Fight Bites and Other Human Bite Injuries
A 27-year-old male presents to the emergency department complaining of purulent drainage from a wound to his right hand. He says that he was in a fight about
Can't Miss Killer: The Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Diagnosing Acute Aortic Dissection
A 69-year-old female with a history of hypertension and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) presents to the e
Passport to Health: Challenges of Caring for Undocumented Children in the Emergency Department
Introduction An undocumented immigrant is an individual who enters the United States without inspection
When Disaster Strikes: Crisis Management from Inside Hurricane Matthew
Emergency department (ED) physicians are trained and expected to think on our feet, to make the best of unusual circumstances an
CNS Toxoplasmosis
A 26-year-old Spanish-speaking female patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with right-sided weakness after a witnessed seizure. The patient is postictal, combative, and
Assisted Outpatient Therapy for Psychiatric Patients: Balancing Public Health and Personal Freedom
“5 and 2?” the nurse asks, as you see EMS wheeling in a patient who is flailing his arms and scream
The 21st Century Cures Act: Big Pharma Handout or Drug Development Boon?
One of the most important pieces of health care legislation since the Affordable Care Act snuck into law in the last days of P