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Health Policy

EMRA and YPS Health Policy Primer: Why Attend LAC

2/12/2022

The ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference puts advocacy in the spotlight and makes it easy to get involved. Held in-person this year - May 1-4 in Washington, D.C. - ACEP LAC brings together hundreds

President's Message , Representative Council

We Can Make a Difference Together

2/12/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA

How does EMRA work for you? EMRA President Angela Cai's story was impacted by every piece of EMRA's representative process.

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Critical Care , Gastroenterology

Balloon Tamponade to Stabilize Life-Threatening Rectal Bleeding

2/12/2022 Matthew Welles, MD , Robert Nocito, MD , Peter Viccellio, MD, FACEP , Scott Weingart, MD, FACEP, FCCM

Balloon tamponade devices specifically designed for upper GI bleeding are well-established as a temporizing measure in life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but rarely have been used for l

Infectious Disease

Case Report: West Nile Encephalitis

2/12/2022 Jefferey S. Holoman, DO , Chad Gunsolly, DO

West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. This case report examines a case of headache, weakness, and gait ataxia in a 63-year-old male, with the

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Ultrasound , Urology

Not so FAST: Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture

2/12/2022 Courtney Smith, MD , Sara Paradise Dimeo, MD

Bladder rupture is a relatively rare condition due to the protection of the bladder in the bony pelvis; most cases of bladder rupture are intraperitoneal. But a small percentage are intraperitoneal r

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Pediatric EM , Endocrinology

Pediatric Emergency Management of Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis

2/12/2022 Amal Malik , Elizabeth Quaal Hines, MD

Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a rare diagnosis in childhood and adolescence; however, it can become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients.

Gastroenterology

Bouveret Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction

2/12/2022 Collin Stinogel, DO

Gallstone-induced ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. Gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone is even rarer. If a patient presents to you with Bouveret syndrome, will you know how

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Admin Ops Literature Review , Administration & Operations

Admin & Ops Literature Review: Impact of Urgent Care Centers and Telehealth in the ED

2/12/2022 Javed Osmani , Michael Muradian, MD , Christina Brown, MD , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

The development of urgent care centers and telehealth systems has been found to have significant impacts on care in the ED in a variety of ways. These studies highlight some ways in which implementati

Wilderness Medicine

Wilderness Medicine Highlights

2/12/2022 Elaine Yu, DO, MS, FAWM , Kathryn Kammert, DO

After a 3-year hiatus, EMRA's Wilderness Medicine Committee's premier event returned at ACEP21 in Boston. Find out all about MedWAR 2021.

Prehospital Care

Event Medicine and Mass Casualty Response with Matt Friedman

2/12/2022 Jessica Andre-Todd, MD , Matt Friedman, MD, FACEP

Matt Friedman, MD, FACEP, serves as Associate Medical Director of Prehospital Care and Director of Event Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center and Medical Director of CrowdRx, which provides physician