Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
Trauma is the number one cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States.1 Concerns about the…
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Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
Trauma is the number one cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States.1 Concerns about the... -
Reversal of Anticoagulation
Emergency physicians routinely encounter patients who are receiving some form of anticoagulant therapy. This population becomes increasingly... -
Bedside Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta
Abdominal, back, and flank pain are some of the more common presenting complaints of patients for whom...
Reversal of Anticoagulation
Emergency physicians routinely encounter patients who are receiving some form of anticoagulant therapy. This population becomes increasingly…
Bedside Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta
Abdominal, back, and flank pain are some of the more common presenting complaints of patients for whom…
Spinal Epidural Abscess—Avoiding Neurologic Catastrophe in the ED
Case Presentation History: A 39-year-old male with a history of hepatitis C and polysubstance abuse presents with…
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation In the Emergency Department
Introduction Patients in acute respiratory failure are not uncommon in the emergency department, and a decisional branch…
Toxic Mushroom Ingestions
Despite cultural changes over the past decades, mushroom ingestions, particularly toxic mushroom ingestions, are becoming more common….
Emergent Evaluation and Management Of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infectious process involving a woman’s upper genital tract. While the infection may…
Focus On The Observation Option for Acute Otitis Media in the Emergency Department
Acute otitis media remains the most common diagnosis for which antibiotics are prescribed in children in the…
Focus On: Malaria
Few diseases match malaria in historical and global mortality. Within the United States, though the vast majority…
The ED Management of Pediatric Apparent Life-Threatening Events
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the most common cause of mortality for babies between 1 and…