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Pediatric EM , Airway

To Cuff or Not to Cuff...That is the Question

12/1/2016 Kaia Knutson, MD

To Cuff or Not to Cuff...That is the Question You are working a busy shift in the emergency department when you answer the EMS radio: “10-month-old, active compressions, GCS 3, be there in 2!” As yo

OB/GYN , Consults , Consult Corner

Consult Corner OB-GYN

12/1/2016 EM Resident

Consult Corner OB-GYN Victoria Fitz, MD OB/GYN Resident University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC EMR: What is the most effective way to present an OB/GYN consult over the phone? CC: The goal sho

Benefits , EMRA , President's Message , Membership

Why Does EMRA Membership Matter?

12/1/2016 Alicia Kurtz, MD

Why Does EMRA Membership Matter? Hey there EMRA! This is my first letter to you as this year's president, and I honestly could not be more excited to write it. EMRA is an incredible organization. We

Trauma

Targeted Therapy Through Thromboelastography in Trauma (Now that's a Tongue Twister!)

12/1/2016 Harsha Musunuru, DO , Daniel Hake, MSIV , Anne Newbold, DO

Targeted Therapy Through Thromboelastography in Trauma (Now that's a Tongue Twister!) By measuring the clotting ability of a patient's whole blood sample in real time, the TEG is able to provide a mo

Cardiology

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumomediastinum

12/1/2016 John Broach, MD, MPH, FACEP , Douglas D. Campbell, MD

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumomediastinum A 22-year-old female arrives in your trauma bay in respiratory distress. She appears slightly anxious and is mildly tachypneic. Vital signs are as follows

Cardiology

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Not Your Average Heart Attack

12/1/2016 William Patterson, MSII , Krystle Shafer, MD , Jennifer S. Jackson, MD

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Not Your Average Heart Attack A 32-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of severe chest pain. The pain started 3 h

EMPower

John J. Rogers, MD, CPE, FACS, FACEP, ACEP Chairman of the Board

12/1/2016 EM Resident

John J. Rogers, MD, CPE, FACS, FACEP, ACEP Chairman of the Board Newly elected ACEP Chairman of the Board John Rogers, who recently completed a term as the ACEP Board liaison to EMRA, is known for hi

Non Clinical , Practice Environments

Interview with Shannon Findlay, MD

11/22/2016 Morgan Bobb

Interview with Shannon Findlay, MD Shannon Findlay is a PGY-3 and Chief Resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. At the 2016 Society for Acade

Match , Program Director Interviews , Advising , MSIII , MSIV

Program Director Interview Series: Tiffany Murano, MD, FACEP | St. John's Riverside Hospital

11/22/2016 Tommy Eales, DO

Program Director Interview Series: Tiffany Murano, MD, FACEP | St. John's Riverside Hospital This month, the Medical Student Council spoke with Dr. Tiffany Murano, Program Director at St. John's Rive

Leadership , Medical Student Council , EMIG , Editorial

Making the Most of National Conferences

11/22/2016 Arielle King, MSIV

Making the Most of National Conferences Generally, the association that medical students make with conferences is research. However, I'm here to tell you that attending an emergency medicine conferen