Patient Interactions , Clinical

Ramadan and the Emergency Department: Compassionate Care for Fasting Patients

1/26/2025 Mounir Contreras Cejin, MD , Samia Farooqi, MD

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin in late February in 2025. Do you understand this observance well enough to provide the best care for your Muslim patients? The traditional fasting

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: Policy in Action

1/9/2025 Jeanette Hoang , Elaine Hsiang, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Rachel Solnick, MD

A California state bill enacted in 2019 focuses on what it means to safely discharge a patient experiencing homelessness. The legislation is a clear example of the link between policy and medicine.

ECG Challenge , Cardiology , Medical Education

ECG Challenge: Jan-Feb-March 2025

12/11/2024 Elizabeth Nisper , Matthew Hysell, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

EMRA ECG Challenge presents a real-life case from the emergency department, offering you a chance to practice your interpretation skills before reading on for the expert diagnosis, discussion, case co

International EM , Medical Education , Informatics

Empowering Emergency Medicine Clinicians in Low-Resource Settings: Continuing Medical Education on Stick (CMES) Innovations for Global Learning

12/10/2024 Bethel Mwenze, EMT-P , Manoj Thomas, PhDMBA, MS IS, PhD , Emily Cloessner, MD, MSPH , Nicholas Maxwell, MD , Vera Sistenich, BMBCh, MA, FACEM, DH&TM, MPH , Deb Stoner, MD , Yan Li, PhD , Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE, FAAEM

High-quality CME resources can be difficult to access in many parts of the world. An initiative by Techies Without Borders aims to change that.

Genitourinary , Infectious Disease , Patient Interactions

Pneumolabium: A Case Report of COVID Turned Fournier’s Gangrene

12/10/2024 Miranda Teixeira, MD

It’s easy to fall prey to diagnostic anchoring, especially on busy shifts. But reliance on initial triage information can obscure life-threatening conditions.

Vascular , Critical Care

Bad Arterial Material: A Case of Leriche Syndrome

12/10/2024 Aditi Ranade, MD , Connor Welsh, MD , Patrick Eiben, MD

Aortoiliac occlusive disease, otherwise known as Leriche syndrome, mostly affects older individuals with classic risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD). Although typically a progressive dise

Cardiology

Emergency Department Approach to LVAD Patients

12/10/2024 Anam Chaudhry, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD , Nisha Gandhi, MD

Nearly 6.7 million Americans over the age of 20 have been diagnosed with heart failure – and more than 2,500 receive a left ventricular assist device. Do you know how to triage and treat LVAD patients

Toxicology , Pharmacology

Case Report: A Review of Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis

12/10/2024 Madeleine Silverstein, MD , Avirale Sharma, MD , Vivek Medepalli, MD , Andrea Nillas, MD , Jedidiah Leaf, MD , Dazhe Cao, MD

In the emergency department, it can be difficult to get a complete medication history, especially in patients who have altered mental status or are too acutely ill to provide a meaningful history. Yet

Ophthalmology , Trauma , Ultrasound

Acute Right Eye Pain and Vision Loss: A Workout Gone Wrong

12/10/2024 Corey Michelson, MD , Philippe Stanier, MD , Sydney DeArmond, PA

Patients with suspected ocular trauma are at risk of vision loss - and emergency physicians must recognize the danger. This is one situation where an emergent ophthalmology consult is critical, as you

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Orthopedics , Neurology , Infectious Disease

Navigating the Diagnostic Challenge: Recognizing Spinal Epidural Abscesses in Emergency Medicine

12/10/2024 Katie Tucker , Boyd Burns, DO, MBA, MHA, FACEP

Back pain is one of the top 5 reasons for emergency department visits in the United States. Among these billions of visits, you will find an extremely difficult-to-diagnose, yet life-threatening, cond

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