Trauma , OB/GYN , Hematology

Hemoperitoneum in a Reproductive-Age Woman

4/8/2021 Rolando Israel Castillo, DO , David Levy, DO , Adam Schwartz, DO

Hemoperitoneum during pregnancy is an emergent condition that places the mother and fetus at risk.

Orthopedics , Pediatric EM

How to Approach the Pediatric Elbow

4/8/2021 Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Brian D. Novi, DO , Youck Jen Sui Navarro, MD , Dorota Pazdrowska-Chawdhry, MD , Erica Poletto, MD

Here it is: the dreaded pediatric elbow. Is it a fracture? An ossification center? Shouldn't there be a bone there? By using a systematic approach to reading elbow x-rays, you can begin to feel more c

COVID-19 , Pediatric EM , Cardiology

Kawasaki Disease or MIS-C?

4/8/2021 Blair Gaines, MD

Clinical knowledge regarding how the COVID-19 virus affects children is still evolving. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) can be approached in the same way as a Kawasaki-Like Hyper

Award Winners , Awards

Honoring Excellence in Emergency Medicine

4/7/2021

Please join us in congratulating the EMRA 2021 Winter Awards recipients.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , Health Care Administration , Informatics

Health Policy Journal Club: Sacrificing Efficiency for Safety

4/6/2021 Florian Schmitzberger, MD, MS , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Does limiting the number of open charts in an electronic medical record reduce medical error? Survey says... no.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Sepsis

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Early Balanced Crystalloids Before ICU Admission on Sepsis Outcomes

4/5/2021 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD

When and what type of IV fluid should you administer for critically ill patients in order to achieve the best outcome in terms of sepsis? This study examines balanced fluid resuscitation started in th

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Role of N-Acetylcysteine in Non-acetaminophen-related Acute Liver Failure

4/5/2021 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD

Non-acetaminophen-related causes of acute liver failure are inevitably going to present in the emergency department, and acknowledging that NAC likely has a place in the care of these patients is impo

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (The HOT-ICU Trial)

3/22/2021 Nicholas Huth , Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD

The ideal oxygenation goal in patients with acute respiratory failure in the ICU remains unclear. The HOT ICU trial seeks to provide insight.

Program Director Interviews , Match , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Todd Berger, MD | EM Residency Program Director at Dell Medical School - The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

3/19/2021 Lenexa Morais

For this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series, we chatted with Dr. Todd Berger to learn about the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin Emergency Medicine Resid

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Interleukin-6 Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19

3/18/2021 Oswald Reid, Jr., MD , Brian Sumner, MD

While much is still left to be known about COVID-19, research has supported the theory that an excessive host inflammatory response is responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality seen by the d

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