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EMRA , Leadership Reports , President's Message

The Future of EMRA

2/14/2015 Matt Rudy, MD

The Future of EMRA “Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” Both baseball legend Yogi Berra and Nobel laureate Neils Bohr are credited with versions of this saying. Regardless of

Editorial , Medical Education , Advising

Cost-Effective Equality & Residency

2/14/2015 Anonymous

Cost-Effective Equality & Residency The reason certain residencies have a robust global health or research program and others have mediocre ones is not that the opportunities don't exist — it's the d

Editorial , Wellness

Energizing through Art

2/14/2015 Lindsey Ball, MD

Energizing through Art Acrylic paints and black ink pen on regular photocopy paper. I paint directly on the actual photocopies, so all the original EKG lines are preserved. As emergency physicians, e

Clinical , Ultrasound , Orthopedics

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction

2/14/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Amie Kim, MD

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Aid Shoulder Reduction Case A 16-year-old boy presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after strongly throwing a ball overhand. He denies any direct trauma or his

Airway , Critical Care , Clinical

Post-Intubation Hemodynamic Collapse in the Critically Ill Patient

2/12/2015 Naomi George, MD

Post-Intubation Hemodynamic Collapse in the Critically Ill Patient In patients with multiple comorbidities or severe underlying heart disease, ETI may precipitate cardiac ischemia or dysrhythmia lead

Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls , Pediatric EM

Readiness for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department

1/9/2015 EM Resident

Readiness for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department From the December 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Emergency Department Readiness for Pediatric Illness and Injury.”

Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls

Patients with Anemia in the Emergency Department

1/9/2015 EM Resident

Patients with Anemia in the Emergency Department From the November 2013 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Anemia In The Emergency Department: Evaluation and Treatment.” Reprinted with permissio

Clinical , Ultrasound

Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

1/9/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA

Breathing Easier With Point-of-Care Ultrasound Case A 60-year-old male rolls in by EMS with a complaint of shortness of breath. He was discharged from prison two months ago, at which time he ceased a

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Rash Findings

1/8/2015 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Lawrence Stack, MD

Rash Findings THE CASES Case 1 The Patient A 48-year-old male presents with a painful rash on his left chest, back, and in his axilla. He states that he developed worsening pain in the area for 3 day

Health Policy , Med Student

Health Policy Statistics 102: Medical Students Perceptions and Policy Education

1/8/2015 Vidya Eswaran, MD , Ronnie Ren

Health Policy Statistics 102: Medical Students Perceptions and Policy Education Previous data has shown that nearly half of graduating medical students felt that their medical school provided inadequ