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Urinary Tract Infection in Children

12/1/2015 EM Resident

Urinary Tract Infection in Children From the May 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Urinary Tract Infection in Children: Emergency Department Diagnostics and Interventions.” Repri

Visual Diagnosis , Ophthalmology , Clinical

Corneal Hydrops: A Complication of Keratoconus

12/1/2015 Lawrence Stack, MD , Craig Sheedy, MD , Brian Bales, MD

Corneal Hydrops: A Complication of Keratoconus The Patient A 36-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 1 week of decreased vision, pain, and photophobia of her left eye. She denies

Clinical , Ultrasound

Finding the Invisible: Using Ultrasound to Combat Fournier's

10/8/2015 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Di Coneybeare, MD

Finding the Invisible: Using Ultrasound to Combat Fournier's Case A 77-year-old male with coronary artery disease, diabetes, and a recent left femoral neck fracture is sent to the ED for non-resolvin

Clinical , Critical Care , Pediatric EM , Airway

The Pediatric Airway

10/8/2015 Kyle Yoder, MD

The Pediatric Airway Clinical Scenario You are working an overnight shift at a single-coverage emergency department, when EMS calls ahead with a pediatric medical alert. They are three minutes out wi

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Photophobia

10/8/2015 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Lawrence Stack, MD , Brittany White, MD

Photophobia The Patient A 31-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 1 week of right eye pain, redness, excessive tearing, and photophobia. She denies any trauma, chemical exposures

Neurology

Management of Post-tPA Intracerebral Hemorrhage

10/8/2015 Terrance McGovern, DO, MPH , Joseph Bove, DO

Management of Post-tPA Intracerebral Hemorrhage On your next shift, you find yourself evaluating a 58-year-old-male with acute onset of left upper and lower extremity weakness and a facial droop that

Clinical , Infectious Disease

Foreign Travelers: Cutaneous Parasitic Infections from Abroad

10/8/2015 Zina Semenovskaya, MD, FAWM , Anne Katz, MD

Foreign Travelers: Cutaneous Parasitic Infections from Abroad Case Presentation You step into the room of a 22-year-old female sent from her primary care physician for incision and drainage of two fa

Clinical , Ultrasound

A Literature Review and Discussion: Sheath & Sound

10/8/2015 Michael Schick, DO, MA , Jay Taylor Williams, MD

A Literature Review and Discussion: Sheath & Sound Case You are working in Central America doing emergency development work, when a 7-year-old girl presents in status epilepticus. She has no seizure

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Pain Management

Nitrous Oxide for Pediatric Sedation

10/8/2015 Lisa Greenfield, MD

Nitrous Oxide for Pediatric Sedation In the emergency department, we perform minor surgical procedures and invasive tests on children every day. Intravenous procedural sedation is often used to facil

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Risk Management Pitfalls , Medico Legal

Apparent Life-Threatening Events in Children

10/8/2015 EM Resident

Apparent Life-Threatening Events in Children From the April 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Apparent Life-Threatening Events In Children: Practical Evaluation And Management.”