Informatics

This Fall: Clinical Informatics Workshops for Residents, Fellows, and Students

8/10/2022 Michael Dorritie, DO , Nicolas Kahl, MD

EMRA’s Technology, Telehealth, and Informatics Committee will launch quarterly clinical informatics workshops with ACEP this fall. The Committee spoke with Carrie Baker, DO, chair of ACEP’s Informatic

Infectious Disease , Pediatric EM

"Feline" Feverish: A Case Report

8/10/2022 Shanice Latham, MD, MPH , Hussain Shakir, MD, FAAP

Behind typhoid fever and urinary tract infections, cat-scratch disease is the third most common cause of fever of unknown origin in pediatric patients. CSD should be high on the diagnostic radar whene

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: August-September 2022

8/10/2022 Masood R. Mohammed, DO, MS , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 27-year-old male with a PMH of seizure disorder and developmental delay presents via EMS after a witnessed seizure. The patient was able to intermittently go into sinus rhythm with vagal maneuvers.

Orthopedics , Trauma

All that Blisters is Not Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Unique Presentation of Acute Limb Ischemia

8/10/2022 Matthew J. Christensen, MD, LT, MC, USN , LCDR William Bianchi, DO, MSc

Acute limb ischemia — a thromboembolic condition that occurs when arterial supply to the affected extremity becomes critically compromised — is a devastating condition if not expediently recognized an

Infectious Disease , Neurology

West Nile Virus Poliomyelitis: An Unnerving Re-emerging Disease on the Rise

8/10/2022 Patrick H. Mullett, MD , Ryan Brzycki, DO

It is important to consider West Nile Virus as a major cause of neuroinvasive disease and acute flaccid paralysis. If a febrile, altered patient comes into the ED with focal neurological deficits, it

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM

BIGGER IS BETTER

8/6/2022 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Studies are showing that Medicaid expansion - and its resulting increased access to primary care - could help alleviate emergency department crowding and ensure the department is able to focus on pati

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care

Critical Device Series: Arterial Lines Tips and Tricks

8/1/2022 Jeremy Kaswer, MD

The EMRA Critical Care Committee presents an arterial line primer as part of its Critical Care Devices series. Follow this series for insight and troubleshooting guidance for devices and procedures th

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest

8/1/2022 Erin Bell, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

Critical Care Alert: Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest. Although it was a small study, it sheds light on resuscitation mana

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Association of Advanced Airway Insertion Timing and Outcomes in Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

6/28/2022 Aaron Lim, MD , Roshan Givergis, DO , Neil Dasgupta, MD , Lyncean Ung, DO , Jijoe Joseph, DO, MBA

Our retrospective secondary analysis of data from the Pragmatic Airway Resuscitation Trial (PART), examining the timing of airway management in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, found that: (1) there wa

Critical Care Alert , Critical Care , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Termination-of-resuscitation Rule in the ED Following Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

6/15/2022 Erin Bell, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

A recent study aimed to develop and validate a modified Goto’s termination-of-resuscitation rule. The results can inform emergency department management of patients who suffered out-of-hospital cardia

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