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Gastroenterology

Amyand's Hernia: A Rare Cause of Acute Inguinal Pain

2/4/2021 Amanda A. Baker, DO
Abdominal hernias are not uncommon, but one type can lead to unusual presentations. Find out more about Amyand's hernia, named after the French surgeon who was surprised by an appendix wrapped in an i
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Wilderness Medicine , Event Medicine

Disaster Medicine: Perspectives from the Experts

2/4/2021 Sophia Gorgens, MD
Disaster medicine is a growing niche in emergency medicine. Two experts in the field, Paul Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP, and Thomas Kirsch, MD, MPH, FACEP, share insights in this Q-and-A.
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Infectious Disease

Coinfection of Trichomoniasis with Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

2/4/2021 Allen Le , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM
What is the prevalence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomonas co-infection rates, and if rapid testing for trichomoniasis is unavailable in the emergency department, should the clinician empirically
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Wellness , COVID-19

The Biggest Lie We Tell Ourselves: I Am Not Stressed

2/4/2021 Lauren Fisher, MD
Physician suicide was already double the national average pre-COVID. Before social isolation, before PPE fatigue, before our jobs became even harder. One of the biggest problems with stress is that we
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ECG Challenge , Cardiology , COVID-19

ECG Challenge: February-March 2021

2/3/2021 Elizabeth Shanahan, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD
A 48-year-old male with a past medical history of asthma and recent positive COVID-19 test presents to the ED with acute onset of palpitations and chest pressure followed by a brief syncopal episode.
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Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review , Telemedicine

Financial Impacts of ED Observation Units: Literature and Strategies Review

2/3/2021 Clinton Lam , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA
The emergency department observation unit (EDOU) is a specialized unit designed for efficient, ongoing medical treatment, assessment, and reassessment of patients before the decision can be made to di
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Editor's Forum , Wellness , COVID-19

New Vaccines: Feat of Medicine

2/3/2021 Priyanka Lauber, DO
There has never been a time when a novel virus that ravaged the world was sequenced, studied, and understood down to its genetic makeup so quickly in the entire span of humanity's existence.
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COVID-19 , Social EM

EM Docs in the Streets: A Call for Community Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic

1/6/2021 Spencer Kerl, DO , Justin Pile, DO , Nick Kulas, DO , Patrick Boyle, DO
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted EM residents from Chicago's Swedish Hospital to reach out to their community, visiting local businesses to help educate and protect citizens.
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Clinical

Top Articles of 2020

12/31/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic dominated nearly every aspect of life in 2020. But it was not the only topic on your minds. In true EM fashion, you were interested in everything this year.
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COVID-19 , Simulation , Medical Education

Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Weekly Multidisciplinary Simulation Education

12/17/2020 Shehni Nadeem, MD , David Szafron, MD , Daniel Chu, MD , Yusuf Ansari
Thrust into a pandemic unlike any other, health professionals today must continually adapt. Protocols change at dizzying rates, while the physical and mental demands of our jobs increase exponentially

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