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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: April-May 2022

4/10/2022 Graham Clifford, DO , Benjamin Arnold, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 67-year-old male with a PMH of HTN, HLD, DM, and COPD presents to the emergency department due sudden chest discomfort. What is your interpretation of his ECG?

Trauma

Isolated Traumatic Gallbladder Hematoma Caused by Electric Scooter Accident

4/10/2022 Braxton-Jesse Lee, DO , Dimitri Livshits, DO , Rosalee Nguyen, DO

Isolated traumatic gallbladder injury is extremely rare and must be thoroughly evaluated due to the complications associated with traumatic gallbladder injury.

Leadership

EM Leaders of Tomorrow

4/10/2022

One of the things EMRA loves most – and does best – is help to create confident, inspiring leaders to guide the specialty into the future.

Urology , Nephrology

Hematuria in the ED: Evaluation and Management

4/10/2022 J. Ryan Bingham, MD , Victoria Klovenski, MD

Hematuria is a common complaint in the emergency department - and one that is largely benign. Nonetheless, there are several emergent conditions the emergency physician should consider when evaluating

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Cardiology , Toxicology

Torsades de Pointes after Olanzapine Use for Agitation

4/10/2022 Joshua Hall, DO , Nauman Rashid

Second-generation antipsychotics are becoming more commonly used because of their safety profiles. Nevertheless, this case demonstrates a risk of QTc prolongation and torsades de pointes with olanzapi

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Social EM , Toxicology

Coastal Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change – Toxic Challenges for Emergency Medicine

4/10/2022 Catharina Giudice, MD , Caitlin S Rublee, MD, MPH , Priya Srihari, MD

Climate health and public health are linked in ways that become more obvious every year. In this context, we will summarize the marine toxins that are sending more patients to the emergency department

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Neurology

Spinal Cord Ischemia in an Undifferentiated Patient: A Case Report

4/10/2022 Priyanka Ravindran, MD , Jordan Miller, DO , J'Chika Morah, MD , Nicholas Jouriles, MD, FACEP

Spinal cord infarction is infrequent and if missed can result in significant mortality, disability (including irreversible paralysis), and reduced quality of life. Here we discuss a case of spinal str

Endocrinology , Neurology

Uncontrolled Hyperglycemia as a Cause of Choreiform Movements

4/10/2022 Rabia Iqbal, DO , Jordan Miller, DO , Nicholas LaFountain, MD

Although rare, chorea-hyperglycemia-basal ganglia syndrome is a presenting symptom of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.

Editor's Forum

Building Trust Through Integrity

4/10/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

We are confronting an ethical dilemma in emergency medicine that has been brewing for years. It impacts patients' health while business executives and shareholders, far removed from the patients they

Toxicology

Bupropion Toxicity

4/10/2022 E. Mason Jackson, MD , Erik Fisher, MD, FACEP

Initially marketed as an atypical antidepressant for adults, bupropion gained popularity for its use in tobacco cessation and for its lack of sexual side effects commonly seen with other typical antid