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Health Policy

EMRA and YPS Health Policy Primer: Why Attend LAC

2/12/2022

The ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference puts advocacy in the spotlight and makes it easy to get involved. Held in-person this year - May 1-4 in Washington, D.C. - ACEP LAC brings together hundreds

President's Message , Representative Council

We Can Make a Difference Together

2/12/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA

How does EMRA work for you? EMRA President Angela Cai's story was impacted by every piece of EMRA's representative process.

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Critical Care , Gastroenterology

Balloon Tamponade to Stabilize Life-Threatening Rectal Bleeding

2/12/2022 Matthew Welles, MD , Robert Nocito, MD , Peter Viccellio, MD, FACEP , Scott Weingart, MD, FACEP, FCCM

Balloon tamponade devices specifically designed for upper GI bleeding are well-established as a temporizing measure in life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but rarely have been used for l

Infectious Disease

Case Report: West Nile Encephalitis

2/12/2022 Jefferey S. Holoman, DO , Chad Gunsolly, DO

West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. This case report examines a case of headache, weakness, and gait ataxia in a 63-year-old male, with the

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Ultrasound , Urology

Not so FAST: Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture

2/12/2022 Courtney Smith, MD , Sara Paradise Dimeo, MD

Bladder rupture is a relatively rare condition due to the protection of the bladder in the bony pelvis; most cases of bladder rupture are intraperitoneal. But a small percentage are intraperitoneal r

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Pediatric EM , Endocrinology

Pediatric Emergency Management of Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis

2/12/2022 Amal Malik , Elizabeth Quaal Hines, MD

Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a rare diagnosis in childhood and adolescence; however, it can become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients.

Gastroenterology

Bouveret Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction

2/12/2022 Collin Stinogel, DO

Gallstone-induced ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. Gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone is even rarer. If a patient presents to you with Bouveret syndrome, will you know how

Neurology

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in the ED

2/12/2022 Tamlyn Hall, MD

Emergency physicians should be familiar with basics of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in patients with hydrocephalus and aware of potential complications that can arise in this population.

Pediatric EM , Social EM

Navigating Suspected Child Abuse

2/12/2022 Luke Hartman, MD , Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Norrell Atkinson, MD, FAAP , Ife Changa Ford, MSW, LSW

The process of filing a child abuse report in the emergency department can be daunting. With this article, we hope to provide a simple framework for the evaluation of suspected abuse and the role of s

Editor's Forum

Kindling the Fire

2/12/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

As the snow settles into a downy blanket over my little home in Lexington, Ky., I get to spend a few hours nestled on the couch with my big, sweet dog, the fireplace glowing, doing one of my new favor