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Trauma , Neurology , Orthopedics

Prison Assault Leads to Neuroanatomy Lesson

12/31/2025 Joshua Berk, MD , Todd Burgbacher, DO

Incomplete spinal cord injuries are often discussed in medical school, as a means of instructing neural anatomy. These injury patterns are less commonly seen in clinical practice, but when they do pre

Hematology , Ultrasound

Arm Is the New Leg: A Case Report on Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens of the Upper Extremity

12/31/2025 Kaye L. Littell, DO, PGY-4 , Michelle K. Powers, DO

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens is a true emergency, representing an immediate threat to limb—and sometimes life. Learn how bedside ultrasound can aid in the diagnosis and management of this type of deep ve

Pulmonary , Diagnostic

Lie Back and Breathe Deep: Pathophysiology and Workup of Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome

12/30/2025 Kevin Kelley, MSIV , Gregory Wu, MD

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome presents a diagnostic conundrum. This rare syndrome causes dyspnea and hypoxemia, but management must entail identifying the underlying condition.

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Cardiology

A Rare Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Healthy Young Male: Physiologic and Psychosocial Considerations

12/30/2025 Agata Dow, MD , Elizabeth Shaheen, MD , Alaa Ibrahim, DO , Ania Jane Dow

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection may not be a common finding among young, previously healthy adults—but in the post-COVID era, it is important for clinicians to maintain a heightened clinical aw

Critical Care , Toxicology

ECMO for Salvage Therapy in Severe Salicylate Toxicity

12/30/2025 Cade Johnson, MD, MBA, MPH , Hannah Mainor, MD

Salicylate toxicity can present with vague symptoms that rapidly escalate into a life-threatening condition. This case highlights the catastrophic consequences of severe salicylate toxicity and the ch

Medical Education

Redefining Medical Education through AI

12/29/2025 Christopher Taicher, MD

Artificial intelligence and adaptive learning systems have disrupted the practice of nearly every industry. In this article, we examine the role of AI in medical education.

President's Message , Leadership Reports

Advocacy from the Frontlines: Anywhere, Anyone and Anytime

12/29/2025 Polly Wiltz, DO

EMRA President Polly Wiltz, DO, says advocacy is not a class that is taught in medical school, and it is imperative for as future physician leaders to engage in this work, make our voices heard and en

Leadership Reports

Recap of the American Medical Association Interim Meeting

12/29/2025 Anna Heffron, MD, PhD

EMRA funds 3 trainees to participate in the American Medical Association’s Resident & Fellow Section and the AMA-Medical Student Section. EMRA Board member Anna Heffron, MD, PhD, offers a recap of the

Leadership

Trainees Leading the Nation in EM Progress

12/29/2025

EMRA represents emergency medicine trainees in every facet of the specialty. That representation shows up in the work of hundreds of residents, fellows, and medical students who step up to serve as na

Wilderness Medicine , Medical Education

Wilderness Medicine on the Trail

12/29/2025 Sean McCullough, MD

Experiential learning can be found throughout medical education, in simulation and skills labs. Allegheny General Hospital’s EM residency program took the concept to a new level.

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