Our toxicology mini-fellowship meeting last week was all about bupe (buprenorphine)! Here is a brief review of the key points of discussion. Why does this matter? As emergency physicians, we are on the frontline in caring for patients with 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. 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 Read more…
The notification phone rings: “Cardiac arrest, intubated, ETA 3 minutes.” Take a breath. You look around and notice you have a loaded team! EMS rolls in and moves that patient to the stretcher. Your awesome nurses get IV access on 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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common diagnosis made in the ED that is considered a “do not miss” diagnosis. Pulmonary embolism is a spectrum, which includes massive, sub-massive, and low-risk PE. Massive PEs are managed with thrombolytics, and low-risk PEs Read more…
This is a special post based on recent FDA and CDC advisories Reviewed by Dr. Sage Wiener A 42-year-old man presents to the ED with a history of alcohol use disorder, brought in by EMS for intoxication and acute Read more…
When you walk into a patient’s room and see this: What should you do? As with every patient, make sure they are maintaining their ABCs. Do a neurological exam – this is very important for you to differentiate 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 Read more…
