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Practice Environments , International , International EM

Global Health and Emergency Medicine

6/23/2014 Joseph Reardon, MD , Elizabeth Krebs, MD

Global Health and Emergency Medicine Advice from experts on international emergency medicine to help you chart opportunities in projects and research — both abroad and domestic. Mention international

Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine

6/23/2014 Kathleen Stephanos, MD

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine Approximately 90% of children who died from influenza in 2013 were not vaccinated. An estimated 10-20% of the world's population is infected annually with influenza. Up

International , International EM

Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK

6/23/2014 Kristen Mueller, MD

Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK By sharing EM knowledge internationally, we can integrate new and effective methods of delivering emergency care domestically.

Risk Management Pitfalls , Cardiology

Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias

6/13/2014 EM Resident

Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias From the September 2013 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Evaluation And Management of Bradydysrhythmias in the Emergency Department.” Reprinted with perm

Risk Management Pitfalls , Pediatric EM

Electrical Injuries in Children

6/13/2014 EM Resident

Electrical Injuries in Children From the September 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Electrical Injuries in Children.” Reprinted with permission. To

Topics , Clinical , Visual Diagnosis , Ultrasound

What's the Diagnosis?

6/13/2014 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Patty Smith, RDMS , Chris Champion, MD

What's the Diagnosis? Case 1. The Patient A 44-year-old male with a history of upper extremity DVT and MRSA positivity presents with a constant, throbbing left wrist and forearm pain. He denies any t

Critical Care , Ultrasound

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement

6/11/2014 Kristen Cadden Swann, MD

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement Historically there have been various ways to place central lines. Ultrasound-guided central line placement has emerged as

Radiology

Unexpected Discoveries: The Not-So-Incidental Radiographic Finding

6/10/2014 Whitney K. Bryant, MD, MPH , Joshua Denney, MD

Unexpected Discoveries: The Not-So-Incidental Radiographic Finding As the use of imaging modalities continues to increase in frequency, the incidence of unexpected radiographic findings continues to

Sepsis

The ProCESS Trial: A Landmark Study in Sepsis Management

6/9/2014 Haney A. Mallemat, MD , David T. Huang, MD, MPH , Danish Malik, MD

The ProCESS Trial: A Landmark Study in Sepsis Management An interview with two experts Drs. David Huang and Haney Mallemat answer some questions regarding the study and its implications. Dr. Huang is

Pediatric EM

Adult-Sized Problems

4/15/2014 Lt. Adam Forrest, DO

Adult-Sized Problems It was one of my first shifts of residency after spending a few years with the U.S. Marines. Until recently, I had not treated a patient under the age of 17 since my internship t