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Editorial , Editor's Forum

Letter from the Editor

1/24/2017 Abby Cosgrove, MD
Letter from the Editor I couldn’t stop staring at the eerie photo I had just taken from the 7th floor of the Texas School Book Depository, peering out over the intersection of Elm and Houston. I was
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President's Message , Advocacy

Use Your Voice!

1/24/2017 Alicia Kurtz, MD
Use Your Voice! Hello there, EMRA! What a few months it has been! On the national level, we've had a presidential election and inauguration causing the politics in our capital to take a palpable pivo
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Match , Medical Students , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Maria Moreira, MD | Denver Health

12/30/2016 Erin Karl, MD
Program Director Interview Series: Maria Moreira, MD | Denver Health This month, the EMRA Medical Student Council interviewed Maria Moreira, MD, Program Director at Denver Health's Emergency Medicine
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Burnout , Personal

Intern Year: 6-Month Slump

12/21/2016 Andrew Pelikan, MD
Intern Year: 6-Month Slump I don't know about you all, but 6 months into intern year I found myself a little pooped. It's not the “4 a.m. on my first nightshift back—hospital coffee isn't cutting it—
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , PGY1

Critical Care Alert: Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage

12/14/2016 Yanika Wolfe, MD
Critical Care Alert: Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage A 57-year-old male with a history of hypertension and diabetes develops a severe headache and nausea.
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Clinical , Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge

12/9/2016 Zachary S. Wilson, MD
ECG Challenge Case. A 79-year-old male with a medical history of “some heart problems” presents to the emergency department with 3 days of fatigue and shortness of breath. This ECG is obtained in tri
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Critical Care , Airway

Post-Intubation Tracheal Tear Leading to Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

12/6/2016 Rotem Friede, MD , Ben Liss, MD , Alin Gragossian, DO, MPH
Post-Intubation Tracheal Tear Leading to Abdominal Compartment Syndrome A 46-year-old female with a history of asthma and anxiety presents to the emergency department (ED) with progressively worsenin
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EMRA Board of Directors

New EMRA Leaders

12/2/2016 EM Resident
New EMRA Leaders Congratulations new EMRA Board Leaders!   Alicia Kurtz, MD, President Chief Resident, UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA president@emra.org  /  @aliciakurtz_md Describe your leadership style in
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ACEP Scientific Assembly

ACEP16: A Sure Bet for Progress

12/2/2016 EM Resident
ACEP16: A Sure Bet for Progress With EMRA events spanning more than a week in Las Vegas, progress surged on multiple fronts. Resolutions & Elections The Representative Council discussed, debated — an
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Awards , Award Winners

Congratulations Award Recipients!

12/2/2016 EM Resident
Congratulations Award Recipients! ACEP16 Travel Scholarships: Abena Obenewaa Akomeah, MD; Jerome Rogich; Michelle Lynch   Clinical Excellence Award (presented by program director Salvatore Silvestri,