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Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Resuscitation

Critical Care Alert: Vasopressor Utilization in Septic Shock Patients Receiving Propofol Versus Midazolam

2/27/2025 Nikkole Turgeon, MD , Jacqueline Zhu, MD , Alex Lucas, MD
Emergency physicians often are the first to diagnose and manage septic shock, making critical decisions that impact a patient's hospital course and outcomes. A recent study supports the use of propofo
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POCUS For the Win

POCUS for the Win: Ultrasound-Guided Pericardiocentesis for Cardiac Tamponade

2/25/2025 Kelly Lew, MD , Alex Y Koo, MD , Lindsay Ritter, MD , Yuji Kawano, MD , Miranda Teixeira, MD , Tony Downs, MD, FAEMUS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
POCUS is a key diagnostic tool that can allow emergency physicians to diagnose cardiac tamponade with the presence of a pericardial effusion with right ventricular collapse during diastole and/or righ
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Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Interview with Mark Reiter, MD, MBA, MAAEM, Program Director at University of Tennessee Health Science - Murfreesboro/Nashville Emergency Medicine Residency Program

2/24/2025 Hannah Greene Hart
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at University of Tennessee Health Science-Murfreesboro/Nashville. We spoke with the current
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Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Interview with Linda Herman, MD, Program Director, Sutter Roseville Emergency Medicine Residency Program

2/24/2025 Allison Gasnick
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Sutter Roseville Emergency Medicine Residency Program. We spoke with the current PD, Dr. Linda Herman, about what makes their pr
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Social EM , Health Policy , Administration & Operations

Responding to ICE in Emergency Departments: Protecting Patients and Navigating Legal Obligations

2/11/2025 Nicole Exeni McAmis, MD
Recent changes in U.S. immigration enforcement policies have led to ICE officials entering hospitals, seeking to remove patients. How should emergency physicians respond? What are the legal options an
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Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Interview with Christina Ciraco, DO, Interim Program Director, Met-Harlem Emergency Medicine

2/3/2025 Derick Goff
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Met-Harlem Emergency Medicine Residency Program. We spoke with the current PD Dr. Christina Ciraco about what makes their progra
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Wilderness Medicine , Leadership

Fire in the Canyons: EMRA MedWAR 2024 at Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area

1/30/2025 Joseph Mueller, MD , Jackson Anderson, MD , Megan Barthels, MD , Ian Brodka, MD , Kelly Dinh , Carlos Enciso-Lopez, MD , Erin Kinney, MD , Brian Legvold, MD
EMRA's MedWAR returned to its roots in Red Rock Canyon in 2024. This premier event combined wilderness medicine challenges with trail running and orienteering. The 11 competing teams braved record tem
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Patient Interactions , Clinical

Ramadan and the Emergency Department: Compassionate Care for Fasting Patients

1/26/2025 Mounir Contreras Cejin, MD , Samia Farooqi, MD
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is expected to begin in late February in 2025. Do you understand this observance well enough to provide the best care for your Muslim patients? The traditional fasting
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EMPower

A Deep Dive with Scott Weingart, MD, FCCM

1/26/2025 Morgan Sweere, MD, MPH
Welcome to EMpower, an inspirational series focusing on leadership in emergency medicine — where we share the incredible stories of leaders in the EM community. Our EMpower honoree in this edition is
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: Policy in Action

1/9/2025 Jeanette Hoang , Elaine Hsiang, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Rachel Solnick, MD
A California state bill enacted in 2019 focuses on what it means to safely discharge a patient experiencing homelessness. The legislation is a clear example of the link between policy and medicine.