Case Report
When the Poisoned Risk Poisoning Others: Fatal Sodium Azide Overdose
A 24-year-old man arrived at the ED in cardiac arrest after intentionally ingesting sodium azide.
News
CDC concerned about multidrug-resistant Shigella
if clinicians need to use antibiotics to treat patients who have Shigella infections, they should monitor these patients carefully.
Feature
AMA: Opioid prescriptions down since 2013
Number of providers registered for prescription drug monitoring programs has tripled since 2014.
Feature
Evaluation of Seizures and Seizure-like Activity in the Emergency Department: Part 1
In part 1 of this 2-part review, the authors discuss determining the correct diagnosis for seizures in the ED.
Case Report
Electrocardiography: Flecainide Toxicity
An 86-year-old woman presented to the ED with a 2- to 3-day history of abdominal pain, weakness, and nausea.
Case Report
Sarcoidosis Resulting in Exsanguinating Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage
A 47-year-old woman with a history of pulmonary and renal sarcoidosis presented for evaluation of hematemesis and melena.
Opinion
Kawasaki disease: New info to enhance our index of suspicion
Now the seasonality trends appear blurred in the youngest cases and the male predominance is blurred in the oldest cases.
Latest News
NIH launches early Ebola treatment trial
A phase 1 study of a potential new Ebola treatment has begun at the NIH, examining the safety of monoclonal antibody mAb114 in healthy volunteers...
Conference Coverage
MDR Candida auris is on the move
MADRID - C. auris made its first appearance in Spain 2 years ago, and infection control specialists are still struggling to eradicate it.
Conference Coverage
Drug-related deaths continue to rise in United States
TORONTO – As pregnant women use more opioids, NAS rates are soaring; they rose from 1.2/1,000 U.S. hospital births in 2000 to 8/1,000 in 2014.
Commentary
Two more and counting: Suicide in medical trainees
Dr. Michael F. Myers offers context for the latest discussions about physician suicides and calls on the medical community to act now.
Case Report
Digital Ischemia From Accidental Epinephrine Injection
A 28-year-old woman presented to the ED after accidentally injecting the entire contents of an epinephrine autoinjector into her right thumb.
Conference Coverage
Which infants with invasive bacterial infections are at risk for adverse outcomes?
TORONTO - Adverse outcomes are associated with prematurity, ill appearance, and bacterial meningitis.
Conference Coverage
Suicide prevention gets ‘standard care’ recommendations
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention has released the first standard care recommendations for suicide prevention.
Case Report
Emergency Imaging: Femoral Pseudoaneurysm
An 84-year-old man presented for evaluation of an increasingly swollen mass on his left groin.
Case Report
Rapid Deterioration and Death Caused by Bilateral Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens
A 58-year-old woman with a history of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism presented for evaluation of significant back and leg pain and...
Case Report
Bell Palsy Mimics
A 61-year-old woman presented for evaluation of right facial drooping and vertigo.
From the Journals
STEMI: Hospital destination policies improve time to first medical contact
Skipping straight to PCI-capable hospitals cut time to treatment.
Case Report
Gone but Not Forgotten: Acute Appendicitis Postappendectomy
A 33-year-old man presented for evaluation of a 3-day history of progressive and radiating right lower quadrant abdominal pain...
Feature
Guiding Resuscitation in the Emergency Department
The authors review the background, benefits, and limitations of common and readily available tools to assess the volume status of and guide fluid...
From the Journals
Adding vasopressin in distributive shock may cut AF risk
Adding vasopressin cut risk of atrial fibrillation, compared with catecholamine vasopressors alone.
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