Toxicology , COVID-19

COVID or Coral? A Case Report

8/17/2020 Louisa Mazza-Hilway, MD

With the wide-ranging presentations seen among COVID-19 patients, it can be easy to miss other conditions.

President's Message , COVID-19

Life of an ED Resident in the Era of COVID-19

8/17/2020 Hannah R. Hughes, MD, MBA

I did not sign up to be on the front lines of COVID. But I am humbled to put on my armor and return each day, because there is no greater honor in life than to step up during a time of need.

Orthopedics

A Rare Case of Adolescent Joint Pain in the ED

8/17/2020 Tanner Miles, MD , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM , Alexandra Mannix, MD

Osteochondral defect (OCD), historically referred to as Osteochondritis Dissecans, was described by Dr. Franz König more than 125 years ago. Rarely seen in the ED, it should remain in your differentia

International EM

Preparing for a Global Health Experience

8/17/2020 Shenna Bannish , Mina Ghobrial, MD , Andres Patino, MD

While global health interventions can have a tremendous impact for relatively low investment when done the right way, they also can have negative unintended consequences. Prepare carefully so your rot

OB/GYN

Preeclampsia Complicated by a Cerebrovascular Accident, Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome, or Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstrictive Syndrome?

8/17/2020 Nicholas A. Gonzalez Jr., MD , Michael Light, MD , Kevin A. O'Toole, MD, MPH, FACEP

Preeclampsia is a life-threatening obstetric condition on a spectrum of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Can you determine which rare complicating factor is at play in this case?

OB/GYN , Trauma

Plus One: Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient

8/17/2020 R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, FACEPP , Youssef Annous, MD , Yasmin Hasbini, MD

Management of a pregnant trauma patient can be challenging, you must be aware of the anatomical and physiological changes of pregnancy in addition to the clinical implications these changes have in a

Social EM

Training the Front Line: Substance Use Disorder Education for EM Residents

8/17/2020 Lucinda Lai, MD, MPhil

A grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has helped ACEP, ABEM, CORD, and EMRA develop a curriculum for emergency medicine residency programs. Learn how to help recog

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Urology , Pediatric EM

Dysuria and Progressive Abdominal Pain in a Male Pediatric Patient

8/17/2020 Carolina Vega, MD , Chelsey Yurkovich, DO , Jennifer Noble, MD, FAAP

Pediatric patients with abdominal pain and dysuria - even older children - may be suffering the effects of infected urachal remnants. How can you treat this condition?

Palliative Care , COVID-19

Terminal Extubation in the ED: Palliative Care in EM

8/17/2020 Marc Cassone, DO , Garrett Stoltzfus, MD , Eric Melnychuk, DO

Providing palliation and end-of-life care has become an important aspect of emergency medicine; this has become especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comfort measures and terminal extubati

Wilderness Medicine

A Model for EM Resident and Ski Patrol Cross-Educational Training Day

8/17/2020 Marc Cassone, DO , Christopher Cardillo, DO , Jennifer Spinozzi, MD

Pre-hospital groups like ski patrol provide a great opportunity for EM residents to lead cross-educational training days - while becoming more prepared themselves.

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