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Clinical , Toxicology , Wilderness Medicine

5-Step Approach to Marine Envenomations

4/7/2016 Navneet Cheema, MD , Carrie Jurkiewicz, MD

5-Step Approach to Marine Envenomations When medical toxicologist Matthew Sztajnkrycer, MD, FACEP, was a second-year resident, he answered a truly strange telemetry call. EMS had arrived on scene of

Toxicology

Emerging Drugs of Abuse

4/5/2016 Natalia Rumas, MD

Emerging Drugs of Abuse A number of new synthetic drugs have penetrated the United States markets and our emergency departments over the past several years. Poison control centers have experienced an

Clinical , Toxicology , Recreational Drugs

Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

4/5/2016 Jason Chu, MD , Emily Eaglstein, MD , Allison Sauler, MD

Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome A 43-year-old homeless Hispanic male presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of generalized pain and weakness. On exam he is anxious, diaphoretic

Clinical , Critical Care , Orthopedics

Fractures and Fat Globules: Fat Embolism Syndrome

4/4/2016 Nicholas Johnson, MD , Molly Tolins, MD

Fractures and Fat Globules: Fat Embolism Syndrome EMS brings in a 20-year-old male who jumped from an overpass in a suicide attempt. He arrives with normal hemodynamics and is found to have bilatera

Clinical , Cardiology

Clinical Utility of BNP in Acute Congestive Heart Failure

4/4/2016 Nilesh Patel, DO , Joseph Bove, DO

Clinical Utility of BNP in Acute Congestive Heart Failure You are working in the acute side of your emergency department when EMS brings in a patient in respiratory distress on CPAP. EMS reports a 58

EMS , Practice Environments

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States

3/22/2016 Joshua Bucher, MD , Hashim Zaidi, MD

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States Pre-hospital emergency care in the modern age is often described as a “hierarchy” of human and physical resources utilized in the ac

Medical Education , Fellowships , Sports Medicine

EMRA Sports Medicine Fellowship Playbook

1/30/2016 Kylie Conroy, DO

EMRA Sports Medicine Fellowship Playbook The EMRA Sports Medicine Division is excited about its mission to increase awareness, resources, and opportunity for those emergency medicine (EM) residents a

Critical Care , Cardiology

ED-ECMO: Coming Soon to an ED Near You

1/30/2016 Michael Overbeck, MD , James M. Tsahakis, MD , Danish Malik, MD

ED-ECMO: Coming Soon to an ED Near You A 52-year-old man experiences crushing sub-sternal chest pain while walking through the mall and slumps to the floor. EMS performs an EKG and notes tombstone ST

Clinical , Space Medicine

Redefining the (Emergency) Physician-Astronaut

1/30/2016 Jennifer S. Jackson, MD , Faye T. Pedersen, MD

Redefining the (Emergency) Physician-Astronaut (All images courtesy of NASA. Above, emergency physician Scott Parazynski, MD, participates in an Extravehicular Activity during STS-120, the 23rd shutt

Clinical , Recreational Drugs , Toxicology

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies

1/30/2016 Ryan Surmaitis, DO

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies Introduction "The munchies” is a common term familiar to both casual and chronic marijuana users that amusingly describes the appetite-stimulating