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Trauma , Ultrasound , Clinical

Ultrasound Evaluation: Achilles Tendon

6/26/2014 Michael Weber, MD , Kristina J. Sikes, DO , Brian Tollefson, MD

Ultrasound Evaluation: Achilles Tendon Case A 39-year-old male presents to the emergency department with pain and swelling in his right ankle two days after an injury he obtained while playing volley

Practice Environments , International , International EM

Global Health and Emergency Medicine

6/23/2014 Joseph Reardon, MD , Elizabeth Krebs, MD

Global Health and Emergency Medicine Advice from experts on international emergency medicine to help you chart opportunities in projects and research — both abroad and domestic. Mention international

Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine

6/23/2014 Kathleen Stephanos, MD

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine Approximately 90% of children who died from influenza in 2013 were not vaccinated. An estimated 10-20% of the world's population is infected annually with influenza. Up

International , International EM

Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK

6/23/2014 Kristen Mueller, MD

Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK By sharing EM knowledge internationally, we can integrate new and effective methods of delivering emergency care domestically.

Risk Management Pitfalls , Cardiology

Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias

6/13/2014 EM Resident

Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias From the September 2013 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Evaluation And Management of Bradydysrhythmias in the Emergency Department.” Reprinted with perm

Risk Management Pitfalls , Pediatric EM

Electrical Injuries in Children

6/13/2014 EM Resident

Electrical Injuries in Children From the September 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Electrical Injuries in Children.” Reprinted with permission. To

Topics , Clinical , Visual Diagnosis , Ultrasound

What's the Diagnosis?

6/13/2014 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Patty Smith, RDMS , Chris Champion, MD

What's the Diagnosis? Case 1. The Patient A 44-year-old male with a history of upper extremity DVT and MRSA positivity presents with a constant, throbbing left wrist and forearm pain. He denies any t

Critical Care , Ultrasound

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement

6/11/2014 Kristen Cadden Swann, MD

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement Historically there have been various ways to place central lines. Ultrasound-guided central line placement has emerged as

Radiology

Unexpected Discoveries: The Not-So-Incidental Radiographic Finding

6/10/2014 Whitney K. Bryant, MD, MPH , Joshua Denney, MD

Unexpected Discoveries: The Not-So-Incidental Radiographic Finding As the use of imaging modalities continues to increase in frequency, the incidence of unexpected radiographic findings continues to

Sepsis

The ProCESS Trial: A Landmark Study in Sepsis Management

6/9/2014 Haney A. Mallemat, MD , David T. Huang, MD, MPH , Danish Malik, MD

The ProCESS Trial: A Landmark Study in Sepsis Management An interview with two experts Drs. David Huang and Haney Mallemat answer some questions regarding the study and its implications. Dr. Huang is