Rich Levitan, MD, FACEP
Rich Levitan, MD, FACEP How many frequent flier miles have you racked up this year? It's a safe bet Rich Levitan has at least doubled you. Between clinical shifts in Colorado,
Management of Post-tPA Intracerebral Hemorrhage
On your next shift, you find yourself evaluating a 58-year-old-male with acute onset of left upper and lower extremity weakness and a facial droop that
Social Emergency Medicine: It's What We Do
“One thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” — Albert Schweitzer The role of
Foreign Travelers: Cutaneous Parasitic Infections from Abroad
Case Presentation You step into the room of a 22-year-old female sent from her primary care physician for incision and drainage of two fa
Nitrous Oxide for Pediatric Sedation
In the emergency department, we perform minor surgical procedures and invasive tests on children every day. Intravenous procedural sedation is often used to facil
A Literature Review and Discussion: Sheath & Sound
Case You are working in Central America doing emergency development work, when a 7-year-old girl presents in status epilepticus. She has no seizure
EMRA Resident Forum and ACEP15: Make the Most of It!
It happens in late fall and accelerates into spring: Graduating residents start to stress about the move into practice. Not the medical or profess
Apparent Life-Threatening Events in Children
From the April 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Apparent Life-Threatening Events In Children: Practical Evaluation And Management.”
Mosquito-Borne Illnesses: Malaria, Dengue, and West Nile Virus
From the May 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Emergency Department Management of Mosquito-Borne Illness: Malaria, Dengue, and
Be the Change Project Addresses ICU Boarders
Editor's Note: In 2014, a team from Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois, was awarded the EMRA Be the Change Grant for their “ICU Boarders