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Pediatric EM

Adult-Sized Problems

4/15/2014 Lt. Adam Forrest, DO
Adult-Sized Problems It was one of my first shifts of residency after spending a few years with the U.S. Marines. Until recently, I had not treated a patient under the age of 17 since my internship t
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Critical Care , Toxicology

Understanding Alcoholic Ketoacidosis

4/15/2014 Gabriel Wardi, MD, MPH , Charles O'Connell, MD
Understanding Alcoholic Ketoacidosis A 49-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the ED with complaints of generalized abdominal pain and vomiting for the last 36 hours. The patien
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Diversity and Inclusion , Transgender , Editorial

A Different Perspective

4/15/2014 Trevor MacDonald
A Different Perspective Ian and I found out we were pregnant on the Sunday after Thanksgiving – one month along; everything seemed to be going right in life, and this just felt like it was meant to b
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Mental Health , Pediatric EM , Clinical , Psychiatry

A Reflection on Mental Health and Emergency Medicine

4/15/2014 Kyra D. Reed, MD
A Reflection on Mental Health and Emergency Medicine After a knock on the door, I entered the hospital room to find Lisa, a 12-year-old patient who was seated on the exam table, eyes fixed on her sho
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Infectious Disease , Neurology

A Temporal Problem: Diagnosing and Treating Viral Encephalitis in the ED

4/15/2014 Sajid Khan, MD , James Hall, MD
A Temporal Problem: Diagnosing and Treating Viral Encephalitis in the ED Case Report A 49-year-old male presents to the emergency department with two days of confusion, agitation, and speech abnormal
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Editorial , Wellness , Career Planning

12 Ways to Prosper in Emergency Medicine

4/15/2014 Helmut Meisl, MD
12 Ways to Prosper in Emergency Medicine After 35 years in emergency medicine, you gain a little more than just medical knowledge. The day in and day out, grueling aspects of our chosen field can som
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Prehospital Care

Backboards: Do They Really Have Your Back?

4/15/2014 Jose V. Nable, MD, NRP , Christina L. Tupe, MD
Backboards: Do They Really Have Your Back? Spinal immobilization has long been considered standard practice for pre-hospital trauma patients. Placing patients on long spinal boards is one of the most
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Ultrasound , Pain Management , Clinical

Practical Tips: When and How to Use a Femoral Nerve Block

4/15/2014 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Kara Otterness, MD
Practical Tips: When and How to Use a Femoral Nerve Block An 82-year-old female shows up  in your ED with severe hip pain    after a fall at home. You already know what the x-ray is before you see it
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Prehospital Care

What EMS Teaches Us

4/15/2014 Emily McClain, MD
What EMS Teaches Us “I'm scared.” The young woman was tearful. These were the words of a patient from our first call of the day, a woman from the local jail with a possible miscarriage. She had had
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Prehospital Care

Outside the ED: How EMS can Improve Your Emergency Medicine Residency

4/15/2014 Adam Darnobid, MD, FACEP
Outside the ED: How EMS can Improve Your Emergency Medicine Residency Pre-hospital medicine offers unique opportunities to an EM physician, and EMS training complements the emergency medicine curric