A 58 year old woman with a long medical history – paroxysmal afib, not on anticoagulation, hyperthyroidism secondary to graves disease, and GERD who presents for the third ED visit in 1 month for epigastric pain. At her first visit, she improved…
On March 11, our educator-in-chief Carl Alsup will present a meta-analysis by Al Deeb et al. on ultrasound in the ED diagnosis of acute pulmonary edema: Point-of-care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema in Patients Presenting Wtih…
The next topic in the case of a 23 year old female with an intentional, unknown overdose and subsequent hypotension and bradycardia is calcium channel antagonist (calcium channel blocker) poisoning. Calcium Channel Antagonists In contrast to β-adrenergic antagonists (BB),…
EM-CCM Review: Renal Presenter: Dr. Brenda Oiyemhonlan Review by: Sally Bogoch This block’s EM-CCM was a fantastic review of a commonly seen problem at its extreme. For the sake of brevity we will review: Renal failure associated metabolic derangements Indications…
Here’s the image again The answer is….Galeazzi fracture! Congrats to Dr. Berkowitz for the correct answer and treatment! Galeazzi Fracture Basics: Galeazzi fractures are isolated fractures of the junction of the distal third and middle third of the radius…
By Dr. Michelle DiMare These days, the Pediatric ED is frequently filled with the cutest, most snot filled kids you’ve ever seen. With most of them reporting some degree of cough and fever, pneumonia is frequently considered on our differential…