Visual Dx Answer: d) Perforation of Tympanic Membrane
Answer: The correct answer is d) Perforation of tympanic membrane Tympanic membrane perforations generally occur secondary to…
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Visual Dx Question: What’s Causing Ear Pain after Motor Vehicle Collision?
Question: A 36-year-old man presents with ear pain after a motor vehicle collision. What is the diagnosis?…
January 2025 News from the College
ACEP Urges Congress to Reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Act Editor’s Note: As of press time, the…
ACEP Takes Firm Stand on Physician Leadership
Indiana’s SB 400, signed into law on May 4, 2023, requires hospitals with emergency departments (EDs) to…
GW Residency Union: A Resident’s Perspective
Medical training is a difficult task. As residents and fellows, we move wherever the Match sends us,…
ED Volumes Keep Climbing as Patients Demand Acute, Unscheduled Care
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates of emergency department (ED) visits for 2022 were…
Employ a Trauma-Informed Approach to Care
A 28-year-old female is brought to the emergency department (ED) by police after a sexual assault. She…
Treating Acute Pulmonary Embolism with EKOS and the Inari FlowTriever
Approximately 60,000 to 100,000 patients die from pulmonary embolism (PE) each year in the United States, and…
Strategies to Reduce Ambulance Patient Offload Delays
As emergency departments (EDs) have become the focus of bottlenecks in the entire health care system—from insufficient…
Thrombolytics in Stroke: Moving Beyond Controversy to Comprehensive Care
The use of thrombolytics for acute ischemic stroke may be one of the most controversial topics in…