Pain is common in the emergency department (ED), representing up to 78% of presenting complaints.[1] Emergency physicians (EP) must therefore be experts in the management of pain. Right? Let’s examine how well we do. Reality Check A 2007 study examining pain practices in 17 EDs in the US and Canada Read more…
This is a co-post between The POCUS Atlas and The Original Kings of County. We shared our images and overlaid color for a comprehensive review of anatomy and how to perform point-of-care ultrasound for appendicitis. Author: Dr. Miguel Martinez Romo, with contributions from Dr. Roshanak Benabbas; Images: Dr. Sathya Subramanian, Editing/Colorizing Read more…
It’s a busy day in the Emergency Department and you pick up a patient sent from clinic to “r/o appendicitis.” He is tachycardic and appears uncomfortable with moderate RLQ abdominal tenderness. Your attending tells you to give the patient some oral contrast to drink for the CT scan. When you arrive Read more…