Toxicology

Case of Doxepin Overdose

10/7/2021 Massud Atta, MD , Sanam Patel, MD , Jon Shivdat, DO , Pete Stueve, DO

Doxepin is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) that was primarily approved for depression but has also been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat insomnia and anxiety. Do you know h

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Toxicology , Dermatology

Drug-Induced Erythema Multiforme

10/7/2021 Amna M. Farshori, DO , Daniel J. Schroder, DO

Erythema multiforme is an acute skin disorder. While most cases are the result of an infection, the condition can also result from autoimmune disorders, malignancy, and drug use.

International EM

EM Around the World: ACEP International Ambassadors Recap Development of Emergency Care Globally

10/7/2021 Jerry Z. Oomen , Ashley Pickering, MD, MPH , Dania Abu-Jubara, DO , Grace Brown, MD , Anthony Rodigin, MD, FAAEM, FACEP , Stephanie Chow Garbern, MD, MPH, DTM&H , Andres Patino, MD

Medical students from the Global Emergency Medicine Student Leadership Program sat down with 18 of ACEP's International Ambassador teams to capture their perspectives on the state of emergency healthc

Prehospital Care , Cardiology

A Revamping of an Old Practice: Head-Up CPR

10/7/2021 Glenn Goodwin, DO, EMT-P , Charles Latimore, MD

From intravenous drugs and genetic engineering to highly advanced equipment to mind-blowing surgical techniques, medicine continues to evolve at an exponential pace. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review , Radiology

Impact of Radiology Turnaround Time on ED Operations: Literature & Strategies Review

10/7/2021 Clinton Lam , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Michael Muradian, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS

Radiology is a pillar of emergency care. What does the literature reveal about the impact of turnaround times in the radiology department?

Medical Education , Airway

Pay No Attention to the Intern Behind the Curtain: Tips for Success on Your Anesthesia Rotation

10/7/2021 Richard Cunningham, MD

Endotracheal intubation is one of the most high-stakes and critical procedures we as emergency physicians perform. Because there are fundamental differences between airway management under emergent an

Career Planning , Practice Environments , Community , Prehospital Care

Tactical Medicine Q-and-A: Life as a SWAT Doc

10/7/2021 Sriram Venkatesan, FAWM , Capt. Yev Maksimenko, MD, MA, DiMM, FAWM, FP-C

With > 50,000 yearly SWAT deployments in the U.S. alone and tactical environments that are not optimized for medical care, the need for well-trained physician-led tactical medical teams is clear. What

Ultrasound , Cardiology

Point-of-care Echocardiography in the Undifferentiated Patient: A Case Report

10/7/2021 Jacob Lenning, MD , Nasser Bazoun, DO

Left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) is a rare and usually fatal complication of myocardial infarction (MI). Fortunately, echocardiography is very sensitive and specific - and emergency physicia

Neurology

A Compelling Finding of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

10/7/2021 Kiran Akbani , Kevin Hargrave, MD , Aaron Tiffee, MD, FACEP

The complexity and variety of signs and symptoms associated with temporal lobe epilepsy make this condition notably difficult to diagnose.

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: October-November 2021

10/6/2021 W. Brandon White, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 61-year-old male with past medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to the emergency department with 8/10 substernal chest pain. What is your interpretation of his ECG?

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