Health Policy , Pain Management , Social EM

Policy Shift in the Opioid Epidemic: An Update on the X-Waiver

2/8/2021 Alexander Schin , Halla Bates

After many in emergency medicine celebrated a recent decision to end the X-waiver requirement and clear the way for easier medication-assisted treatment in the emergency department, the waiver of the

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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Shock

Critical Care Alert: 2 Studies Shed Light on Efficacy, Effects of Peripheral IVs for Vasopressors

2/8/2021 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD

Two recent papers offer insight into the use of peripheral IVs to administer vasopressors. Will these studies change your practice for critically ill patients in the emergency department?

COVID-19 , Research

Assessing COVID-related Anxiety Among Emergency Medicine Physicians and Residents in a NY Hospital During and After the Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2/5/2021 Lauren DeMaris, DO

With levels of COVID increasing globally, the full impact of the pandemic on the mental health of frontline workers is still to be determined. This study sought to assess emergency medicine (EM) physi

COVID-19 , Heart of EM

CODE BLUE: An Intern's Reflections from Nights in the COVID-19 ICU

2/5/2021 Benjamen Schoenberg, MD

How could you truly know what it's like in the intensive care unit or emergency department during the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic without experiencing it yourself? As a new emergency medicine resi

Infectious Disease

An Unusual Case of Restless Legs

2/4/2021 Jordan Miller, DO , Savannah Chavez, MD , J'Chika Morah, MD

Spinal epidural abscesses are a rare condition affecting the spinal column, but if left untreated, they can rapidly become fatal.

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Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease

A Peculiar Case of Pediatric Subdural Empyema

2/4/2021 Sunny Bang, MD , Amy Le , Timothy Young, MD , Heather Kuntz, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Subdural empyemas are associated with significant morbidity and mortality if not recognized and treated promptly. The condition leads to purulent fluid collections between the dura and arachnoid mater

Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease , Wilderness Medicine

Tick Bites: An Often-Missed Cause of Pediatric Paralysis

2/4/2021 Megan Hoffer, DO , Anne Basil , Aaran Drake, MD, FACEP

The presentation of motor weakness in children is often alarming, difficult to characterize, and involves a large differential of uncommon pathologies. Tick paralysis is a rare but important cause of

COVID-19 , Pediatric EM , Social EM

Child Abuse Screening in the Emergency Department During the Pandemic

2/4/2021 Briana Corkill

COVID-19 has brought challenges that those in emergency medicine have worked tirelessly to address. The challenge of the increased pediatric abuse cases and limitations on reporting is no different, a

Wilderness Medicine , COVID-19 , Wellness

Recreate Responsibly: Exploring the Wilderness in the Age of COVID

2/4/2021 Kathryn Kammert, DO , Capt. Yev Maksimenko, MD, MA, DiMM, FAWM, FP-C , Michelle Skuba-Gray , Elaine Yu, DO, MS, FAWM

How can you safely get outdoors? What do you need to plan to stay safe? How can you spend time in the wilderness responsibly? What impact can you have on the health of our planet and its future after

Social EM , Health Policy

This is Also Our Lane - Climate Change and Public Health

2/4/2021 Hunter Lau, MD

The issue of climate change and public health is what the World Health Organization calls the greatest health challenge of the 21st century. Climate change is happening now, patients are being affecte

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