Up to date review and in depth analysis of Emergency Medicine toxicology topics
Mollusca is a hugely broad phylum of marine creatures, with everything from clams to octopuses. Animals in this phylum are characterized by a dorsal body wall which is usually firm with an opening for both the anus and genitals. Of the many types of molluscs, cone snails and the blue-ringed Read more…
Venomous snake bites are rarely encountered, yet they are a frequently tested topic in Emergency Medicine. Luckily, in North America, there are only two broad categories of venomous snake bites that we need to know how to manage. In the United States, 98% of reported venomous snake bites come from Read more…
Venomous snake bites are rarely encountered, yet they are a frequently tested topic in Emergency Medicine. Luckily, in North America, there are only two broad categories of venomous snake bites that we need to know how to manage. In the United States, 98% of reported venomous snake bites come from snakes Read more…
Spider bites are a common occurrence in the United States. While most bites are benign, there are two types of spiders with clinical importance to emergency physicians because their venom can cause significant systemic manifestations. These are widow spiders and recluse spiders. Missed diagnosis is common for both bite types, Read more…
Spider bites are a common occurrence in the United States. While most bites are benign, there are two types of spiders with clinical importance to emergency physicians because their venom can cause significant systemic manifestations. These are widow spiders and brown spiders. Missed diagnosis is common for both bite types, Read more…
Reviewed By Dr. Sage Wiener It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday, the usual crowd shuffles in, Stacey is in the stretcher sitting next to you on this night in November. She’s a 28-year-old woman, presenting to the Emergency Department complaining of three days of headache, dizziness, nausea, and difficulty Read more…
For those who were not in conference yesterday: Dr. Rushabh Shah discussed AV nodal blocks: For all AV blocks consider: beta blocker or calcium channel blocker overdose, hyperkalemia, inferior MI, cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis 1st degree and 2nd degree Mobitz type 1 AV block: typically benign 2nd degree Mobitz type 2: Read more…
Faculty Reviewer: Sage Wiener, MD The Case It’s Saturday at 11:30 pm. You are just beginning your shift, when EMS rolls in accompanied by the NYPD. Their 24-year-old patient looks extremely sick and is moaning to you that he wants to die. He is asking about “little people” and Read more…
It’s intern year and you’re on nights in the MICU. You’re always a little bit out of your element when not in the ED. Tonight you get sign out on an older lady with afib and CHF presenting for AMS, being followed by neuro and on BiPAP and critically ill Read more…
By Nubriel Hernandez, PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Insurance policies can be life-saving, and many different kinds exist to help support things that we value including, but not limited to, health, life, auto, home, and even liability insurance. In the medical setting, drugs can serve in a similar role when Read more…