bright note this year: Pet adoptions are on the rise as people realize the he

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality or Respiratory Support Among Critically Ill with COVID-19 Patients

10/8/2020 Oswald Reid, Jr., MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

While the treatment for SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, the emergency department remains a primary place for early medical intervention. There is growing evidence to support that initiating steroids w

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients With Severe COVID-19. The REMAP-CAP COVID-19 Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial

9/21/2020 Brian Sumner, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

A complex trial meant to determine whether hydrocortisone can improve outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 was stopped early - but still shows promise for the course.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients with Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial

9/21/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

The CoDEX trial was conducted to identify the effect of dexamethasone on ventilator-free days in patients with COVID-19 associated ARDS.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis

9/21/2020 Brian Sumner, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

With no clear consensus on the use of steroids in critically ill sepsis patients, a recent meta-analysis studies the 28-day mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients when corticosteroids are admin

COVID-19 , Heart of EM

What Prickled Today?

8/18/2020 Smruti Desai, DO, MPH

They may have had full lives with love and care and food and jokes before the coronavirus laid claim to them. And though we cannot offer a cure, we offer all we can. Even when it's simply the comfort

COVID-19 , Heart of EM

Please Don't Take Your Mask Off

8/18/2020 Nicole Anthony, MD

I know you hate the oxygen mask. Do you know how much I wish you didn't need it?

COVID-19 , Social EM

How Social Distancing Can Endanger Our Patients: Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic

8/18/2020 Alexa Van Besien, MD , Lorena Rodriguez Perez , Shana Zucker , David Wilson , Kathleen Y. Ogle, MD

Reports of Intimate Partner Violence have significantly increased since mandated stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In this setting, how can you be attuned to patients at ris

Browsing: Infectious Disease

Framework for New Cancer Diagnoses in the ED

A Case of Severe Malaria in the Emergency Department

#PetsOverCOVID19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality or Respiratory Support Among Critically Ill with COVID-19 Patients

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients With Severe COVID-19. The REMAP-CAP COVID-19 Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients with Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial

Critical Care Alert: Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis

What Prickled Today?

Please Don't Take Your Mask Off

How Social Distancing Can Endanger Our Patients: Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic

#FOAMed and External Sources

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

EM@3AM: Infectious Mononucleosis

Infectious Diarrhea

Infectious Endocarditis

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