A 27 yo F presents to the ED for a burn to her R forearm and during her visit mentions she has been having R sided neck pain x 1 week.
Read moreSubmitted by Patrice Baptista, MD

A 57 year old female presents with bilateral lower extremity erythema, pain, and swelling. Bilateral cellulitis you say? (Somewhere a dematologist just screamed into a pillow) Surely not! But what else could this be? Read on to expand your differential for bilateral red legs!
Read moreSubmitted by Richard Byrne, MD
Orbital compartment syndrome is a critical diagnosis to make and treat promptly. Are you prepared to recognize it and perform the vision-saving procedure?
Read moreSubmitted by Lynn Manganiello, DO

Watch this critbits video to learn about managing the crashing ventilated patient
Read moreSubmitted by Haney Mallemat, MD

Last week, we covered the basics of adult pneumonia, focusing on community acquired pneumonia (CAP). This week, will we cover the pathogens and treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) & ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP).
Read moreSubmitted by Kristen Adorno, MD

You’re working in the ICU overnight and are having difficulty obtaining a blood pressure for a patient that was just transferred to your facility for septic shock secondary to pneumonia. You make the decision to place an arterial line. You place the line sterilely using seldinger technique and connect it to the monitor. Your hard work paid off and you are rewarded with a waveform.
Read moreSubmitted by Courtney Martin, DO