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Opinion-Editorial

Synthetic Cannabinoids Highlight the Need to Abandon the War on Drugs

6/10/2022 Timothy Kelly, MD

Illegal and unregulated marijuana markets in parts of our country have given rise to dangerous and easily obtainable synthetic options. The ill effects of this predictable phenomenon are being felt in

OB/GYN , Pediatric EM , Radiology , Ultrasound

A Cautionary Tale of Adnexal Torsion in an Adolescent Female

6/10/2022 Kathleen Joseph, MD , Amanda Toney, MD

Ovarian torsion, marked by pelvic and abdominal pain and considered a surgical emergency, can be difficult to diagnose but should not be overlooked, especially among pediatric patients.

Cardiology

Cardiac Arrest in a Young Woman With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Report

6/10/2022 Amanda dos Santos, MD , Kathryn Marie Moore, DO , Douglas Gallo, MD

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is associated with cardiac arrest in women during the peripartum period. The mechanism of SCAD is thought to be partially related to inflammatory changes

Administration & Operations , Medico Legal

RVUs and You

6/10/2022 Margaret Provencher, MD , Dheeraj Duggineni, MD , Hisham Valiuddin, DO

Be specific, and be smart, about documenting, charting, and coding patient encounters. Underbilling results in lost opportunities for physicians and their institutions.

Orthopedics

Total Knee Arthroplasty Dislocation: A Case Study

6/10/2022 Sophia Gorgens, MD , Alexander Chasin, MD , Waroot Nimjareansuk, DO , Bryan McCarty, MD , Philipp Underwood, MD

Knee dislocations are a true orthopedic emergency and require immediate imaging and reduction. Even with non-operative management, a return to full activity takes months of physical therapy and rehabi

Ultrasound , Critical Care

Missed Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Paraplegic Patient

6/10/2022 Haad Arif , Sunny Bang, MD

AAAs are generally asymptomatic before rupture and often lethal due to delays in diagnosis and care, as most are missed for alternative diagnoses before hemodynamic compromise occurs. Traditional phys

OB/GYN

Malpositioned IUD and Uterine Perforation

6/10/2022 Julia S. Marcus , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM

Although rare, complications with IUDs do occur and can require quick diagnosis and urgent management, particularly when involving complete perforation. Emergency physicians should consider IUD compli

ENT , Otolaryngology

There’s an Eagle in my Throat!

6/10/2022 Gulreen Kassoo, DO , Ian Craven, MD , Andrew Sheep, MD , Ryyan Kassoo

Eagle’s Syndrome, described as a “foreign body’s sensation” in the throat, is characterized by calcified stylohyoid ligament or an elongated styloid process. Definitive treatment is surgical, requirin

President's Message

Career Launchpad: Helping You Be the Best Doctor and Leader in EM

6/10/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA

At the beginning of my term as your EMRA president, one of our priorities was for EMRA to be the leading source of career planning guidance as you work your way through residency, graduate, and tackle

Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The New Reality of Emergency Medicine and the Rise of Peri-Primary Care

6/10/2022 Sophie Karwoska Kligler

The field of EM continues to grow and evolve. Should practitioners adapt and expand their acceptance of patient visits for care of chronic issues that can be considered life-threatening?