What's the diagnosis? By Dr. Erica Schramm

Wed, 04/17/2019 - 8:41am

A 55 yo female with a high BMI presents with left fifth toe pain and deformity.

Wed, 04/10/2019 - 7:00am

A 4 yo M presents to the ED with R wrist pain after a fall from the monkey bars.

Tue, 04/09/2019 - 10:30pm

Read on for a summary of a lecture from Dr. Richard Byrne on common themes in ED malpractice. Knowledge of the high risk patients and diagnoses is the first and best defense against diagnostic error!

Submitted by Richard Byrne, MD

What's the diagnosis? By Dr. Loran Hatch

Wed, 04/03/2019 - 12:10am

A 65 yo male presents wth chest swelling over the last 2 hours

Submitted by Loran Hatch, DO

#EMConf: Rodenticides

Thu, 03/28/2019 - 11:45am

Dr. Salzman, Toxicologist, discusses a recent case of rodenticide overdose in the Cooper Emergency Department.

Submitted by John Cafaro MD

What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Katie Selman

Wed, 03/27/2019 - 7:00am

A 63 yo F is brought in by EMS after being found down.

Submitted by Katie Selman, MD

Advanced Practice: Debate! Thrombolytics in Cardiac Arrest

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 12:55am

The Cooper EM Residency recently hosted a spirited debate on the topic of administering thromblytic therapy during cardiac arrest. Drs. Byrne and Roberts faced off in a duel for the ages! Read on to see the results of the largest randomized controlled trial the "TROICA" study and to see the winner (and loser)!

Submitted by Richard Byrne, MD

Board Review: OB/GYN

Fri, 03/15/2019 - 4:42pm

A 26 year old female at 40 weeks gestation presents to your emergency department in labor. During the delivery you notice retraction of the fetal head against the maternal perineum and are unable to deliver either shoulder. Which of the following steps below should be performed first?