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Good advice from Drs. Rick Pescatore and Ali Raja in their EMN Live podcast this month: Don’t give flu patients steroids; they increase mortality. Hear more at http://bit.ly/EMNLive! #FOAMed
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Dr. James Roberts says EPs should take a proactive approach when a patient leaves against medical advice because the garden-variety form for AMA discharge does little to protect the hospital or physician when there is a bad outcome.
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We simplified the CDC's guidelines for coronavirus for EPs and EDs. Find criteria for testing patients, how to advise those exposed, and preventive measures at http://bit.ly/EMNNewsBlog
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Ripal Patel, MD, shares what it is like to work in rural EDs, the racism he has faced, and how EM has allowed him to form bridges with the most unlikely of patients. Listen to the Physician Grind podcast at http://bit.ly/PhysGrind!
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Should small differences in first-pass success be the benchmark to determine the ideal paralytic—rocuronium or succinylcholine—in rapid sequence intubation? Rory Spiegel, MD, takes sides in this article ahead of print.
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Dr. Michelle Johnston says some ferociously cool emergency medicine words ending in -tropic, like bathmotropic, heliotropic, and pleiotropic, make for excellent word fodder for parties, ward rounds, and Words with Friends.
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Dr. Edwin Leap says physicians’ compassion is shown in their decades-long dedication to medical education and the way they give themselves to the comfort, safety, and rescue of the sick and dying, none of which is captured in a photo op for marketing materials.
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Ultrasound can find the landmarks you need before starting paracentesis, say Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts in a preview of their next video. Watch the full video and read their blog going live Feb. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause!
A 19-year-old woman with no history of illness or chest or abdominal pain presents with generalized weakness of four hours and hasn’t been eating well recently. What’s the diagnosis? #FOAMed
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Dr. Edwin Leap says sometimes successes in the ED don’t rise to the level of inspiring speeches, case reports, or breathtaking war stories, but they are blessings in the midst of EPs’ daily darkness.
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A 52-year-old man with a history of hypertension and high cholesterol presents with shortness of breath and dry cough of a week and a half. What does his ECG show? Find the answer at http://bit.ly/EMN-Bradycardia! #FOAMed
EPs will see more and more immunotherapy complications, such as endocrinopathy and pneumonitis, that are difficult to recognize. Learn more about this cancer treatment in this article ahead of print.
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Dr. Alice Lee and special guest Greg Henry, MD, talk through the case of a 66-year-old man who presented with acute onset of vision problems. Watch this preview and then the full screencast to learn the diagnosis Feb. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed. #FOAMed
Explicitly asking about and noting certain risk factors of domestic violence like strangling, firearm ownership, and more in the ED can help EPs identify those most at risk of domestic violence homicide. #FOAMed
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Today's enews: An 11-year-old boy presents with five episodes of vomiting with nausea after coming across some metal containers in the desert 12 hours before. What’s the diagnosis? Sign up for our (totally free!) enews: http://bit.ly/EMNenews!
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Today's enews: Wellness didn’t come from out of the blue; it arrived because of a void in our understanding of health and it will take time to fill that void. Sign up for our (totally free!) enews: http://bit.ly/EMNenews!
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Today's enews: Cannabis has shown benefits for those with neurological disorders and the elderly, and there may even be a place for its temporary effects on memory. Sign up for our (totally free!) enews: http://bit.ly/EMNenews!
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Dr. James Roberts says identifying the multiple organisms involved in a cat bite infection is key to prescribing the correct antibiotics and preventing complications like infectious tenosynovitis. #FOAMed
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Dr. Michelle Lin says adopting a One Voice approach in the ED can create a less threatening environment for pediatric patients. #FOAMed
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Dr. Sandra Scott Simons says the EMR forces ED staff to do their jobs linearly rather than simultaneously, and it magnifies human inefficiency by allowing an incomplete task by one person to block time-sensitive care by others.
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Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts say laying hands on a patient’s abdomen is still a good way to help make a diagnosis. Try this old-school test before you do a paracentesis. Learn more at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause! #FOAMed
Sometimes the easiest way to avoid blind spot bias is to ask a few questions, like in the case of this young woman with a puffed-up appearance who was brought in by EMS for respiratory distress, says Dr. Michael Mouw. Read his latest blog post at http://bit.ly/EMNTrialError!
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Dr. Michelle Johnston shares a mélange of scientific terms that are sure to amuse and delight at parties, grand rounds, or any time you want to impress someone with your knowledge of the eclectic and ridiculous.
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Dr. Graham Walker says even if the opioid epidemic finally ends, EPs will need to advocate for treatment protocols and a new way to manage the growing number of patients who abuse methamphetamines and opioids, known as the twin epidemic.
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Could early systolic notching be the answer to ruling in or out massive or submassive pulmonary embolism at the bedside? Christine Butts, MD, looks at the pros and cons in this article ahead of print.
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Antibiotics for low back pain? What? Drs. Rick Pescatore and Ali Raja said they made fun of it at first too, but now think it’s mind-blowing stuff. Hear more in their latest EMN Live podcast. Tune in now at http://bit.ly/EMNLive! #FOAMed
Today's enews: Sometimes an injection of humor in the resuscitation bay before a critical patient arrives is what keeps the well-oiled ED machine running. Sign up for our (totally free!) enews: http://bit.ly/EMNenews!
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Today's enews: Preparation is key when evaluating a patient with atrial fibrillation, and a thorough history and exam should precede attempts at cardioversion. Sign up for our (totally free!) enews: http://bit.ly/EMNenews!
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The connection between poverty and frequent ED use may not be as clear-cut as you think: Moving low-income families from high-poverty areas to low-poverty ones did not reduce ED usage, according to a new study. #FOAMed
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Updating today’s outdated medical science, which too easily sweeps away the human element in medicine, is central to understanding and addressing the root causes of patient dissatisfaction and physician burnout, says Dr. Anoop Kumar.
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Need a new (read: better and easier) way to evaluate the fundus in patients presenting with headaches and ocular complaints? Drs. Dustin Ballard and David Vinson say try nonmydriatic ocular fundus photography. #FOAMed
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Dr. Rory Spiegel says the results of the CITRIS-ALI trial will only harden the dogged resolve of the two opposing camps in the debate over the effectiveness of the vitamin C cocktail for sepsis. #FOAMed
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Many of the reasons for burnout such as increasing demands on EPs and shift work are secondary to one prevailing concept—a lack of passion, says Dr. Dov Frankel.
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Dr. Larry Mellick hates cricothyrotomies. Find out why and learn about the four-step technique to make them easier at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick. #FOAMed
The easier way to become a doctor that would bypass the need for the perfect GPA and MCAT score turned out to be not so easy after all.
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Today's enews: A 58-year-old man who has rectal bleeding for three days and a fever for two weeks presents with bright red blood-tinged stools. What’s the diagnosis? Sign up for our (totally free!) enews: http://bit.ly/EMNenews!
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TXA may benefit a subset of patients with TBI, but Rory Spiegel, MD, says that does not translate into patient-important outcomes. Learn more about the CRASH-3 trial in this article ahead of print.
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Today's enews: The utility of Cannabis products extends beyond cancer and chronic pain to cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and even autism. Sign up for our (totally free!) enews: http://bit.ly/EMNenews!
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Early recognition of the symptoms of gastric volvulus such as hiatal hernia with retching is important because they are usually nonspecific and can be misdiagnosed and life-threatening. #FOAMed
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The body's thermoregulation can be dysfunctional or overwhelmed due to heat exposure, excess production, ineffective dissipation, and more, says Dr. Tom Fadial. #FOAMed
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A 31-year-old woman who has Crohn’s disease and has been taking several medications presents with two days of a rapidly worsening maculopapular and pustular skin rash. What’s the diagnosis? #FOAMed
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Ultrasound can find the landmarks you need before starting paracentesis, say Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts in a preview of their next video. Watch the full video and read their blog going live Feb. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause!
Dr. Alice Lee and special guest Greg Henry, MD, talk through the case of a 66-year-old man who presented with acute onset of vision problems. Watch this preview and then the full screencast to learn the diagnosis Feb. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed. #FOAMed
Laying hands on a patient’s abdomen is still a good way to help make a dx. Try this old-school test before you do a paracentesis, say Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts in a preview of their next video. Watch the full video and read their blog going live on Jan. 2 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause!
Drs. Alice Lee and Evie Marcolini dissect the case of a 93-year-old woman with acute left-side weakness. Is there more here than meets the eye? Watch this preview and then the full screencast going live on Jan. 2 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed. #FOAMed
Dr. Alice Lee diagnoses a challenging case with Evie Marcolini, MD, and records her screencast live at our ACEP booth!
Sometimes what seem to be breath-holding episodes in children are much more serious, with kids developing bradycardia and even asystole. Watch this preview for more info, and read the blog by Dr. Larry Mellick going live Nov. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick! #FOAMed
A 29-year-old diabetic is brought to Dr. Alice Lee’s ED for an anxiety attack. He has shortness of breath, nausea, and stomach pain. EMS gave Ativan, but what’s really going on here? Watch this preview, then find the real answer in the full screencast on Nov. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed! #FOAMed
Watch this preview of the next video from Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts to see why you should always wear safety goggles when draining a subungual hematoma. Watch the full video and read their blog on No.v 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause!
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Dr. Seth Hawkins has pearls galore for treating snake bites (like don’t use a tourniquet) on the iCubed screencast by Dr. Alice Lee. Watch this preview (under a minute!) and then watch the full screencast Oct. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed. #FOAMed
All you want to know about pyloric stenosis and its fascinating back story. Watch this short preview and then watch all 3 videos and read the blog by Dr. Larry Mellick Oct. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick. #FOAMed
Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts say a figure of 8 suture comes in handy in unique situations, like varicose vein repair. Watch this brief preview, and then watch the full video and read their blog going live Oct. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause.
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A 66-year-old with chest pain doesn’t respond to repeated shocks. Watch this preview video from Dr. Alice Lee as she and Ali Raja, MD, talk about dual sequential defibrillation in the ED, and then watch the full screencast going live on Sept. 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed! #FOAMed
A patient with a chainsaw injury to his leg comes to the ED, and Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts show you how to share tension to repair the smaller pieces of skin in this preview from their blog. Watch the full video and read their blog at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause.
Watch this preview video from Dr. Alice Lee as she and Dr. Cristian Patterson diagnose two patients with chest pain who look really sick and learn lots of new info about how to diagnose a devastating illness. Watch the full screencast on August 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed.
Heat-related illness not as simple as it looks, says Dr. Larry Mellick in this preview of his video-blog. Click through to see the full video and read his blog on August 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick!
Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts show you how to get the toe out of a jam with running sutures in this preview from their blog. Watch the full video and read their blog going live August 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause!
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Pediatric needle thoracostomy is rarely performed, but you still need to know how to do it. Watch this preview of Dr. Larry Mellick’s video-blog as he demonstrates techniques, and then click through to see the full video and read his blog going live July 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick! #FOAMed
It’s easy to help patients in pain from a dislodged punctual plug, and this preview from Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts shows you what the plug looks like so you know you got it all during removal. Find the full video and blog on July 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause. #FOAMed
A patient is rushed into the ED with a gunshot to the chest after driving himself to the ED. Watch this preview video by Dr. Alice Lee as she works out what to do next. Watch the full screencast on July 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed. #FOAMed
ICYMI, Dr. Larry Mellick treats a baby with croup and explains why racemic epinephrine deserves more respect in this month's blog post. See the full video and read his blog at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick! #FOAMed
ICYMI, Drs. Alice Lee and Elisa Dannemiller work toward a diagnosis for the first of two patients who present unable to remember recent events in this month's screencast. Find out more in the full screencast at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed! #FOAMed
ICYMI, Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts show you how to use ultrasound to check chest tube placement and more. Watch the full video and read their blog at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause! #FOAMed
Watch this preview of Dr. Larry Mellick’s video-blog as he talks about the role of the emergency physician in tactical medicine. Then click through to see the full video and read his blog at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick going live June 3! #FOAMed
Watch this preview from Dr. James Roberts and Procedural Pause about removing punctual plugs when your patient comes to the ED for pain. Then click through to watch the full video and read their blog at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause going live June 3! #FOAMed
What’s going on with this 64-year-old with diabetes, hypertension, and CAD with severe chest pain? Did we mention he has seven stents? Watch this preview as Drs. Alice Lee and work toward a diagnosis. Find out more in the full screencast at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed going live June 3! #FOAMed
Watch this preview from Dr. James Roberts and Ms. Martha Roberts for using ultrasound to check chest tube placement and more. Then click on through to watch the full video and read their blog, new post going live May 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-ProceduralPause! #FOAMed
Watch this preview of Dr. Larry Mellick’s video-blog as he treats a baby with croup and explains why racemic epinephrine deserves more respect. Then click through to see the full video and read his blog, new post going live May 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick! #FOAMed
Watch this preview as Drs. Alice Lee and Elisa Dannemiller work toward a diagnosis for the first of two patients who present unable to remember recent events. Find out more in the full screencast coming out May 1 at http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed! #FOAMed
Drs. Alice Lee and Marc Zosky find that sometimes a fall is more than a fall, especially in their elderly population. Watch her screencast for tips on diagnosing these patients. #FOAMed http://bit.ly/EMN-iCubed
Dr. Larry Mellick says conjunctivitis is a common complaint among pediatric patients, but several uncommon presentations of this condition require more care and have important complications if missed. #FOAMed http://bit.ly/EMN-Mellick
The Most Trusted News Source in Emergency Medicine An award-winning news magazine for the nation's 41,000 emergency physicians published by Wolters Kluwer, Emergency Medicine News provides breaking coverage of advances, trends, and issues within the field, as well as clinical commentary by Editorial Board Chairman James R. Roberts, MD, a leader in the field, Edwin Leap, MD, Leon Gussow, MD, Richard Pescatore, MD, Darren Braude, MD, and Graham Walker, MD, among many others. The newspaper features comprehensive special reports, illuminating profiles, and dynamic editorials. Physicians who are registered with the AMA/AOA as having a primary specialty related to emergency medicine are eligible for a free subscription. To order EMN or for other Subscription Services, please visit www.myEMNsub.com. You may also call (800)430-5450 or send an email to [email protected]. You will need your account number, located above your name on your mailing label.
