Amal Mattu, MD, FACEP (@amalmattu)
You might know Amal Mattu as a social media giant, with 16,600 Twitter followers, countless readers of his popular blog, ECGWeekly, and an army of faithful podcast
A Leg Up: Management of Chronic Wounds in the ED
A 54-year-old male with a history of hypertension and morbid obesity presents to the emergency department (ED) with bilateral foot, ankle, and calf pa
Q & A: Medical Student Council - New Leadership, Same Goal
The EMRA Medical Student Council is among the busiest branches of our bustling association, with student membership growing exponentially in
Spotlight on An International EM Doc
Hilmar Kjartansson, MD, FACEM, a native of Grindavik, Iceland (a small fishing town near Reykjavik), works as the clinical director of emergency medicine at the N
Top 5 Charting Pitfalls
In general, residents receive very little education in billing and coding. But there's value in being able to quickly and efficiently churn out patient notes while achieving t
Under Pressure: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
A 24-year-old male arrives to the emergency department (ED) after a motor vehicle collision. Initial workup reveals pelvic fractures with a small amount
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Not all Stridor is Croup
Although a common presenting symptom, stridor can be the first sign of a serious and potentially life-threatening condition within the pediatric po
MedWAR: Are You Up for the Challenge?
You are in a canoe with two friends crossing a lake when suddenly one of them loses consciousness and falls overboard, tipping the canoe and all of its contents
How LOW Can You Go? Sulfonylurea-Induced Hypoglycemia
A 66-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type two and dementia presents to your emergency department with hypoglycem
Driving the Evolution of EM
Recently I had the pleasure of attending the EMRA Medical Student Symposium, a collaboration between EMRA and Ohio ACEP. At this student-centric event in Columbus, Ohio, I