Pain Management in the Emergency Department
From the August 2012 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Traumatic Pain Management in the Emergency Department.” Reprinte
Rash and Fever
The Patient A 12-day-old healthy male is brought to the emergency department by his parents because of a blistering groin rash and fever that started 24 hours ago. His Tmax over that t
Bullet Points: Penetrating Neck Trauma
A 57-year-old female is brought in to the emergency department after sustaining a gunshot wound to the right face. Initial assessment reveals facial swelling an
Pediatric Ovarian Torsion
From the July 2012 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Diagnosing and Managing Ovarian and Adnexal Torsion in Children.” Reprinted with permission. To access y
Chest Pain and Answers
It started about an hour ago,” he stammered. Sweating profusely and taking deep, splinted breaths between sentences, he described a great chest pain story. “Yeah, I'd say it's
Ovarian Torsion in the Pediatric Population
It's the start of your afternoon community pediatrics shift and you are seeing a 7-year-old girl who started having acute RLQ pain followed by vomiting. Sh
Describing Scribes: Improving Efficiency and Satisfaction in the ED
Editor's Note: EM Resident is launching this new series, “What I Wish I Knew,” to help residents and medical students benefit from
The July Effect: Is the Emergency Department Safe?
Media outlets have been stepping up their game with increasingly captivating headlines. When we see titles like “Viagra Con Man Hit with a Stiff Sen
Ultrasound-Based Risk Stratification of Patients with Acute PE
An 85-year-old female with a history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents with sudden onset of dys
Helicobacter pylori: Underappreciated and Underdiagnosed
In 1984, Dr. Barry Marshall, an Australian physician, ingested a petri dish known to contain Helicobacter pylori in an attempt to help prove h