Critical Care Alert: Mechanical Ventilator Protocol
A Quasi-Experimental, Before-After Trial Examining the Impact of an Emergency Department Mechanical Ventilator Protocol on Clinical Outcomes and Lu
High Performance CPR: Leading the Way to Better Outcomes
The heart is an incredible organ. The average American's heart will beat nearly 2.5 billion times over the course of a lifetime.1 But eventual
ECG Challenge - April 2017
Case. A middle-aged male with unknown medical history is brought to the emergency department after being found outside on the streets of New York City in February smelling
Pain Management in Vaso-occlusive Sickle Cell Crisis
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic blood disorder in the United States, affecting an estimated 100,000 persons.1 Vaso-occlusive
Boxer's Break: Metacarpal Fractures
A 21-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) with pain and swelling in his left hand several hours after an injury that occurred while playing foot
Consult Corner Neurosurgery
When you have a patient with a neurosurgical emergency, time is precious. Colin Przybylowski, MD, of the Barrow Neurological Institute offers insight on how to present an
When The Room Is Spinning: Can't-Miss Diagnoses in the Dizzy Patient
A 34-year-old previously healthy female presents with abrupt onset right-sided headache, vertigo, and vomiting associated with di
Left Circumflex Artery Occlusions: (Electrically) Silent but Deadly
A 63-year-old male is brought in by EMS after having a witnessed cardiac arrest while at work. Bystander CPR was started immediatel
Straight to the Source: Local Treatment Options for Low Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the top 5 chief complaints among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), making it an imp
Managing Acute Right Ventricular Failure
A 50-year-old woman with a history of primary pulmonary hypertension with right ventricular dysfunction presents with one week of worsening abdominal pain. Sh