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Clinical , Space Medicine

Redefining the (Emergency) Physician-Astronaut

1/30/2016 Jennifer S. Jackson, MD , Faye T. Pedersen, MD

Redefining the (Emergency) Physician-Astronaut (All images courtesy of NASA. Above, emergency physician Scott Parazynski, MD, participates in an Extravehicular Activity during STS-120, the 23rd shutt

Editor's Forum , Editorial , Personal

Letter from the Editor

1/30/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor If you had asked my elementary school self what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said an astronaut. I wore space suits made of painter’s coveralls, built a paper-mâc

Clinical , Recreational Drugs , Toxicology

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies

1/30/2016 Ryan Surmaitis, DO

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies Introduction "The munchies” is a common term familiar to both casual and chronic marijuana users that amusingly describes the appetite-stimulating

Health Policy , Legislation

Is the Sky Falling?

1/30/2016 Jasmeet Dhaliwal, MD, MPH, MBA

Is the Sky Falling? The past year saw a flurry of activity in the world of health policy, with movement in the regulatory and legislative realms on multiple fronts. For emergency medicine physicians,

President's Message , Leadership Reports , Wellness

Wellness: The Life You Save May Be Your Patient's and Your Own

1/30/2016 Ramnik “Ricky” Dhaliwal, MD, JD

Wellness: The Life You Save May Be Your Patient's and Your Own Residency has been a challenging but fulfilling chapter in my life. But there have been times when I've fought cynicism and burnout. On

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Diagnose this Rash

1/29/2016 Saralyn Williams, MD , R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM

Diagnose this Rash The Patient A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department with a rash on her hands and legs that has progressed over the past day. She reports having used Lysol to clea

Clinical , OB/GYN

Management and Treatment of Septic Abortion

1/29/2016 Tiffany Murano, MD , Adam Kenney, MD

Management and Treatment of Septic Abortion A 21-year-old female with no past medical history is brought to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding for the past da

Clinical , Critical Care

Toxic Shock Syndrome

1/29/2016 Nicholas Johnson, MD , Nathan VanderVinne, DO

Toxic Shock Syndrome A 36-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status. Family reveals no significant medical history outside of recurrent epistaxis and a progres

Health Policy

Out of Ativan?! The Drug Shortage Crisis in the U.S.

1/29/2016 Theresa Tassey, MD, MS

Out of Ativan?! The Drug Shortage Crisis in the U.S. Emergency departments across the United States have felt the effects of the growing and constantly changing list of nationwide drug shortages. The

Pediatric EM

Freak Out or Chill Out?

1/29/2016 Seth Ball, MD , Sarah Moreland, MD

Freak Out or Chill Out? Nothing terrifies a parent more than watching their child go limp or struggle to breathe. The term “apparent life threatening event,” or ALTE, was established in 1986 by the