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International , Practice Environments

Spotlight on An International EM Doc

5/26/2016 N. Shakira Bandolin, MD

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

Informatics

Top 5 Charting Pitfalls

5/25/2016 Michael Mollo, MD

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

Critical Care , Clinical

Under Pressure: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

5/25/2016 Priyanka Lauber, DO , Matthew A. Stephens, MD, FAAEM, FACEP , Krystle Shafer, MD , Gregory Christiansen, DO, MEd, FACOEP-D

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

Clinical , Pediatric EM

Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Not all Stridor is Croup

5/25/2016 Priti Rawani Patel,MD

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

EMRA MedWAR , Events & Activities , Wilderness Medicine

MedWAR: Are You Up for the Challenge?

5/25/2016 Landon Pratt, MD , Jennifer Miller, DO

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

Toxicology , Clinical

How LOW Can You Go? Sulfonylurea-Induced Hypoglycemia

5/25/2016 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Christopher Karns, DO

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

President's Message , Advancement of EM

Driving the Evolution of EM

5/23/2016 Ramnik “Ricky” Dhaliwal, MD, JD

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

EMRA , Leadership , Committees and Divisions

Passing the Baton: New EMRA Committee and Division Leaders Up and Running

5/23/2016 EM Resident

Passing the Baton: New EMRA Committee and Division Leaders Up and Running EMRA's committees and divisions welcomed new leaders during the SAEM conference in May, as vice-chairs stepped into the role

Palliative Care

POLST: Guiding Providers in End of Life Care

5/23/2016 Lindsay Weaver, MD , Elaina DiOrio, MD

POLST: Guiding Providers in End of Life Care It is 9 a.m. in the emergency department when triage announces overhead, “Cardiac arrest. 5 minutes.” A few minutes later, the EMS crew arrives actively d

Editorial , Editor's Forum

Letter from the Editor

5/23/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor Spring has sprung, summer is almost here, moods and pool covers have been lifted. Residency is flying by, and like seasons, the more I know and the more experiences I have, the