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Critical Care , Cardiology

ED-ECMO: Coming Soon to an ED Near You

1/30/2016 Michael Overbeck, MD , James M. Tsahakis, MD , Danish Malik, MD

ED-ECMO: Coming Soon to an ED Near You A 52-year-old man experiences crushing sub-sternal chest pain while walking through the mall and slumps to the floor. EMS performs an EKG and notes tombstone ST

Diversity and Inclusion , EMRA

Diversifying Emergency Medicine

1/30/2016 Zach Jarou, MD , Jeffrey Druck, MD

Diversifying Emergency Medicine The Importance of a Diverse Physician Workforce In 2015, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released a report highlighting that the number of black ma

Clinical , Space Medicine

Redefining the (Emergency) Physician-Astronaut

1/30/2016 Jennifer S. Jackson, MD , Faye T. Pedersen, MD

Redefining the (Emergency) Physician-Astronaut (All images courtesy of NASA. Above, emergency physician Scott Parazynski, MD, participates in an Extravehicular Activity during STS-120, the 23rd shutt

Editor's Forum , Editorial , Personal

Letter from the Editor

1/30/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor If you had asked my elementary school self what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said an astronaut. I wore space suits made of painter’s coveralls, built a paper-mâc

Clinical , Recreational Drugs , Toxicology

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies

1/30/2016 Ryan Surmaitis, DO

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: The Anti-Munchies Introduction "The munchies” is a common term familiar to both casual and chronic marijuana users that amusingly describes the appetite-stimulating

Health Policy , Legislation

Is the Sky Falling?

1/30/2016 Jasmeet Dhaliwal, MD, MPH, MBA

Is the Sky Falling? The past year saw a flurry of activity in the world of health policy, with movement in the regulatory and legislative realms on multiple fronts. For emergency medicine physicians,

President's Message , Leadership Reports , Wellness

Wellness: The Life You Save May Be Your Patient's and Your Own

1/30/2016 Ramnik “Ricky” Dhaliwal, MD, JD

Wellness: The Life You Save May Be Your Patient's and Your Own Residency has been a challenging but fulfilling chapter in my life. But there have been times when I've fought cynicism and burnout. On

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Diagnose this Rash

1/29/2016 Saralyn Williams, MD , R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM

Diagnose this Rash The Patient A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department with a rash on her hands and legs that has progressed over the past day. She reports having used Lysol to clea

Clinical , OB/GYN

Management and Treatment of Septic Abortion

1/29/2016 Tiffany Murano, MD , Adam Kenney, MD

Management and Treatment of Septic Abortion A 21-year-old female with no past medical history is brought to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding for the past da

Clinical , Critical Care

Toxic Shock Syndrome

1/29/2016 Nicholas Johnson, MD , Nathan VanderVinne, DO

Toxic Shock Syndrome A 36-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with altered mental status. Family reveals no significant medical history outside of recurrent epistaxis and a progres