Author: Jonathan McMahon, DO, MA Edited by: Robert Allen, MD; Noah Berland, MD Tranexamic Acid (TXA) has been in the literature a lot recently. Between the HALT-IT trial for its use in GI bleed, CRASH-2 and MATTERs for its use in trauma victims, WOMAN for TXA for postpartum hemorrhage, CRASH-3 Read more…
Author: Jonathan McMahon, DO, MA Edited by: Robert Allen, MD Case A 46-year-old female with a past medical history of hyperlipidemia presents to the ED with a chief complaint of syncope that happened about an hour ago. She states that she was walking to the kitchen when she suddenly lost Read more…
Author: Robby Allen, MD Edited by: Eden Kim MD, Roshanak Benabbas MD Acknowledgments: Michael Lucchesi MD, Aleksandr Gleyzer MD Our “EM controversies” lecture series continued with a faculty showdown: Dr. Lucchesi versus Dr. Gleyzer. Watch the debate here. Their Challenge? Antibiotics for nasal packing. What does the evidence say? Read more…
Introduction As far as dangerous causes of chest pain go, acute aortic syndromes (aortic dissection, intramural thrombus, and penetrating aortic ulcer) can present a real diagnostic dilemma. They’re rare (with a prevalence of around 2-4 per 100,000 individuals), seem to present in a myriad of ways, and are invariably life-threatening. Read more…
As some of you may have heard, COVID-19 is a thing. We’ve covered it in-depth, here. Fortunately, there’s a cure. President Trump touted it himself and therefore it must be true. So good – so, so good that this will all be over by Easter. Could this be true? Let’s Read more…
Accurate and expeditious diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is one of the key charges of emergency medicine providers. Chest pain is the second most common reason for emergency department visits in the United States and coronary artery disease is our leading cause of death (1,2). Read more…