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Health Policy Journal Club: Rural Care on Par?

2/6/2022 Fathima Haseefa , Vidya Eswaran, MD

There is a need for health policy initiatives to optimize the interfacility transfer system and access to primary care and specialists.

Critical Care , Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: The RUSH Exam - Slow Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast

2/3/2022 Taylor Miller, MD , Dustin Slagle, MD , Alexis Salerno, MD, FACEP

Undifferentiated patients showing signs of shock have a high mortality rate. The Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension (RUSH) Exam is a protocolized ultrasound exam that can be done in minutes to

Deep Dive in CritCare , Critical Care

Deep Dive into the Evidence: Thrombolysis in Cardiac Arrest from PE

1/19/2022 Margarita Popova, MD , Jordan Feltes, MD , Yasir Hussein, MD , David Yamane, MD , Brian Sumner, MD

Few patients who suffer cardiac arrest from massive pulmonary embolism will survive to hospital discharge. From the evidence available, there is no clear mortality or functional outcome benefit to any

Clinical

ECG Challenge: December-January 2021-2022

12/12/2021 Garrett M. Snipes, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 70-year-old male presents to the emergency department with syncope and lightheadedness. His past medical history is significant for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, CAD status post perc

COVID-19 , Career Planning , Wellness

Pandemic PTSD and Protecting Our Mental Health

12/12/2021 Crystal Pun , Brian Le, DO

After months of working on the front lines, emergency medicine attending physicians, residents, and medical students are all familiar with the routines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They work under the we

COVID-19 , Research , Wellness

3D Printing PPE in the COVID-19 Pandemic

12/12/2021 Nathaniel East, MS , Andrew Ray, MD , Carleigh Amyot , Wayne Godwin, MPD , Nicole Garcia, MD , Juan March, MD, FACEP , Michelle Brownstein, MD

Supply chain disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare systems to look for alternative ways to meet dramatically increased demand for personal protective equipment. This paper outlines

Ultrasound , Nephrology , POCUS For the Win

POCUS for the Win: Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

12/12/2021 Ashley Haggerty, DO, MS

Point of care ultrasound can be used to help evaluate patients with suspected kidney pathology and to diagnose causes of renal colic, renal failure, hematuria, and decreased urine output. Compared to

Social EM

Earning Patients' Trust by Respecting Pronouns

12/12/2021 Susan Mari

There has never been a more critical time for the healthcare community to stand up for our trans and nonbinary patients. Using a person's chosen name and pronouns isn't difficult. It isn't radical. It

Urology , Ultrasound , Nephrology

ED Management of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis

12/12/2021 Jennifer Mirrielees, MD , Hani I. Kuttab, MD

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare diagnosis in the ED but can be life-threatening. Symptoms can be non-specific, making diagnosis more difficult. Proper, expeditious imaging can make all the diff

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Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: The RUSH Exam - Slow Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast

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