Presented by: Dr. Jaime Moran Summarized by: Dr. Yonatan Yohannes Reviewed by: Dr. Ian deSouza, Dr. Wendy Chan A guy walks into a bar and orders a drink. He syncopizes before taking his first sip. I know what you’re Read more…
You Know You Want to Click Me ‘Tis Saturday night and the adult ER is bustling with odors of aged urine and feet, zephyrs of fresh feces and half digested booze. A 33 year old Read more…
Thank you Dr. Kopping for this Morning Report. Initial treatment goals: As per “expert opinion” and Dr. Kopping’s opinion ABCs this is EM after all Vitals, oxygenate, IV, finger stick, fluid resuscitate Stop the seizure: Benzo’s (lorazepam (IV) and Read more…
An 88 yo M with history of HTN and CAD s/p stent on aspirin and Plavix is brought in by EMS after a fall. He states he was drinking tea in his chair last night and he fell asleep, fell Read more…
There were no brave souls this month so it’s time to go over the relevant teaching points from this case. In summary: A 63 y/o F presents with sudden, severe, cramping abd pain that waxes and wanes. Exam reveals diffuse abd Read more…
A 19 yo male PMH sickle cell disease presents with body aches and joint pains x 2 days. Symptoms feel similar to prior acute vaso-occlusive crises. On ROS, he also notes chest pain and SOB starting 1 day prior to Read more…
It’s a beautiful fall day on your local college campus and the dudes and dudettes are out riding their longboards between classes. Suddenly– a pebble in the path, a wobble and screech of the board, and FOOSH!- down goes Mary Jane Read more…
This month we were lucky enough to have Dr. Bryan Jarrett present an interesting paper on exercise induced pulmonary edema occurring at high altitude monitored by ultrasound. If you would like to read that paper, it can be found here: Read more…
Before you stuff yourself with turkey, unload some knowledge and take a stab at this month’s COtM. HPI: A 63 y/o F presents with sudden, severe, cramping abd pain that awoke her from sleep 3 hours ago. Pain is generalized and Read more…
So a little different kind of post. . . Pediatric epiglottis, a disease that carries a high morbidity and mortality, is now very rarely seen in emergency medicine training.1 Assuming vaccination rates continue to be stable leading into the future, Read more…
