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Nephrology

Cervical Cancer as a Cause of Acute Renal Failure

10/9/2020 Jordan Miller, DO , Christina Hornack, DO , Michael Pallaci, DO, FACEP, FACOEP , Michael Weinstock, MD
Cervical cancer, the second-leading cause of death among women ages 20-39, can be a rare form of acute renal failure.
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Editor's Forum , COVID-19 , Wellness

#PetsOverCOVID19

10/9/2020 Priyanka Lauber, DO
COVID-19 has brought a lot of negatives and challenges, so I will look for and take a positive wherever I can find it. One bright note this year: Pet adoptions are on the rise as people realize the he
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Awards , Award Winners

Excellence in EM: Honoring EMRA's Awards Recipients

10/9/2020
In a year when everyone working in emergency medicine has demonstrated compassion, selflessness, and excellence, we want to show our gratitude and appreciation to all — and special recognition to thes
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality or Respiratory Support Among Critically Ill with COVID-19 Patients

10/8/2020 Oswald Reid, Jr., MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
While the treatment for SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, the emergency department remains a primary place for early medical intervention. There is growing evidence to support that initiating steroids w
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Hotspotting Fails to Live Up to Its Promise

10/6/2020 Evelyn Huang, MD
While hotspotting seems like a promising concept, a study shows that a care-transition program may not be effective in medically complex and socially complex communities.
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Ultrasound

Can Transcranial Doppler Be Useful in the ED? A Review of the Literature

9/30/2020 Mikaela Biavati , Daniel Hubbard , Jake Freudenberger, DO , Akash Desai, MD , Tim Montrief, MD, MPH
Transcranial Doppler offers exciting potential - but in what settings? This literature review evaluates its use in trauma, ICU, pediatric, rural, and international settings.
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Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Melissa White, MD | EM Residency Program Director at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

9/24/2020 Alexa Peterson, DO, MS
In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series we got to chat with Melissa White, MD to learn about the Emory Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
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Airway , Clinical

Love Hurts: Rare Hypersensitivity Reaction in the Emergency Department

9/22/2020 Darren Cuthbert, MD, MPH , David Christopher Cuthbert, MD , Joshua Bucher, MD , James Karz, DO , Jaila Graham , Mohamed Olabi
Human seminal fluid hypersensitivity affects roughly 40,000 women in the U.S.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients with Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial

9/21/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
The CoDEX trial was conducted to identify the effect of dexamethasone on ventilator-free days in patients with COVID-19 associated ARDS.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis

9/21/2020 Brian Sumner, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD
With no clear consensus on the use of steroids in critically ill sepsis patients, a recent meta-analysis studies the 28-day mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients when corticosteroids are admin