Be Careful With Creativity
So this guy (a 72-year-old male) checks in with a chief complaint of chest pain one evening….
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Be Careful With Creativity
So this guy (a 72-year-old male) checks in with a chief complaint of chest pain one evening.... -
Critical Decisions: Spider and Insect Envenomation
From the EM Model 6.0 Environmental Disorders 6.1 Bites and Envenomations Among the nearly 40,000 spider species... -
Anaphylaxis Update
This article was developed by Mylan Specialty, L.P. Introduction Anaphylaxis is increasing in prevalence and has important...
Critical Decisions: Spider and Insect Envenomation
From the EM Model 6.0 Environmental Disorders 6.1 Bites and Envenomations Among the nearly 40,000 spider species…
Anaphylaxis Update
This article was developed by Mylan Specialty, L.P. Introduction Anaphylaxis is increasing in prevalence and has important…
Critical Decisions: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
From the EM Model 3.0 Cardiovascular Disorders 3.1 Cardiopulmonary Arrest An estimated 155,000 cases of EMS-treated sudden…
Headache and Neck Pain – When to Suspect Cervical Artery Dissection
Introduction Headache and neck pain are extremely common chief complaints in the emergency department. One study found…
Does flu vaccination help your heart?
We seem always to be looking for health benefits from things that might otherwise be seen as…
Emergency Physicians Help Resuscitate Scientific Assembly Attendee During Denver Conference
One minute, Michael Granelli remembers sipping cappuccino at a Colorado Convention Center café, waiting for a friend…
ACS In the Pregnant Patient
Introduction Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a rare entity in the parturient population occurring in 3 to…
Choosing to Bridge the Gap
One afternoon a few years back, my second patient of the shift was a 60-year-old female, June…
Bedside Ultrasound Assessment of Left Ventricular Function
Emergency physicians must often manage critically ill patients whose hemodynamic status is unclear, especially early in the…