Does the sight of a slit lamp intimidate you? Then look no further! Review this quick "how to" guide to get started with assessing the anterior chamber on slit lamp exam.
Read moreSubmitted by Alexis Pelletier-Bui, MD
The chest CT findings of your patient include a large, multiloculated pleural effusion with evidence of free-floating fibrin stranding and enhancing rim around the affected lung and visceral pleura. What is the best treatment strategy for this patient?
Do you have a patient with altered mental status from Baclofen toxicity? Here's some pearls to remember...
Read moreSubmitted by Kara Huston, MD
Snow day for the Cooper EM Residents! Instead of today's conference pearls we finish out our trauma/orthopedic module from January with a high yield summary of clinically useful hand pearls from our awesome new hand surgeon Dr. Nicole Jarrett's lecture!
Read moreSubmitted by Kara Huston, MD
A 34 yo female with a history of trigeminal neuralgia presented to the Emergency Department with a chief complaint of 5 days of severe, worsening paroxysms of pain in the left trigeminal nerve distribution. The pain was refractory to carbamazepine and gabapentin. Neurology was consulted and an unconventional therapy was recommended.
Read moreSubmitted by Richard Byrne, MD
Do you sound like a first year medical student when discussing hand injuries by phone with consultants? Forget all the tendon anatomy you crammed for in anatomy? FDP? FDS? FPL? Then check out this post for a "Back to Basics" online hand exam lecture by Dr. Fred Heckler from UPMC.
Read moreSubmitted by Richard Byrne, MD
A brief summary of the fantastic talks from the 2016 Emergency Cardiology Symposium sponsored by the University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine.
Read moreSubmitted by Richard Byrne, MD
A high-yield summary of the evidence behind the benefit of antibiotics in cirrhotic patients with upper GI bleeding
Read moreSubmitted by Kara Huston, MD