Social EM , Urology , Health Policy

Failure of Follow-Up: Scrotal Hernia Case Illustrates Health Care Disparities

11/18/2020 Jason W. David, MD, Capt (USAF) , Aaron A. Johnson, DO, Capt (USAF) , Jerad Eldred, MD

Hernias with loss of domain are often a consequence of poor access to surgical care and require extensive planning and management. This case of scrotal hernia illustrates how health care disparities a

Critical Care , Pulmonary , Airway , Deep Dive in CritCare

ARDS: Deep Dive into the Evidence

11/16/2020 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Brian Sumner, MD , Michael Franczak, MD , Melissa Villars, MD, MPH , Mina Ghobrial, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening form of respiratory failure characterized by massive inflammation leading to pulmonary edema, decruitment of alveoli, and hypoxemia. De

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Tuning in to Our Communities' Frequency

11/6/2020 Shruti Gujaran

As we witness our health system's shortcomings through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, let us acknowledge the need for supportive community infrastructure for those who seek emergency care frequent

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , COVID-19

Critical Care Alert: Tranexamic Acid During Prehospital Transport in Patients at Risk for Hemorrhage After Injury (The STAAMP Trial)

11/4/2020 Jonathan Pickos, DO , Sean M. Hickey, MD

The STAAMP Trial results show TXA, with a thus far demonstrated low adverse event rate, should be considered in all trauma patients as early as feasibly possible, and those with more severe forms of s

Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Matthew T. McCarthy, DO | EM Residency Program Director at St. Vincent Hospital Erie, PA

10/23/2020 Brendan Miccio

In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series we got to chat with Dr. Matthew McCarthy to learn about the St. Vincent's Erie Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Northwest Penns

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: October-November 2020

10/9/2020 Matthew Rizzotti, DO , Emily Luvison, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 72-year-old male with a history of hyperlipidemia presents to the ED after an episode of exertional chest pain which has since resolved. What is your interpretation of his EKG?

Match

EM Virtual Interviewing: Tips and Tricks

10/9/2020 Cassandra Mackey, MD , Christine Kulstad, MD, FACEP

How can you put your best foot forward during residency interviews in the era of COVID-19? Virtual interviews are a change from traditional interviews, but they have been used successfully in the past

Medical Education , Wellness

Brews and News: An Innovative, Resident-Driven Model for Wellness and Topical Discussions in an Emergency Medicine Residency

10/9/2020 Marc Cassone, DO , Michelle A. Appel, MD , Matthew B. Walton, MD , Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH

Resident-driven, extracurricular topical discussions can improve and support resident wellness in an emergency medicine (EM) residency. Geisinger Medical Center has developed an innovative, collaborat

Career Planning , Match

Is the Grass Always Greener? Perspectives from EM Residents that Switched from Other Specialties

10/9/2020 Marc Cassone, DO , Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH , Pierson Ebrom, DO , Matthew Fisher, DO , Michael Howard , Hersh Mathur, MD

A small, but often overlooked group of EM applicants are trainees transitioning from other residency programs. The number of residents who have transferred in to EM from other specialties is on the ri

Toxicology , Medications

Strong Enough for a Giraffe, But Made for a Human: Alpha 2-adrenergic Agonist Overdose

10/9/2020 Scott H. Witt, MD , Erich Burton, DO

Recognizing alpha 2-agonist overdose and distinguishing it from other etiologies of bradycardia and hypotension is critically important.

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