Browsing: Clinical

Toxicology , Career Planning , Practice Environments , Medical Students , Advising

Toxicology: A Unique EM Subspecialty

5/17/2018 Daniel O. Bral, DO, MPH

Toxicology is a hidden gem in the world of emergency medicine subspecialties. What exactly does a toxicologist do? You might be surprised.

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Endovascular Therapy Option for Late Presenting Ischemic Stroke Patients

5/10/2018 Meghan Gorski, DO , Yanika Wolfe, MD , Clark Owyang, MD

Ischemic stroke is one of the most common causes of death and devastating permanent disability worldwide. Two new trials - DAWN and DEFUSE 3 - suggest endovascular therapy could benefit patients prese

Medical Education , Simulation , Medical Students

Conference in Review: SIMS Conference 2018

4/18/2018 Shyam Murali , John Peacock , Joseph Ponce

Simulation has made an incredible impact on the world of medical education. Students have responded by creating the Student Initiative in Medical Simulation, an organization that is working to promote

Clinical , Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge: April 2018

4/18/2018 Sarah Watson, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

What's your interpretation of this tracing?

Cardiology

The Near-Fatal Panic Attack

4/17/2018 Christina Long, MD

While aortic dissection is relatively rare, it remains the most common and lethal form of the acute aortic syndromes.

Endocrinology

Case Study: Abdominal Pain and Unusual Catastrophic Diagnosis

4/17/2018 Ahmed Raziuddin, MD , Maria Ahmed, MSIV

Spontaneous bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is hard to catch - making it more critical to begin appropriate treatment as soon as possible upon diagnosis.

Medical Education , Informatics , Simulation

3-D Printed Emergency Medicine Training

4/16/2018 Yash Chavda, DO

Mina Attaalla, DO, and Jeffrey Lazar, MD, are using 3-D printing to revolutionize medical simulation education and emergency medicine training at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.

ECG Challenge , ECG , Cardiology

Medical Mystery: ECG Explained

4/16/2018 Jeremy Berberian, MD

We issued a challenge to interpret an unusual EKG tracing. Now we're sharing the experts' interpretation. Thank you to the many readers who responded to this challenge - and congratulations to Michael

EMS

Coming in Hot: Helicopter EMS Safety

4/15/2018 Bryce Taylor, DO, MS , E. Daxton Spencer, DO, MS, RN , Jared L. Ross, DO, FF/EMT-T

Helicopter EMS is less dangerous than often portrayed, and safety is continuously being improved at all levels from the individual, aeromedical agencies, and national regulatory bodies.

Neurology

Thrombosis in the Brain

4/15/2018 Grigory Ostrovskiy, MD , Salman Al Jerdi, MD

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a relatively rare condition, nevertheless carries a high mortality rate - making it a can't-miss diagnosis in emergency care.