Annals of EMFeb-stache-uary Folks….it’s February. For some, it signifies the recognition of historical figures in Black History. For others, it is counting down to Feb 15th when Valentine’s Day will be officially done for the year. For us, it marks the beginning of Feb-stache-uary.In its second year in existence, our fellow male residents band together for one [...]
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quizzER Winners: David Mishkin Marjan Siadat Ryan Phillips Allison Loynd Julie Nguyen Maria Pak HVSH CRNAs Devon Moore Maria Pak Brian Kern Richard Gordon Rob Klever Last Week’s Question The answer is c. Spinal abscesses are most commonly found in immunocompromised patients, IV drug users, and the elderly.Signs and symptoms of [...]
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Welcome to Incision and Drainage. On this blog, we’re going to drain some pus. Of course, we’ll talk about a lot of things, but if I do my job right, most of the topics will be provocative. I like controversies in medicine and health care. I like the fuzzy gray areas, where the laminar flow [...]
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A 43-year-old man, who currently uses drugs intravenously, presents to the emergency department (ED) with 2 weeks of fever, back pain, and progressive weakness in his arms bilaterally. He reports having a cough with whitish sputum. He denies any history of recent trauma. His blood pressure (BP) is 130/75 mm Hg, heart rate (HR) is [...]
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Although we had many submissions – there were NO WINNERS this week A 75-year-old woman presents with left lower extremity swelling and pain behind the knee for the past few days. She has been taking ibuprofen and was referred from her PMD, who was concerned that she may have a DVT. The patient has a [...]
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A 75-year-old woman presents with left lower extremity swelling and pain behind the knee for the past few days. She has been taking ibuprofen and was referred from her PMD, who was concerned that she may have a DVT. The patient has a history of hypertension and diabetes. She smokes cigarettes daily. Her vital signs [...]
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Dr. Mark Reiter has held multiple leadership positions in Emergency Medicine, including the Board of Directors for AAEM, AMA Council of Legislative Affairs, and President of AAEM Resident and Student Association to name just a few. Dr. Reiter is CEO of Emergency Excellence, LLC, a company whose aim is to improve emergency department processes through [...]
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Winners Bindu Vanapalli Samuel Lee Richard Gordon David Mishkin Marjan Siadat Chris Guyer Julie Nguyen Allison Loynd Maria Pak Answer Case 2.1 A 23-year-old man presents to your ED after being in a bar fight. The patient states he received multiple punches to his head and face. You note the following finding on [...]
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