Browsing: July 2023

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Experience is often touted to be the best teacher. But sometimes, we — as residents in the midst of our training and in the early stages of our careers — can choose to be the best teacher.
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A 22-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with wheezing after a recent upper respiratory infection. The patient is treated with a continuous 15
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Although lymphatic malformations are rare and usually do not manifest as acute abdomen, they should always be considered in the differential diagnosis in a previously healthy child who presents with a
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Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and children. Although traditional teaching revolves around the “classic triad” of paroxysmal abdominal pain, bloody stool
At a time of year when most of us would prefer to be celebrating our incoming class of residents, instead EM-bound students, residents, and faculty have spent the past few months discussing the Match.
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Esophageal perforation is a life-threatening condition caused by foreign body ingestion and can easily be missed. Therefore, suspicion for perforation should remain high until proven otherwise. Unfort
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As the popularity of surfing grows, the incidence of surf injuries — both minor and traumatic — will increase accordingly. Knowledge and awareness about the breadth of potential injuries is essential
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Our case report supports the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion for intracranial hemorrhage when a postpartum female presents to the emergency department with acute neurological sympt
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The field of EMS — and alongside it, the role of the EMS physician — is growing each year. Thanks to this rapid growth in the past few decades, the idea of medical direction is evolving and developing
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Wernicke’s encephalopathy can have a subtle presentation and should be considered in any patient with altered mental status who is at risk for nutritional deficiency.