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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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