A 30 year old male with no past medical history presents to the ED for epistaxis. You notice actice bleeding from right nare but cannot determine the exact source. Direct pressure was attempted for 20 minutes followed by application of a topical vasoconstrictor bleeding persists.
Read moreSubmitted by John Cafaro MD
Dr. Emily Damuth, MD of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at Cooper University discusses tracheostomy emergencies.
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A 37 yo M w/ a PMH of type 2 DM and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy presents to the ED with 6 days of progressively worsening L lower extremity pain.
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Acute compartment syndrome is a surgical emergency. Measurements of compartment pressures are an important adjunct to making the diagnosis. Check out this post for a video demonstration on how to operate the Stryker Device
Read moreSubmitted by Stephanie Wilsey, MD
Your go-to visual guide to using the Slit Lamp in the ED
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A 35 year old female presents to the Emergency Department with sudden onset of right lower dental pain. Patient had a dental extraction for a dental carie 5 days ago. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
B. Pulpitis
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If you have ever run out of saline for your central lines, this simple trick will help you out.
Read moreSubmitted by Haney Mallemat, MD
Dr. Pelletier-Bui discusses some important red eye pearls.
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Oral steroids are a mainstay of treatment for severe posion ivy induced contact dermatitis. The doses, duration of therapy, and taper/nontaper debate has raged for decades: read on a for quick summary of a paper comparing a short steroid burst to a 15 day taper!
Read moreSubmitted by Louis Argentine MD