It's pretty easy to remember what to do with unstable polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes (shock 'em!), but what are your options with recurrent stable episodes?
A few minute review of inflammation of the ole bile bag (aka cholecystitis).
Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide. Here is a great review for management by the ED doc by Stacy Marshall, MD.
What is the rectus sheath? How does one get a hematoma there? And how do we manage it?
Working up a patient for visual loss? Concerned they have optic neuritis and not sure what to do next? Let's review some basics of optic neuritis
Basics of how to diagnose and manage alveolar osteitis, or 'dry socket', a common cause of dental pain following tooth extraction
What do excedrin, pepto bismol, aspirin and oil of wintergreen have in common? Salicylates! As we know, this common drug can be quite toxic in overdose. Here we review the basics of salicylate poisoning.
You've diagnosed your patient with a PE! Now what?
Blood thinners? tPA? Other options?
Let's review some of the basics of PE management in the ED.
Quick and easy visual guide to anterior cord syndrome, central cord syndrome and Brown Sequard.
A 45 year-old male with no medical history presents with Right knee pain after a mechanical fall causing him to land onto his right knee. Exam reveals moderate swelling and tenderness. He is unable to extend the knee.
