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

Editorial , Advocacy , Leadership

Emergency Medicine Residents Oppose the Sale of Graduate Medical Education Slots

2/11/2020 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Hannah R. Hughes, MD, MBA , Allison Beaulieu, MD , Haig Aintablian, MD , Nehal Naik, MD

Read the joint statement from the All-EM Resident Organizations and Students group (AEROS) takes a stand on GME slots.

President's Message , Career Planning

Osteopathic Medicine: What Exactly Is a DO?

8/12/2019 Kara A. Smith, MS , Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Omar Maniya, MD, MBA

MDs and DOs work side by side in the same residency programs and emergency departments all across the nation every day, providing quality care and strong teamwork.

Leadership Reports

Emergency Medicine Residents Oppose ACGME Changes to the Common Program Requirements

8/12/2019 Allison Beaulieu, MD , Tommy Eales, DO , Karina Sanchez, MD , Haig Aintablian, MD , Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Nehal Naik, MD

The future of emergency medicine hangs in the balance as the EM community grapples with the ACGME's new Common Program Requirements.

Critical Care , Cardiology

Dual Defibrillation: The Achilles' Heel of Refractory V-Fib?

6/5/2017 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Dual Defibrillation: The Achilles' Heel of Refractory V-Fib? Proposed theories as to why DD may be efficacious include the delivery of more energy to overcome the defibrillation threshold as well as

Pediatric EM

Evidence-Based Updates

10/2/2016 Ravi Chekka, MD , Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Evidence-Based Updates Case 1 A 6-year-old female presents with 3 days of fever, nausea, and vomiting from a presumed viral gastroenteritis. On examination she is febrile to 39 degrees Celsius and he

Toxicology , Clinical

How LOW Can You Go? Sulfonylurea-Induced Hypoglycemia

5/25/2016 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Christopher Karns, DO

How LOW Can You Go? Sulfonylurea-Induced Hypoglycemia A 66-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type two and dementia presents to your emergency department with hypoglycem

Clinical , Critical Care , Neurology

Stroke Alert: Beyond the Non-Con

6/12/2015 Dhimitri Nikolla, DO

Stroke Alert: Beyond the Non-Con A 60-year-old female presents to the ED with altered speech and decreased responsiveness that began less than one hour ago. Outside of a resolving hypoxia, all vital