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Critical Care

Hepatic Syndromes

6/10/2018 Joshua Glick, MD , Clinton J. Orloski, MD , Stephen Hallisey, MD

Hepatorenal and hepatopulmonary syndromes can be easy to diagnose in the ED, and proper management can significantly impact morbidity and mortality downstream.

Critical Care

A "Super" Case of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum

6/10/2018 Joshua Glick, MD , Brett Guido, MD

Repeated Valsalva maneuvers - like forcefully exuberant cheering - may not be the most common cause of Hamman's Syndrome, but it can happen.

Airway

Delayed Sequence Intubation: Basics for Residents

6/9/2018 Tim Montrief, MD, MPH

In emergency medicine, there are many different methods of managing a patient's airway, including one of the newest modalities: delayed sequence intubation.

Toxicology , Career Planning , Practice Environments , Medical Students , Advising

Toxicology: A Unique EM Subspecialty

5/17/2018 Daniel O. Bral, DO, MPH

Toxicology is a hidden gem in the world of emergency medicine subspecialties. What exactly does a toxicologist do? You might be surprised.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Endovascular Therapy Option for Late Presenting Ischemic Stroke Patients

5/10/2018 Meghan Gorski, DO , Yanika Wolfe, MD , Clark Owyang, MD

Ischemic stroke is one of the most common causes of death and devastating permanent disability worldwide. Two new trials - DAWN and DEFUSE 3 - suggest endovascular therapy could benefit patients prese

Medical Education , Simulation , Medical Students

Conference in Review: SIMS Conference 2018

4/18/2018 Shyam Murali , John Peacock , Joseph Ponce

Simulation has made an incredible impact on the world of medical education. Students have responded by creating the Student Initiative in Medical Simulation, an organization that is working to promote

Clinical , Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge: April 2018

4/18/2018 Sarah Watson, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

What's your interpretation of this tracing?

Cardiology

The Near-Fatal Panic Attack

4/17/2018 Christina Long, MD

While aortic dissection is relatively rare, it remains the most common and lethal form of the acute aortic syndromes.

Endocrinology

Case Study: Abdominal Pain and Unusual Catastrophic Diagnosis

4/17/2018 Ahmed Raziuddin, MD , Maria Ahmed, MSIV

Spontaneous bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is hard to catch - making it more critical to begin appropriate treatment as soon as possible upon diagnosis.

Medical Education , Informatics , Simulation

3-D Printed Emergency Medicine Training

4/16/2018 Yash Chavda, DO

Mina Attaalla, DO, and Jeffrey Lazar, MD, are using 3-D printing to revolutionize medical simulation education and emergency medicine training at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.