A 34 year old female sustains blunt trauma to the right eye with a fist during an altercation. She complains of eye pain and blurred vision in the affected eye. Summoning up all your opthalmology knowledge, you grap your eye box and approach the room. Does she have a vision threatening injury? Let's find out...
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Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition that, if you don't specifically consider and evaluate for it, you might miss! Dr. Fenderson has you covered with some basics of tamponade and it's diagnosis.
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Dr. Fieles discusses which rate control agent is more effective for Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department.
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A 58 year old man with a history of stage IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma, currently on chemotherapy, presents with chief complaint of RLQ abdominal pain. He appears in severe pain as you enter the room and his abdomen appears disteneded and stretched tight. Small bowel obstruction? you think as you approach the bedside. Not so fast!
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Dr. Fieles, M.D., discusses 3 clinical stages of Lyme Disease.
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A quick summary chart of sedation levels from Dr. Guo. This is important when considering procedural sedation in the emergency department - using a standard language helps to clarify our goals and the risks when planning sedations.
Read moreDr. Nowlan, M.D., discusses Stridor.
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A 65 yo M presents to the ED after falling 10 feet off a ladder.
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A 35 yo male with a hx of NIDDM presents with 4 days of painless loss of vision in a portion of his left eye. "Uh oh....eyeball stuff..." you think as you head towards the room. Then you remember to grab your trusty ultrasound machine....
Read moreSubmitted by Richard Byrne, MD