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…
EM-CCM Presentation Review 09/16/2020 Authors: Keesandra Agenor MD, John Riggins Jr MD Edited by: Raymond Beyda MD, Eden Kim DO Case A 74-year-old male with PMH of hypertension and dyslipidemia presents to the ED with acute tongue swelling, neck swelling, and changes in his voice that started the prior evening. Read more…
Authors: John Riggins Jr MD, Adam Shore MD Edited by: Wesley Chan MD and Robby Allen, MD You are sitting in the pediatric emergency department on a beautiful but steamy day in July. You are feeling good about the summer. You have moved up in the ranks of residency. Your Read more…
In the last few hours of your busy Pod A shift, you sign up for a patient with the chief complaint “penile pain.” His chart indicates a history of sickle cell and multiple prior urology appointments and ED presentations for recurrent priapism. As you enter the room, the patient yells, Read more…
This month’s Save of The Month goes to a repeat awardee and one of our editors, Dr. Noah Berland. We are recognizing Noah for correctly identifying the sickest patient in the room, advocating for that patient, and expediting her care. Case A middle-aged woman with a history of diabetes presented Read more…
Viral conjunctivitis accounts for almost 700,000 yearly visits to the emergency department1 and 92% of those can be attributed to adenovirus, termed Adenoviral Conjunctivitis (Ad-Cs)2. Patients may experience ocular irritation, photophobia, blurred vision, eyelid swelling, and conjunctival edema. Although the condition is generally self-limited, it is highly infectious and occasionally Read more…
We would like to acknowledge Donna Newman-Wint, RN for Save of the Month. Ms. Newman-Wint rapidly identified a critically ill patient and expedited care. Acknowledgements: Dr. Ian deSouza, Dr. Robby Allen, Dr. Hockstein, Dr. Rebollo Rodriguez
A new patient pops up on the board. 40-year-old female history of hypertension presenting with sudden-onset right flank pain with nausea and vomiting. Vital signs are significant for elevated blood pressure to 205/115. The patient states she has been intermittently compliant with her medication. Bread and Butter. You are a Read more…
Episode recap: When last we left our hero, known throughout the globe as Clotting Wonder, it was after a grueling battle with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. Having been put to the test by post-partum hemorrhage in the WOMAN trial, our hero vanquished the evil villain of traumatic hemorrhage (in the exhilarating Read more…
By: John Riggins Jr MD, Taylor Douglas MD Answer to Rhythm Nation June 2020… You look at the ECG handed to you and interpret it. ECG interpretation: Rate: 144/min Rhythm: sinus tachycardia; then regular, monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia Axis: normal; then inferior QTc: 582 ms Now look at the transition from Read more…