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Op-Ed

Possessive Eponyms: Removing the Apostrophe from Medical Diagnoses

10/10/2022 Jessica Mason, MD , Whitney Johnson, MD , Stuart Swadron, MD

Medical eponyms like “Grave’s disease” and “Bell’s palsy” suggest, misleadingly, either a sense of ownership or perhaps a personal affliction of the individual named. Additionally, eponyms complicate

Cardiology

Overlooked Sources of Bias in Adult Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Research

10/10/2022 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Although bias is pervasive in medical research, OHCA studies have unique sources of bias that are infrequently addressed in study methods. Recognizing these biases is vital to the critical appraisal a

Nephrology , Urology

Unusual Causes of Hematuria

10/10/2022 Sophia Gorgens, MD , Mary Flanagan-Kundle, DPA, PA-C , Zhanna Roit, MD

Hematuria, while a common presentation to the ED, can have myriad causes. Some of those causes, such as a ruptured AAA and tuberculosis, can be life-threatening if not recognized. When working up a pa

Board Certification , Medical Education

Addiction Medicine Certification Strengthens EM Career

10/10/2022

Residents with certification in addiction medicine gain access to a number of benefits, including greater earning potential and federal loan repayment funds. Plus, the depth of knowledge that certific

Gastroenterology

Update on State-of-the-Art Imaging and Stool Tests for IBD in the ED

10/10/2022 Samuel J. S. Rubin, PhD , William W. Dixon, MD

For patients with IBD flare, maintain a broad differential diagnosis, promptly initiate appropriate workup for earlier intervention and better outcomes, obtain stool samples as early as feasible for l

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: October-November 2022

10/10/2022 Mary Voelker, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 68-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension presents to the emergency department via private vehicle for recurrent intermittent episodes of unresponsiveness that started just prio

Editor's Forum

Innovating for the Future

10/10/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

Emergency medicine is a highly nimble specialty, and advancements have come very quickly over the past 50 years. But this is not a fact we can take for granted indefinitely. Being good stewards of EM’

EMbark , Residents , Life Transitions - Residents , Career Planning

As You Near the End of Residency, Have a Roadmap for the Future

10/10/2022 Priscilla Chao, MD , Rushabh Shah, MD, MBA , John Riggins, MD , Angela Cai, MD, MBA

You’re in your final year of residency, and the light at the end of the residency tunnel is inching closer and closer. You’ve traveled long and far on a road with twists and turns and bumps and dips a

Toxicology

Buprenorphine Induction: Where We Are and Where We’re Headed

10/10/2022 Lance Shaull, MD

Buprenorphine has been shown to be a safe and effective medication in multiple settings with extensive research on both unobserved induction and physician-observed induction. Emerging evidence suggest

Pulmonary , Ultrasound

Real-Time Ultrasonography in Malignant Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade and Concomitant Pulmonary Embolism

10/10/2022 Kandria Ledesma, MD , Omar Amr, MD

In the setting of a malignant pericardial effusion with tamponade and pulmonary embolism, medical management can be difficult due the need for heparinization as well as pericardiocentesis. In a peri-s