Critical Care Alert: Prognostic Accuracy of Sepsis-3 Criteria for In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients with Suspected Infection
A 78-year-old female presents to the emergency department with altered
Clinical Apps for EM
I'm one of those people who collects too many apps, most of which never get used. However, during my third-year EM clerkship and my fourth-year EM sub-I rotations, I identified a
Medical Student SIMWars
“This is Ambulance 80. We are currently en route to your facility with a 72-year-old male who sustained a 2-story fall”¦” To an experienced provider, this may sound like the b
Approach to Abdominal Pain in the Geriatric Patient
You are working in the emergency department on a pleasant Sunday afternoon when the paramedics wheel in an 85-year-old gentleman who has been havin
ECG Challenge - Feb 2017
Case: A 56-year-old female with a history of chronic kidney disease and hypertension presents with diffuse weakness and fatigue over the past 3 days. What are you seeing in t
Consult Corner Radiology
How often do you call radiology for assistance? Learn how to present your case in the most efficient, professional manner — and how to avoid any pitfalls. Bradley Strout, MD,
Poisoned Pump: Management of Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity
A 46-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents after an intentional overdose of 500 mg of amlodipine 1 hour prior to arrival.
Fight Bites and Other Human Bite Injuries
A 27-year-old male presents to the emergency department complaining of purulent drainage from a wound to his right hand. He says that he was in a fight about
Can't Miss Killer: The Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Diagnosing Acute Aortic Dissection
A 69-year-old female with a history of hypertension and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) presents to the e
Passport to Health: Challenges of Caring for Undocumented Children in the Emergency Department
Introduction An undocumented immigrant is an individual who enters the United States without inspection