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Ultrasound

Tamponade and Valvular Catastrophe: TTE in the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient

11/30/2017 Phil Andrus, MD, FACEP , Di Coneybeare, MD , Clark Owyang, MD

Tamponade and Valvular Catastrophe: TTE in the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient A 70-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes is brought to t

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Diagnose this Condition

11/30/2017 Browning S. Wayman, MD, DTM&H , Branden Skarpiak, MD , Bradley Goettl, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-C

Diagnose this Condition The Case. A 31-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of “rash to both legs.” Three weeks ago, the patient's vehicle was stuck in the sand

EMRA Board of Directors

Congratulations new EMRA Board Leaders!

11/30/2017 EM Resident

Congratulations new EMRA Board Leaders! Zach Jarou, MD President president@emra.org Denver Health @zachjarou At any given moment, Zach Jarou's to-do list is filled with everything from presenting at

ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge - Nov 2017

11/30/2017 Jeremy Berberian, MD , Jayram Pai, MD , Daniel O’Sullivan, MD

ECG Challenge - Nov 2017 Case. A 71-year-old male presents with exertional syncope. What do you see in the following ECGs (taken 4 minutes apart)? Answer Image 1. This ECG shows an atrial rate of ~78

Toxicology

It's Getting HOT in Here! A Review of Serotonin Syndrome

11/30/2017 Stephen Hallisey, MD , Joshua Glick, MD , Clinton J. Orloski, MD

It's Getting HOT in Here! A Review of Serotonin Syndrome You are called to evaluate a 74-year-old woman who was found by her daughter, confused and unable to get out of bed. The patient's only medica

Editorial

The Best of Humanity: In the Worst of Times

11/30/2017 Jonathan Brewer, MD, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS

The Best of Humanity: In the Worst of Times To a medical student, perspective is everything. The way we view our time spent studying in the classroom, the way we process our clinical experiences, and

Medical Education

The Do's and Dont's of Docere: How to Be an Effective Teacher

11/30/2017 Megan Fix, MD, FACEP , Andrew Pugh, MD

The Do's and Dont's of Docere: How to Be an Effective Teacher Physicians take on many roles and responsibilities — including that of a teacher. In fact, the word “doctor” itself derives from the Lat

Board Review , Medical Education

Board Review Questions: December 2017

11/30/2017 EM Resident

Board Review Questions: December 2017 NEW! PEER IX QUESTIONS NOW AVAILABLE! PEER (Physician's Evaluation and Educational Review in Emergency Medicine) is ACEP's gold standard in self-assessment and e

Match , MSIV , MSIII , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Sorabh Khandelwal, MD | The Ohio State University College of Medicine

11/30/2017 Teimojin Tan, MS-IV , Sorabh Khandelwal, MD

Program Director Interview Series: Sorabh Khandelwal, MD | The Ohio State University College of Medicine Sorabh Khandelwal, MD, is the residency program director at The Ohio State University College

Critical Care

Who Ya Gonna Call?! A Primer on Left Ventricular Assist Device Emergencies

11/30/2017 Rohit B. Sangal, MD , Melissa Geary, MD , Abdulaziz Almehlisi, MD

Who Ya Gonna Call?! A Primer on Left Ventricular Assist Device Emergencies Background Patients with end-stage systolic heart failure (defined as New York Heart Association Class IV or Ejection Fracti