This week we talked about concussions that happen out in the wilderness. Dr. McHugh discussed this paper: Concussions in the Wilderness He did a great job and has highlighted all the salient facts in this nicely worded discussion. You can…
This month’s winner is ablumbenberg with a very thorough answer. This case was a doozy and involved an extremely rare Emergency Department diagnosis. To Recap: We have a 64 lady with a history of problems with her blood’s “globes”…
67 yo F with permanent atrial fibrillation. Why is her rhythm regular? Best answer by May 18th at noon is our winner!
I will often dump on the use of secondary analysis to drive clinical practice but studying children with trauma is not easy, so you have to take the data from where you can. From the PECARN group they went back…
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition…
Written by: Raymond Beyda For the non-emergent, non-ketotic, non-acidotic, uncontrolled hyperglycemic… Case: A 47 yo M h/o DM with frequent ED visits presents feeling dizzy and lightheaded x 3 days. ROS is positive for polyuria and polydipsia. Vital signs are within…