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Neurology

Spinal Cord Ischemia in an Undifferentiated Patient: A Case Report

4/10/2022 Priyanka Ravindran, MD , Jordan Miller, DO , J'Chika Morah, MD , Nicholas Jouriles, MD, FACEP
Spinal cord infarction is infrequent and if missed can result in significant mortality, disability (including irreversible paralysis), and reduced quality of life. Here we discuss a case of spinal str
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Endocrinology , Neurology

Uncontrolled Hyperglycemia as a Cause of Choreiform Movements

4/10/2022 Rabia Iqbal, DO , Jordan Miller, DO , Nicholas LaFountain, MD
Although rare, chorea-hyperglycemia-basal ganglia syndrome is a presenting symptom of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
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Social EM , Toxicology

Coastal Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change – Toxic Challenges for Emergency Medicine

4/10/2022 Catharina Giudice, MD , Caitlin S Rublee, MD, MPH , Priya Srihari, MD
Climate health and public health are linked in ways that become more obvious every year. In this context, we will summarize the marine toxins that are sending more patients to the emergency department
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Ophthalmology

Not All Halos Are Glaucoma

4/10/2022 Farina Shafqat, MD , Emily Kiernan, DO , Soroosh Behshad, MD, MPH
Eye-related emergencies make up close to 2% of all emergency department visits in the United States. Emergency physicians must recognize and manage time-sensitive, vision-threatening diagnoses, and en
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Toxicology

Bupropion Toxicity

4/10/2022 Mason Jackson, MD , Erik Fisher, MD, FACEP
Initially marketed as an atypical antidepressant for adults, bupropion gained popularity for its use in tobacco cessation and for its lack of sexual side effects commonly seen with other typical antid
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Ultrasound

Crawling In My Skin: An Ultrasound Teaching Case

4/10/2022 Jennifer Mirrielees, MD , Jessica Schmidt, MD, MPH, FACEP , Michael Lohmeier, MD, FACEP
Ultrasound is a favored modality in emergency medicine. This case shows yet another application of this popular diagnostic tool - one involving subcutaneous larvae.
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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
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Critical Care , Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound , Nephrology

An Acutely Swollen and Cyanotic Leg

4/10/2022 Jasmine Jolly, MD , Elizabeth Page Bridges, MD, FACEP , David Stephen Wong, MD , Dustin Morrow, MD, FACEP
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens is a rare but emergent condition of massive venous thrombosis that can rapidly produce irreversible vascular gangrene. If your patient in the emergency department has a swoll
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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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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Airway

Critical Care Alert: The EvK Clinical Trial: Etomidate vs. Ketamine For Emergency Endotracheal Intubation

4/10/2022 Evan McMurray, MD , Taylor Miller, MD
The emergent airway is central to emergency medicine. And a new study explores medications central to emergency endotracheal intubation. Which is better: etomidate or ketamine?

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