Perinatal Disaster Management
[Originally published online Sept. 1, 2011. Updated and revised in 2013.] This article addresses disaster agents and…
Pregnancy
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Perinatal Disaster Management
[Originally published online Sept. 1, 2011. Updated and revised in 2013.] This article addresses disaster agents and... -
ENT Issues in Pregnancy
Pregnancy is associated with many hormonal and physiological changes, with the ear, nose and throat (ENT) region... -
The cherries jubilee flame goes out
My wife had been the maid of honor at her college friend’s wedding. The friend, from a...
ENT Issues in Pregnancy
Pregnancy is associated with many hormonal and physiological changes, with the ear, nose and throat (ENT) region…
Acute respiratory infection in pregnancy
This article is aimed at providing readers with a better understanding of several high risk pulmonary infections…
Wake-up call
Back in the days before RRC limits, 36-plus-hour shifts were quite the norm. I recall during my…
ACS In the Pregnant Patient
Introduction Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a rare entity in the parturient population occurring in 3 to…
Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis
Introduction Emergency physicians perform abdominal paracentesis both for diagnostic sampling of peritoneal fluid and for therapeutic drainage…
Critical Issues in the Initial Evaluation and Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department in Early Pregnancy
Emergency physicians frequently evaluate and manage patients with abdominal pain and/or vaginal bleeding during the first trimester…
Drugs of Abuse in Pregnancy
Drug abuse patients are often complex in their presentation and management, but those who are pregnant add…
Introduction: Heimlich Maneuver
Well over 30 years ago, as a raw PG-1 on my first month in the ED, I…
The cherries jubilee flame goes out
My wife had been the maid of honor at her college friend’s wedding. The friend, from a…