Pediatric EM

Chart Review: Early Presentation after Neodymium Magnet Ingestion Associated with Decreased Morbidity in Pediatric Patients

10/10/2023 Anna Reviere , Ricardo Falcon, MD , Christopher W. Root, MD , Richard Lock, MD , Jason Mckee, MD , David Lemon, MD , Pankaj Vohra, MD , Razan Alkhouri, MD , Timothy R. Petersen, PhD , Codruta Soneru, MD

Pediatric ingestion of small blunt objects typically resolves without medical intervention. However, cases involving ingestion of magnets present increased risk of life-threatening morbidity,2-5 parti

Editor's Forum

What’s in a Name? A Lot, Actually

10/10/2023 Thuy Nguyen, MD

The acknowledgement of an individual and the celebration of their diversity should start with a wholehearted attempt at correctly pronouncing their name.

Vascular , Pediatric EM

Hand, Meet Autoinjector: Ouch!

10/10/2023 Nikhil Mohan, DO, FACEP , Paul Truong, DO

Digital ischemia after accidental injection of an epinephrine autoinjector can be treated with subcutaneous terbutaline injection. Terbutaline is a selective beta-2-agonist, resulting in vasodilation.

Op-Ed , Social EM

Caring for Immigrants in the ED: A Quick Guide

10/10/2023 Molly Curtiss DO , Carolina Ornelas-Dorian MD , Tuong Pham, MD

The ED is an important source of health care for immigrants and refugees/asylum seekers.1,2 Since the passing of EMTALA, the ED has functioned as the health care safety net for immigrants, especially

Ophthalmology

A Rare Case: Atraumatic, Anterior Segment Ophthalmologic Hemorrhage Requiring Anticoagulation Reversal

10/10/2023 Elijah Abramson, MD , Darius Felton, MD , Solly Elmann , Theodore Gaeta, DO, FACEP

Warfarin-induced spontaneous subconjunctival hemorrhage has been identified in the literature. Clinical judgment should guide emergent reversal of potentially sight-threatening ophthalmologic hemorrha

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: Oct-Nov-Dec 2023

10/10/2023 Usama Khan, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 54-year-old male with a past medical history significant for primary CNS B-cell lymphoma, on chemotherapy and lacosamide for seizure prophylaxis, was admitted to the ICU for hypoxia and neutropenic

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Pulmonary , Cardiology , Neurology

Critical Care Alert: TAME Trial: Mild Hypercapnia versus Normocapnia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

9/29/2023 ThucAn Bui, DO , Evan McMurray, MD

This Critical Care Alert examines a study of targeted mild hypercapnia versus normocapnia for patients who achieved ROSC after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Match , Residents Program Interviews , Medical Students

Resident Interview Series: Jasmine Hill, MD, Jose Reyes, MD, Vladimir Bernstein, MD, and Kyle Ackerman, MD, Chief Residents at Cook County Emergency Medicine

9/26/2023 Ashley Sholmire

In this installment of EMRA Resident Interviews we spoke with Jasmine Hill, MD, Jose Reyes, MD, Vladimir Bernstein, MD, and Kyle Ackerman, MD, Chief Residents at Cook County Emergency Medicine

Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Joelle Borhart, MD Program Director at MedStar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center

9/26/2023 Christopher Walsh , David Bronstein , Katrina Stevens , David Gordon

In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the MedStar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program. We spoke with the current PD Dr.

Endocrinology

Cloudy With a Chance of Thyroid Storm: A “Grave” Condition

9/15/2023 Alexa Van Besien, MD , Rakhi Desai, MD , Laura Welsh, MD , Andrew Mittelman, MD

Thyroid storm (TS) commonly occurs in patients with Graves’ disease. Its clinical manifestations overlap with many illnesses; therefore, diagnosis can be challenging. Prompt recognition and evaluation

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