Browsing: January 2023

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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to know your Director of Health Policy: Kenneth Taeyoung Kim, MD

1/30/2023 Kenneth Kim
EMRA is pleased to welcome the newest members and representatives to the EMRA Board of Directors. Get to know your Director of Health Policy: Kenneth Taeyoung Kim, MD.
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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to know your President: Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

1/30/2023 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD
EMRA is pleased to welcome the newest members and representatives to the EMRA Board of Directors. Get to know your President: Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD.
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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to know your EMRA Representative to ACEP: Aaron Kuzel, DO, MBA, EMT-T

1/30/2023 Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA
EMRA is pleased to welcome the newest members and representatives to the EMRA Board of Directors. Get to know your EMRA Representative to ACEP: Aaron Kuzel, DO, MBA, EMT-T.
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: January-February-March 2023

1/30/2023 Graham Clifford, DO , Pooja Mysore, MD , Raema Mimrod Jean, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 62-year-old male presents with chest pain that has been gradually worsening over the past 2 weeks. What is your interpretation of his ECG?
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Op-Ed , Patient Interactions

Words Matter: The Importance of Communication in Medicine

1/30/2023 Robert Allen, MD
The next time you or I see a patient, let’s take a second to confirm the patient can adequately understand us. That may mean speaking slower, speaking louder, or making sure the patient has hearing ai
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Toxicology , Nephrology

A Case of Intentional Salt Ingestion Leading to Life-Threatening Hypernatremia

1/30/2023 Christopher M Mashiak, MD , Johndavid M Storn, MD , Jennifer V Pope, MD
Acute salt ingestion should be rapidly corrected to reduce serum osmolality. This can be done with an infusion of hypotonic solutions, such as 5% dextrose in water (D5W), with a goal reduction of 1 mm
President's Message

EM residency applications are down. What does this mean for our future?

1/30/2023 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD
Based on recent ERAS data, medical student applications to EM residencies are significantly decreasing for the second year in a row. This is likely a ripple effect of underlying issues mounting in eme
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Patient Interactions

Emergency Physicians’ Perspective: Caring for Persons with Disabilities

1/30/2023 Cori Poffenberger, MD , Anika Backster, MD , Jason Rotoli, MD
As health care professionals, we interact with and see patients with disabilities in one tiny microcosm of their world, in the hospital or the clinic, where they are the patient who may be ill or suff
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Airway , Orthopedics

Oh Snap! Ketamine-Induced Laryngospasm in an Adult Patient

1/30/2023 Ashleigh MacLean, MD , Neha Sehgal, DO
Overall, laryngospasm is rare. When it does occur, it almost always resolves with simple interventions such as pressure to Larson’s notch and assisted positive pressure ventilation. Supplemental oxyge
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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to know your EMRA Rep to the AMA: Angela Wu, MD, MPH, MSc

1/30/2023 Angela Wu, MD, MPH, MSc
EMRA is pleased to welcome the newest members and representatives to the EMRA Board of Directors. Get to know your EMRA Rep to the AMA: Angela Wu, MD, MPH, MSc.