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Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Which is Which?

10/21/2014 Tracey Hong, MSII , R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Rebecca Kasl, MSIV , Lawrence Stack, MD

Which is Which? THE CASE The Patients The images provided come from two different patients who presented to the ED with non-ocular complaints, but the ocular findings seen in the clinical photographs

Clinical , Infectious Disease

Small Bugs with Big Bites: North American Tick-Borne Diseases

10/20/2014 EM Resident

Small Bugs with Big Bites: North American Tick-Borne Diseases James Hall, MD, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Sajid Khan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine,

Editor's Forum , Editorial

The Common Vernacular

10/15/2014 Nathaniel Mann, MD

The Common Vernacular “Dude, he talked to me today!” I couldn't help but express my joy in what seemed to be a milestone achievement for our struggling 5-year-old ICU patient. For weeks he had been b

Health Policy

The Roll-Out of Health Insurance Exchanges: From Disaster to Success

10/15/2014 Sarah Hoper, MD, JD, FACEP

The Roll-Out of Health Insurance Exchanges: From Disaster to Success On October 1, 2013 U.S. health insurance exchanges opened to enrollees. Individuals were eligible to use the exchanges if they wer

Clinical , Toxicology , Toxins

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects

10/15/2014 John Morrison, MD , Elizabeth Gorbe, MD

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects A brief history In the roaring twenties, New York City was known to have the United States' premier forensic toxicology lab. Appointed in 1

Clinical , Infectious Disease , Gastroenterology

Shaking Down Shigella

10/15/2014 EM Resident

Shaking Down Shigella Brian C. Phillips, MD, Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN As few as 10-200 organisms may be sufficient to develop an infecti

EMRA , Leadership Reports , President's Message

Value of Service: Giving Your Time

10/15/2014 Jordan Celeste, MD

Value of Service: Giving Your Time As I approach the end of my year as EMRA president, I think it's natural to get a bit sentimental. And while yes, I do have one year remaining as immediate past-pre

EMRA , Leadership Reports , President's Message

Accelerating Toward the Future: New Directions for 2015

10/15/2014 Matt Rudy, MD

Accelerating Toward the Future: New Directions for 2015 I am humbled and thrilled to begin my year of service as your incoming EMRA president. As you may know, I have been involved with EMRA for year

EMIG , MSIV , Med Student , Medical Students , Editorial

Choosing EM: The Value of Supporting Student Interest Groups

10/15/2014 EM Resident

Choosing EM: The Value of Supporting Student Interest Groups Joshua Feblowitz, MS, MSIV, Former EMIG President, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA The contributions of emergency medicine residents an

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Medications , Toxicology

Small, but Deadly: Nine Pediatric Toxic Ingestions that Can be Fatal at Low Doses

10/15/2014 Jason Chu, MD , Danish Malik, MD

Small, but Deadly: Nine Pediatric Toxic Ingestions that Can be Fatal at Low Doses Part 1. Single-Pill Killers Introduction In this issue of EM Resident we present Part One in a two-part series on tox