Resident Journal Review

• Evaluation of Syncope in the Emergency Department

  Authors: Theodore Segarra, MD; Lee Grodin, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD; Raymond Beyda, MD Editors: Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM and Kelly Maurelus, MDOriginally Published: Common Sense January/February 2018 As syncope is a common yet nebulous complaint, evaluation of the patient with syncope presents a unique challenge. Syncope is defined as a brief loss of consciousness […]
• Update on Mechanical Ventilation in the ED

  Authors: Robert Brown, MD; Adeolu Ogunbodede, MD; Megan Donohue, MD; Hannah Goldberg, MD; Erica Bates, MDEditors: Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM; Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally Published: Common Sense November/December 2017 An increasing number of ED patients require critical care time and ICU admission.1 The ED length of stay for these patients has increased by 60 […]
• Updates in Geriatric Emergency Medicine

  Authors: Phillip Magidson, MD MPH; David Bostick, MD MPH; Erica Bates, MD; Robert Brown, MD Edited by: Jay Khapde, MD FAAEM and Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM Between the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census, the population over age 65 increased at a higher rate that the overall U.S. population. For the purposes of this article, […]
• Anaphylaxis in a Nutshell

  Authors: Eli Brown, MD; Kaycie Corburn, MD; Jacqueline Shibata, MD; Lee Grodin, MD Edited by: Jay Khadpe, MD FAAEM; Michael Bond, MD FAAEMOriginally Published: Common Sense January/February 2015 The emergency department (ED) is the most common place for treatment of anaphylaxis. While epinephrine is clearly indicated, the Emergency Medicine Practice Update Guidelines of 2011 state, […]
• Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress in the Emergency Department

  Authors: Theodore J Segarra, Lee Grodin, Taylor Conrad, Ray Beyda, Kelly Maurelus, Michael C. BondOriginally Published: Common Sense September/October 2017 Over the last decade, non-invasive ventilation (NIV), including both bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) modes, has become an important tool in the management of ED patients with respiratory distress […]
• Updates in Pharmacology: Interactions and Adverse Effects of Psychiatric Medications

  Authors: Erica Bates, MD; Philip Magidson, MD MPH; Robert Brown, MD; Megan Donohue, MD; Akilesh Honosage, MDEditors: Michael C Bond, MD FAAEM; Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally Published: Common Sense March/April 2017 Introduction Over the past decade, the number of psychiatric medications dispensed has increased dramatically and now annually numbers in the tens of millions. As […]
• Advancing the Need to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Treatment by Using the Biomarker Procalcitonin

  Authors: Raymond Beyda, MD; Jackie Shibata, MD; Lee Grodin, MD; and Theodore Segarra, MD Editors: Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM and Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEMOriginally Published: Common Sense January/February 2017 ED physicians frequently treat and admit patients for infectious diseases. Judicious use of antimicrobial therapy is important in order to avoiding the development of antimicrobial […]
• The Challenge of Identifying a Septic Joint

  Authors: Raymond Beyda, MD; Lee Grodin, MD; Jackie Shibata, MD; Ted Segarra MD Editors: Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM and Michael Bond, MD FAAEM Originally Published: Common Sense May/June 2017 The ED evaluation of patients with acute monoarthritis is often challenging given the broad differential diagnosis and significant morbidity which can result from missed septic arthritis (SA). […]
• Updates in the Emergency Department Management of Acute Liver Failure

  Authors: David Bostick, MD MPH; Megan Donohue, MD; Robert Brown, MD; and Nicholas Santavicca, MDEdited by: Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM and Kelly Maurelus, MD Originally Published: Common Sense July/August 2017 Introduction Patients with chronic liver disease and acute liver failure have disease specific needs for which Eps must be cognizant. Below we review topics […]
• Management Strategies for Acute Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department – Resident Journal Review

  Authors: Eli Brown, MD; Allison Regan, MD; Kaycie Corburn, MD; Jacqueline Shibata, MD Edited by: Jay Khadpe, MD, FAAEM; Michael C. Bond, MD, FAAEMOriginally Published: Common Sense September/October 2013 Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) are the most commonly occurring arrhythmias in the United States. Management strategies for AF and AFL emphasize ventricular […]

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