Browsing: Clinical

Sepsis , Critical Care

Sepsis-3: Redefining Sepsis

8/1/2016 Sarah Perman, MD MSCE , Mariana Guerrero, MD

Sepsis-3: Redefining Sepsis What EM Residents Need to Know Sepsis definitions were last revised in 2001. Since then, discoveries have been made regarding the pathobiology, management, and epidemiolog

Critical Care , Pain Management , Health Policy

Introducing the ALTO Alternatives to Opioids Program

8/1/2016 Katrina D’Amore DO, MPH , David Traficante, DO , Alexis M. LaPietra, DO, FACEP

Introducing the ALTO Alternatives to Opioids Program Steven Stack, MD, FACEP, an emergency medicine physician and immediate past-president of AMA, confronted the crisis in an open letter to America's

Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge

8/1/2016 Zachary S. Wilson, MD

ECG Challenge Case. A 75-year-old male with a history of systolic congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with shortness o

Pediatric EM

Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Infective Endocarditis

8/1/2016 Andrej Pogribny MD, MPH

Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Infective Endocarditis Pediatric infective endocarditis (IE) is a diagnostically challenging infection in children, as it often presents with vague or subtle sig

Critical Care

Ahead of the Curve: Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness in the ED

8/1/2016 Ram Parekh, MD , Clark Owyang, MD , Chad Meyers, MD

Ahead of the Curve: Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness in the ED A 70-year-old male with a history of atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure presents to the emergency department (ED) hypote

Toxicology , Medications

Bupropion: Skinny Happy Drug or Toxicologic Menace?

8/1/2016 Roxanne Thomas, MD , Joshua Shulman, MD , Anthony Pizon, MD

Bupropion: Skinny Happy Drug or Toxicologic Menace? A 24-year-old woman with a history of bulimia and depression is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. The patient is agitated and unab

Airway , Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert! Video Laryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy During Urgent Endotracheal Intubation

7/6/2016 EMRA Critical Care Division

Critical Care Alert! Video Laryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy During Urgent Endotracheal Intubation A 42-year-old man who is diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia is transferred from the medi

Ophthalmology

Unforeseen Dangers: Keeping an Eye on Endophthalmitis

5/26/2016 Terrance McGovern, DO, MPH , David Traficante, DO , Anthony Catapano, DO

Unforeseen Dangers: Keeping an Eye on Endophthalmitis A 58-year-old female presents to the ED with a chief complaint of right eye pain. She underwent cataract surgery 2 days prior and has experienced

Clinical , Critical Care

A Leg Up: Management of Chronic Wounds in the ED

5/26/2016 Nathan M. Finnerty, MD , Michael B. Weinstock, MD , Colin G. Kaide, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, UHM

A Leg Up: Management of Chronic Wounds in the ED A 54-year-old male with a history of hypertension and morbid obesity presents to the emergency department (ED) with bilateral foot, ankle, and calf pa

Clinical , Pediatric EM

Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Not all Stridor is Croup

5/25/2016 Priti Rawani Patel,MD

Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Not all Stridor is Croup Although a common presenting symptom, stridor can be the first sign of a serious and potentially life-threatening condition within the pediatric po