Cases written by Drs. Desai and Riggins Edited by Noah Berland and Robby Allen Case 1: A 35-year-old male with a history of bipolar disorder presents with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea 3 days after being started on lithium for the Read more…
Author: Calvin Tan Edited by: Wesley Chan Case: You are the lead physician in the medical tent at the finish line of a single-stage, 24-hour, self-supported, 100-mile race. The only on-course support consists of simple tents every 20 or so Read more…
Written by Dr. Chris Hanuscin Edited by Dr. Wesley Chan Great teamwork by Drs. Jordan Dow, Chris Hanuscin, Paladino, Janairo, and Fan! Case: Notification: “This is FDNY calling in a 41-year-old female, 7 months pregnant with hypotension. BP 70/50, Read more…
Written by Matthew Behrens MD Reviewed by Sage Wiener MD Case: A 31-year-old man was brought in by EMS after passing out while getting off the bus. Prehospital vitals were: HR 145/min BP 97/53 mm Hg RR 16/min SpO2 96% Read more…
Courtesy of Dr. Johnson Case 1: A 4-year-old presents to the pediatric ED with 4 days of fevers, sore throat, and decreased PO intake. The patient’s older sister recently had a sore throat with fever and was diagnosed with strep Read more…
Author: Taylor Conrad Edited by: Eden Kim, Taylor Douglas, Robby Allen What is EBM? Evidenced-Based Medicine (EBM) is an important part of all medical disciplines and has been integral throughout the development of Emergency Medicine. According to the Agency for Read more…
This post is based on Teaching Shifts From Dr Christophe, Dr Taitt, and Dr Berland Case 1: A 24-year-old female with no medical problems presents with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Her LMP was last week. She denies alcohol use Read more…
Authors: Noah Berland MD, Adrian Aurrecoechea MD Editor: Smruti Desai, DO On October 5th, 2020, our Social EM Mini-Fellowship hosted a virtual journal club to discuss food insecurity in Brooklyn, and ways to address this at Kings County Hospital (KCHC). Read more…
Reviewed By Dr James Willis Edited By Noah Berland This Post is based on Teaching Shifts from the following residents: Drs. Noah Berland, Priscilla Chao, and Hope Taitt Case 1: A 38-year-old female with PMH of HTN, DM presents after Read more…
Author: Taylor Douglas, Raymond Beyda Edited by: Robby Allen You’re on a tough CCT shift, and you’ve just walked your junior resident through a complicated intubation, and she was successful. You’re congratulating yourselves behind the desk while ordering the Read more…
