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Ultrasound in the emergency department can reveal the echogenicity of the renal pyramids in Medullary Sponge Kidney. Despite previous episodes and presentations, it is often undiagnosed or overlooked
A Q&A with a tactical medicine pioneer, Dr. John Wipfler III.
The key concern in the ED is if there is a way to risk stratify patients for AD and, if so, is there a test with high enough sensitivity and negative likelihood ratio to rule it out.
Consider pulmonary hypertension when evaluating patients with shortness of breath because this condition is under-diagnosed and can be easily missed. Follow this case to clue in.
One of the most common fractures seen in the ED - and one of the most painful to manipulate and reduce prior to splinting. This nerve block can help.
