Peer Review
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Ocular Emergency: Globe Injury, A Non-Ophthalmologist Approach to Initial Treatment and Referral
Author: Fernando Pellerano, MS-4Medical Student, Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Ocular emergencies are immediate threats to the visual system that can lead to permanent loss of visual function.[1] Emergency medicine physicians should be able to recognize and provide initial treatment for sight-threatening ophthalmologic emergencies, including globe injury, before referral […] -
Vasoactive Agents in Septic Shock
Author: Kristin E. Fontes, MDAcademic Fellow/Clinical Instructor, Division of Emergency MedicineStanford University This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Case: The patient is a 91 y/o female with hypertension, hypothyroidism, and Alzhiemer’s dementia brought in by ambulance from home for fever to 102 F and vomiting. There are no other complaints or symptoms […] -
EKG Rounds: Trauma Induced EKG Changes
This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Meaghan Mercer, DOEmergency Medicine ResidentUniversity of Nevada School of MedicineAAEM Resident and Student Association President A 35 year old male presents to the ED after a motor vehicle collision with ejection. The patient has a Glasgow Coma Scale of 4 on arrival and is immediately intubated. […] -
Brugada-type EKG inducers
This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Kristin E. Fontes, MDAcademic Fellow/Clinical Instructor, Division of Emergency MedicineStanford University CaseA 6 year old boy is sent to the ED by his outpatient cardiologist for fever. He has a history of an abnormal pattern on EKG when he has a fever. He has an implantable […] -
Cardiology Pearl: Brugada Syndrome
This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Puja Gopal, MSIV Medical Student University of Illinois School of Medicine A 41-year-old otherwise healthy male presents to the emergency department after a syncopal episode while standing and waiting for the bus. He states he has been experiencing intermittent episodes of lightheadedness while at rest over […] -
Treatment of Diphenhydramine Cardiotoxicity
Source: Flickr Author: Teng Lu, MDEmergency Medicine ResidentStanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. CaseA 16 year old girl was brought in by family for ingestion of an unknown amount of diphenhydramine (Benadryl®) in a suicide attempt. Initial vitals were remarkable for sinus tachycardia at a rate of 120. Her […] -
Scrotal Swelling in the Neonate
This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Authors: Benjamin Lindquist, MDEmergency Medicine Chief ResidentStanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Cameron McClure, MD FACEPEmergency PhysicianThe Permanente Medical Group, Santa Clara, CA Jamie Chang, MD MBAEmergency PhysicianThe Permanente Medical Group, Santa Clara, CA A 21-day-old previously healthy male was brought to the emergency department by his parents approximately […] -
Osteopathic Emergency Medicine Match by the Numbers
This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Muhammad Alghanem, MSIVMedical StudentMidwestern University – Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Many resources are available for students interested in applying to emergency medicine residencies, but most reviews focus on the numbers for the allopathic match only. In this post, you’ll find some basic insights into two […] -
“A Whole Herd of Zebras:” Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Jonathan Morgan, OMSIIIMedical StudentLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton Background In 2005 neuro-oncology researchers at the University of Pennsylvania first described a strange neurologic syndrome, found in a group of young women with ovarian teratomas, which consisted of acute psychosis followed by the development of motor […] -
Management of Open Fractures in the Emergency Department
This post was peer reviewed. Click to learn more. Author: Bill Mulkerin, MD Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency Open fractures often result from high-energy impacts, such as motorcycle crashes, motor vehicle collisions, and pedestrians being struck by motor vehicles.[1,2] These injuries are usually associated with poly-trauma.[1] Up to 9% of open fractures result in compartment syndrome.[3] […]
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